Q3 EPS Forecast for Century Communities Reduced by Analyst

Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCS) – Stock analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Century Communities in a report issued on Monday, July 28th. B. Riley analyst R. Seth now forecasts that the construction company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.93. B. Riley has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Century Communities’ current full-year earnings is $11.07 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Century Communities’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.36 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.57 EPS.

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The construction company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.21. Century Communities had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 6.03%. The firm had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $910.70 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.65 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 1.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Century Communities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Wedbush cut their target price on Century Communities from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $85.00.

Century Communities Trading Down 0.4%

NYSE CCS opened at $56.27 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $56.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $62.95. Century Communities has a 12 month low of $50.42 and a 12 month high of $108.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.67 billion, a PE ratio of 6.87 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Century Communities

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Century Communities by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,993,283 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $133,749,000 after buying an additional 21,619 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Century Communities by 32.5% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,558,751 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $104,592,000 after buying an additional 382,408 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Century Communities by 67.3% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,120,495 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $82,200,000 after buying an additional 450,914 shares during the period. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its stake in Century Communities by 32.2% during the first quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,059,648 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $71,102,000 after buying an additional 258,245 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in Century Communities by 51.2% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 679,307 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $49,834,000 after buying an additional 230,113 shares during the period. 99.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Century Communities

In other Century Communities news, Director Elisa Z. Ramirez purchased 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $54.68 per share, with a total value of $27,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,981 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $491,081.08. The trade was a 5.90% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 11.90% of the company’s stock.

Century Communities Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 28th were given a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 28th. Century Communities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.16%.

About Century Communities

Century Communities, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, construction, marketing, and sale of single-family attached and detached homes. It is also involved in the entitlement and development of the underlying land; and provision of mortgage, title, and insurance services to its homebuyers.