B. Riley Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Century Communities

Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCS) – Investment analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Century Communities in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 23rd. B. Riley analyst R. Seth now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $1.78 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.86. B. Riley currently 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 2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Century Communities in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Century Communities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Century Communities from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Century Communities presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $85.00.

Century Communities Price Performance

Century Communities stock opened at $63.27 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $64.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.54. The company has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.24 and a beta of 1.55. Century Communities has a 1 year low of $50.42 and a 1 year high of $95.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.54.

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The construction company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.66. The business had revenue of $980.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $906.10 million. Century Communities had a net margin of 5.16% and a return on equity of 9.36%. The business’s revenue was down 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.77 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Century Communities

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCS. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Century Communities by 32.5% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,558,751 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $104,592,000 after buying an additional 382,408 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Century Communities by 26.6% in the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,341,781 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $75,569,000 after purchasing an additional 282,133 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Century Communities by 32.2% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,044,604 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $58,832,000 after purchasing an additional 254,186 shares during the last quarter. Voss Capital LP increased its position in shares of Century Communities by 280.0% in the 2nd quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 285,000 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $16,051,000 after purchasing an additional 210,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&G PLC purchased a new stake in shares of Century Communities in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $11,000,000. 99.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Century Communities Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 27th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 27th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. Century Communities’s dividend payout ratio is 16.93%.

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.