B. Riley Predicts Stronger Earnings for Century Communities

Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCS) – B. Riley lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Century Communities in a report issued on Thursday, October 23rd. B. Riley analyst R. Seth now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $5.64 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.36. 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 $1.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS.

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

Century Communities Stock Performance

Shares of CCS opened at $63.27 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $64.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $59.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Century Communities has a 12 month low of $50.42 and a 12 month high of $95.76. The company has a market cap of $1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.24 and a beta of 1.55.

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

Century Communities Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Century Communities

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CCS. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Century Communities by 60.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,579 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 594 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in Century Communities in the 1st quarter worth $423,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Century Communities by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 50,098 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,364,000 after purchasing an additional 3,036 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Century Communities by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 135,730 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $9,107,000 after purchasing an additional 1,870 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Century Communities by 11.6% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 185,868 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $12,472,000 after purchasing an additional 19,385 shares during the period. 99.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Century Communities Company Profile

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.