B. Riley Upgrades Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) to "Strong-Buy"

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers at B. Riley to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report issued on Sunday,Zacks.com reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Century Communities' Q2 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.00 EPS.

Separately, Wedbush dropped their price objective on Century Communities from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $85.00.

Century Communities Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of CCS stock traded down $1.38 on Friday, hitting $59.67. The stock had a trading volume of 221,653 shares, compared to its average volume of 382,662. The stock's 50 day moving average is $54.46 and its 200-day moving average is $64.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 1.44. Century Communities has a 52-week low of $50.42 and a 52-week high of $108.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.57.

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The construction company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.74 by ($0.38). Century Communities had a net margin of 7.10% and a return on equity of 12.80%. The firm had revenue of $903.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $914.20 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.22 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Century Communities will post 11.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Elisa Z. Ramirez bought 500 shares of Century Communities stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were bought at an average price of $54.68 per share, with a total value of $27,340.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 8,981 shares in the company, valued at approximately $491,081.08. This represents a 5.90% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders bought 2,400 shares of company stock valued at $130,426 over the last three months. 11.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Century Communities

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Century Communities by 83.4% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 397,380 shares of the construction company's stock worth $26,664,000 after purchasing an additional 180,698 shares during the period. Militia Capital Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Century Communities by 33.3% in the 1st quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 20,000 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,342,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Century Communities by 13.9% in the 1st quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 8,038 shares of the construction company's stock worth $539,000 after buying an additional 984 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Century Communities by 16.7% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 21,096 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,416,000 after buying an additional 3,026 shares during the period. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Century Communities during the 1st quarter valued at about $414,000. 99.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.