Equities Analysts Set Expectations for CCS Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at B. Riley have lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Century Communities from $1.93 to $0.86, while maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating for the stock.
• Century Communities reported a net margin of 6.03% and a revenue of $1 billion for the last quarter, slightly surpassing analysts' expectations, despite a year-over-year revenue decline of 1.7%.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share, yielding approximately 2.05% annually, with a dividend payout ratio of 14.16%.

Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Century Communities in a research note 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.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Century Communities from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Wedbush cut their price target on shares of Century Communities from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a 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 stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $85.00.

Century Communities Price Performance

Shares of Century Communities stock traded up $1.42 during trading on Thursday, hitting $57.71. 417,982 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 382,797. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $56.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $62.95. Century Communities has a twelve month low of $50.42 and a twelve month high of $108.42. The company has a market cap of $1.71 billion, a PE ratio of 7.05 and a beta of 1.41.

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

Century Communities Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 28th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 28th. Century Communities's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 14.16%.

Insider Transactions at Century Communities

In other news, Director Elisa Z. Ramirez purchased 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $54.68 per share, with a total value of $27,340.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 8,981 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $491,081.08. This trade represents a 5.90% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 11.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Century Communities

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Century Communities by 67.3% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,120,495 shares of the construction company's stock worth $82,200,000 after acquiring an additional 450,914 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Century Communities by 32.5% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,558,751 shares of the construction company's stock worth $104,592,000 after acquiring an additional 382,408 shares during the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Century Communities by 32.2% in the first quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,059,648 shares of the construction company's stock worth $71,102,000 after acquiring an additional 258,245 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Century Communities by 51.2% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 679,307 shares of the construction company's stock worth $49,834,000 after acquiring an additional 230,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 180,698 shares during the last quarter. 99.54% of the stock is 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.