B. Riley Cuts Earnings Estimates for Century Communities

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) - Equities researchers at B. Riley cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Century Communities in a research note issued to investors 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 previous 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 recently issued reports about the company. Wall Street Zen cut Century Communities from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Sunday. Wedbush reduced their target price 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 equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $85.00.

Century Communities Trading Up 2.6%

CCS stock traded up $1.47 during trading on Thursday, hitting $59.18. The company had a trading volume of 84,119 shares, compared to its average volume of 441,541. The business has a 50-day moving average of $56.65 and a 200-day moving average of $62.65. Century Communities has a one year low of $50.42 and a one year high of $108.42. The stock has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a PE ratio of 7.22 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Century Communities

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCS. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Century Communities by 533.9% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 393 shares of the construction company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Century Communities by 142.3% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 395 shares of the construction company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Century Communities by 800.0% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 774 shares of the construction company's stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 688 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Century Communities during the fourth quarter worth approximately $74,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its position in shares of Century Communities by 104.5% during the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,086 shares of the construction company's stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 555 shares during the period. 99.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Century Communities

In other Century Communities news, Director Elisa Z. Ramirez purchased 500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $54.68 per share, with a total value of $27,340.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 8,981 shares in the company, valued at $491,081.08. This represents a 5.90% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 12.60% of the company's stock.

Century Communities Dividend Announcement

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

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.