Century Communities (CCS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company offers homes under the Century Communities and Century Complete brands. It sells homes through its sales representatives, retail studios, and internet, as well as through independent real estate brokers in 18 states in the United States. Century Communities, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $62.97 to $68.42
• 50-Day Range: $52.24 to $66.30
• 52-Week Range: $50.42 to $108.42
• Volume: 427,126 shs
• Average Volume: 430,974 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.24
• Dividend Yield: 1.72%
• Price Target: $85.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Century Communities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Century Communities scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 103 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Century Communities has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Century Communities has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Century Communities are expected to grow by 4.97% in the coming year, from $11.07 to $11.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Century Communities is 8.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Century Communities is 8.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.42.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Century Communities has a P/B Ratio of 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.68% of the float of Century Communities has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Century Communities has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Century Communities has recently increased by 5.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Century Communities pays a meaningful dividend of 1.75%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Century Communities has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Century Communities is 14.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Century Communities will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.98% next year. This indicates that Century Communities will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.59

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.68% of the float of Century Communities has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Century Communities has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Century Communities has recently increased by 5.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.05

News Sentiment

Century Communities has a news sentiment score of 1.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.93 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Century Communities this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Century Communities insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.90% of the stock of Century Communities is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.54% of the stock of Century Communities is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CCS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CCS shares performed this year?

Century Communities' stock was trading at $73.36 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CCS shares have decreased by 8.0% and is now trading at $67.5190.

How were Century Communities' earnings last quarter?

Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The construction company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.21. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Century Communities' major shareholders?

Century Communities' top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.83%), Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (4.52%), Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (4.52%) and Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (3.52%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert J Francescon, David L Messenger, John P Box, Elisa Z Ramirez and John Scott Dixon.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Century Communities?

Shares of CCS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Century Communities own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Century Communities investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), American Water Works (AWK), Broadcom (AVGO), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and TotalEnergies (TTE).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/11 Dividend: 5/28/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend: 5/28/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/11/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/23/2025
• Today: 8/22/2025
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/27/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/27/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: BLDG - RSDNT/COMR
• Sub-Industry: Construction
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CCS
• CIK: 1576940
• Web: www.centurycommunities.com
• Phone: (303) 770-8300
• Fax: 877-869-6748
• Employees: 1,873
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Century Communities: $85.00
• High Price Target: $97.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.65
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $333.82 million
• Net Margins: 6.03%
• Pretax Margin: 7.99%
• Return on Equity: 10.99%
• Return on Assets: 6.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44
• Current Ratio: 0.55
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.43
• Cash Flow: $12.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.19
• Book Value: $86.39 per share
• Price / Book: 0.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,680,000
• Free Float: 26,148,000
• Market Cap: $1.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.41