Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Boosts Holdings in Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNTY)

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNTY - Free Report) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,620,617 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 90,556 shares during the period. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC owned about 5.28% of Century Casinos worth $5,251,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Century Casinos by 1.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 283,618 shares of the company's stock valued at $726,000 after acquiring an additional 5,220 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of Century Casinos by 5.2% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 75,727 shares of the company's stock valued at $194,000 after acquiring an additional 3,752 shares in the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP raised its stake in shares of Century Casinos by 2.2% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 2,896,035 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,414,000 after acquiring an additional 61,522 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RBF Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Century Casinos by 23.1% during the third quarter. RBF Capital LLC now owns 369,349 shares of the company's stock valued at $946,000 after acquiring an additional 69,349 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.36% of the company's stock.

Century Casinos Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CNTY traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $3.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 109,871 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,281. Century Casinos, Inc. has a 1 year low of $1.94 and a 1 year high of $5.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.58, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.74. The stock has a market cap of $92.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.23 and a beta of 2.64. The business's fifty day moving average is $3.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.08.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on CNTY shares. Craig Hallum started coverage on shares of Century Casinos in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. They set a "buy" rating and a $8.00 price target for the company. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Century Casinos from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com raised shares of Century Casinos from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and issued a $5.00 price objective on shares of Century Casinos in a research note on Monday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $5.50.

About Century Casinos

Century Casinos, Inc operates as a casino entertainment company in the United States, Canada, and Poland. It develops and operates gaming establishments, as well as related lodging, restaurant, and horse racing including, off-track betting; and entertainment facilities. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.