Wedbush Predicts Increased Earnings for Century Communities

Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Wedbush increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Century Communities in a research report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the construction company will earn $2.92 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.84. Wedbush has a "Neutral" rating and a $93.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Century Communities' current full-year earnings is $12.41 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Century Communities' Q4 2025 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.02 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.89 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on CCS. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Century Communities from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Century Communities from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $110.00 to $97.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, B. Riley reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $119.00 target price (up previously from $113.00) on shares of Century Communities in a research report on Thursday, October 24th.

Century Communities Trading Up 5.0 %

NYSE CCS opened at $78.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63. Century Communities has a one year low of $68.49 and a one year high of $108.42. The company's 50 day moving average price is $79.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $90.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.91.

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The construction company reported $3.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.16 by $0.33. Century Communities had a return on equity of 14.37% and a net margin of 7.59%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of Century Communities by 444.7% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 362,227 shares of the construction company's stock worth $37,302,000 after purchasing an additional 295,729 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Century Communities by 11.6% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 490,758 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $48,502,000 after buying an additional 51,021 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Century Communities by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 544,407 shares of the construction company's stock worth $56,063,000 after buying an additional 49,256 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in shares of Century Communities by 1,477.5% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 51,442 shares of the construction company's stock worth $5,307,000 after acquiring an additional 48,181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. increased its holdings in shares of Century Communities by 11.8% in the 3rd quarter. Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 435,966 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $44,896,000 after acquiring an additional 46,104 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.54% of the company's stock.

Century Communities Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were given a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Century Communities's payout ratio is 10.00%.

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.

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