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: $74.48 to $76.91
• 50-Day Range: $74.96 to $103.57
• 52-Week Range: $73.60 to $108.42
• Volume: 1.58 million shs
• Average Volume: 310,603 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.37 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.55
• Dividend Yield: 1.37%
• Price Target: $104.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Century Communities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Century Communities scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 100 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Century Communities has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Century Communities has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Century Communities are expected to grow by 13.33% in the coming year, from $10.95 to $12.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Century Communities is 7.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.42.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Century Communities is 7.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 27.83.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Century Communities has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.83% 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 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Century Communities has recently decreased by 4.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Century Communities pays a meaningful dividend of 1.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Century Communities does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Century Communities is 10.37%. 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 8.38% 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

4.83% 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 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Century Communities has recently decreased by 4.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

Century Communities has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Century Communities this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for CCS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Century Communities to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

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 $91.14 at the start of the year. Since then, CCS shares have decreased by 16.9% and is now trading at $75.75.
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How were Century Communities' earnings last quarter?

Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCS) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The construction company reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.56 by $0.16. Century Communities's revenue was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Century Communities' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Century Communities include State Street Corp (4.74%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.65%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.03%) and Jennison Associates LLC (1.74%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert J Francescon, David L Messenger, John P Box and John Scott Dixon.
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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.
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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

• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/11 Dividend: 11/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/11/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Operative builders
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CCS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1576940
• Web: www.centurycommunities.com
• Phone: (303) 770-8300
• Fax: 877-869-6748
• Employees: 1,650
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $104.00
• High Stock Price Target: $119.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $96.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $10.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.92
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $259.22 million
• Net Margins: 7.44%
• Pretax Margin: 9.95%
• Return on Equity: 13.79%
• Return on Assets: 7.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44
• Current Ratio: 0.63
• Quick Ratio: 0.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.55
• Cash Flow: $7.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.75
• Book Value: $75.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,337,000
• Free Float: 27,608,000
• Market Cap: $2.37 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.87