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: $84.85 to $86.81
• 50-Day Range: $85.06 to $106.75
• 52-Week Range: $70.82 to $108.42
• Volume: 538,561 shs
• Average Volume: 330,829 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.62
• Dividend Yield: 1.20%
• Price Target: $107.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Century Communities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Century Communities scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 102 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: 2.3 / 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 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Century Communities has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Century Communities are expected to grow by 14.06% in the coming year, from $10.88 to $12.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Century Communities is 8.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Century Communities is 8.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 29.79.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Century Communities has a P/B Ratio of 1.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.19% 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 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Century Communities has recently increased by 5.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Century Communities pays a meaningful dividend of 1.21%, 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

5.19% 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 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Century Communities has recently increased by 5.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Century Communities this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CCS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Century Communities insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,128,990.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.70% 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 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, CCS shares have decreased by 5.1% and is now trading at $86.48.
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How were Century Communities' earnings last quarter?

Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The construction company reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.56 by $0.16. The company's revenue was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Century Communities' major shareholders?

Century Communities' top institutional investors 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

• Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend: 8/28/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/11/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/11 Dividend: 11/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/11/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/29/2025

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: $107.50
• High Stock Price Target: $119.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $96.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $10.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.95
• 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: $3.69 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.73
• Cash Flow: $8.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.91
• Book Value: $75.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,340,000
• Free Float: 27,671,000
• Market Cap: $2.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.87