Q1 EPS Estimates for Century Communities Cut by Wedbush

Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCS) – Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Century Communities in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $1.79 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.45. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $93.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Century Communities’ current full-year earnings is $12.10 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Century Communities’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.20 EPS.

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The construction company reported $3.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.16 by $0.33. Century Communities had a return on equity of 14.17% and a net margin of 7.59%.

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

Century Communities Price Performance

Shares of CCS opened at $76.34 on Monday. Century Communities has a 1 year low of $68.49 and a 1 year high of $108.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The company has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.34 and a beta of 1.92. The business has a 50-day moving average of $78.68 and a 200-day moving average of $89.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Century Communities

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund boosted its position in shares of Century Communities by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 15,778 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,157,000 after buying an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Century Communities by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 294,149 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $21,579,000 after buying an additional 11,389 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its position in shares of Century Communities by 23.0% during the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 7,500 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $550,000 after buying an additional 1,400 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Century Communities by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 11,699 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $858,000 after buying an additional 2,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc purchased a new position in shares of Century Communities during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.54% of the company’s stock.

Century Communities Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.36%. Century Communities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.