Century Communities (CCS) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Century Communities (NYSE:CCSGet Free Report) is scheduled to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 25th. Analysts expect Century Communities to post earnings of $1.59 per share for the quarter. Individual that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Century Communities (NYSE:CCSGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 26th. The construction company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.64. The business had revenue of $818.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $718.45 million. Century Communities had a net margin of 7.87% and a return on equity of 14.70%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 27.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.78 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Century Communities to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $9 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Century Communities Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of CCS opened at $61.85 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $69.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.48 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.52. Century Communities has a 52 week low of $40.26 and a 52 week high of $82.70.

Century Communities Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 30th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 29th. Century Communities’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.63%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Century Communities

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in Century Communities by 2.4% in the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 5,029,717 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $321,499,000 after purchasing an additional 118,079 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Century Communities by 1.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,167,858 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $116,132,000 after acquiring an additional 39,505 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Century Communities by 5.9% during the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,313,759 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $70,378,000 after acquiring an additional 72,801 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Century Communities by 3.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 556,496 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $42,639,000 after acquiring an additional 18,769 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Century Communities by 25.0% during the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 523,867 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $28,064,000 after acquiring an additional 104,666 shares in the last quarter. 88.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Century Communities in a research report on Thursday, October 5th. They set a “hold” rating for the company. B. Riley upped their target price on shares of Century Communities from $82.00 to $92.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 27th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $89.00 target price on shares of Century Communities in a research note on Thursday, July 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Century Communities currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $76.33.

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Century Communities Company Profile

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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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