Century Communities Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

CCS Stock  USD 68.07  0.66  0.98%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Century Communities is 'Strong Hold'. A buy or sell recommendation is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Century Communities given historical horizon and risk tolerance. When we issue a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Century Communities, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell Century CommunitiesBuy Century Communities
Strong Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Under hypedDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Follows the market closelyDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

PoorDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Century Communities has a Risk Adjusted Performance of (0.12), Jensen Alpha of (0.25), Total Risk Alpha of (0.06) and Treynor Ratio of (0.38)
Macroaxis provides unbiased investment recommendation on Century Communities that should be used to complement current analysts and expert consensus on Century Communities. Our trade advice engine determines the company's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investors' current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure Century Communities is not overpriced, please confirm all Century Communities fundamentals, including its current ratio, total asset, and the relationship between the net income and price to earnings to growth . Given that Century Communities has a price to earning of 5.72 X, we suggest you to validate Century Communities market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Century Communities Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Century Communities generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Century Communities has a poor financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
Over 95.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
On 12th of March 2025 Century Communities paid $ 0.29 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from gurufocus.com: Century Communities Breaks Ground on New Community in Kingsland, GA

Century Communities Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Century Communities' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Century Communities' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Century Communities daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Century Communities price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Century Communities returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Century Communities.
Mean Return
-0.33
Value At Risk
-3.25
Potential Upside
4.10
Standard Deviation
2.23
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Century Communities historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Century Stock Institutional Investors

The Century Communities' institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase Century Communities' securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-12-31
517.9 K
Ubs Group Ag2024-12-31
506.5 K
Jennison Associates Llc2024-12-31
465.7 K
Franklin Resources Inc2024-12-31
388.3 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
343.4 K
Healthcare Of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund2024-12-31
340.5 K
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-12-31
337.6 K
Basswood Capital Management Llc2024-12-31
328.8 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-12-31
294.1 K
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
5.3 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-12-31
2.4 M
Note, although Century Communities' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Century Communities Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change To Inventory94.5M(580.4M)(381.4M)(185.1M)(313.7M)(298.0M)
Change In Cash339.6M(75.8M)(13.7M)(66.5M)(66.7M)(63.3M)
Free Cash Flow332.1M(212.7M)264.7M(90.1M)86.7M91.1M
Depreciation13.1M10.9M11.2M15.8M24.3M25.5M
Other Non Cash Items(3.5M)16.0M34.9M8.8M(1.4M)(1.3M)
Dividends Paid79.1M15.2M26.0M29.4M32.8M31.1M
Capital Expenditures8.5M11.6M50.7M131.7M39.0M26.0M
Net Income206.2M498.5M525.1M259.2M333.8M187.2M
End Period Cash Flow398.1M322.2M308.5M242.0M175.3M155.4M
Investments(8.4M)2.4M(54.3M)(91.5M)(232.7M)(221.1M)
Change Receivables(14.0M)5.7M(5.8M)(10.9M)(9.8M)(9.3M)
Net Borrowings(52.1M)(72.1M)88.0M18.9M17.0M16.2M
Change To Netincome(38.4M)(70.2M)(50.7M)172.7M198.6M208.6M

Century Communities Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Century Communities or Household Durables sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Century Communities' price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Century stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.25
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.90
σ
Overall volatility
2.27
Ir
Information ratio -0.1

Century Communities Volatility Alert

Century Communities exhibits very low volatility with skewness of 0.42 and kurtosis of 0.08. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Century Communities' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Century Communities' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Century Communities Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Century Communities' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Century Communities' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Century Communities and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Century Communities or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Century Communities' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Century Communities by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Century Communities to competition
FundamentalsCentury CommunitiesPeer Average
Return On Equity0.13-0.31
Return On Asset0.0643-0.14
Profit Margin0.08 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.10 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation3.43 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding30.96 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders13.06 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions94.55 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted1.77 M4.71 M
Price To Earning5.72 X28.72 X
Price To Book0.80 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.48 X11.42 X
Revenue4.4 B9.43 B
Gross Profit962.79 M27.38 B
EBITDA470.56 M3.9 B
Net Income333.82 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents296.72 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share2.42 X5.01 X
Total Debt1.11 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.70 %48.70 %
Current Ratio7.82 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share84.65 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations125.69 M971.22 M
Short Ratio3.50 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share10.40 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth0.45 X4.89 X
Target Price88.5
Number Of Employees1.87 K18.84 K
Beta2.1-0.15
Market Capitalization2.11 B19.03 B
Total Asset4.53 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings2.09 B9.33 B
Working Capital3.52 B1.48 B
Note: Acquisition by John Dixon of tradable shares of Century Communities subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Century Communities Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Century . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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