CCS Century Communities, Inc.
Last updated: May 11, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $56M, Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $37M, Q1 2024: $16M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $56M vs trailing avg $18M (+214%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Missing buyback or cash flow data
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 249,000 shares = 0.9% of 29,050,515 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
4 open-market purchases by 1 insiders
- Ramirez Elisa Z () bought 400 shares at $55.74 on 2025-05-12
- Ramirez Elisa Z () bought 500 shares at $54.68 on 2025-05-09
- Ramirez Elisa Z () bought 500 shares at $54.68 on 2025-05-09
- Ramirez Elisa Z () bought 1,500 shares at $53.86 on 2025-04-28
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.
Company buybacks in 3 quarters and 4 insider purchases by 1 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $7M in the last 90 days (net selling)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
Company buying back stock while insiders sold 46.0x more than bought