NYSE:MTH Meritage Homes (MTH) Stock Price, News & Analysis $60.35 +0.28 (+0.46%) As of 02:26 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Meritage Homes Stock (NYSE:MTH) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Meritage Homes alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$59.07▼$60.8650-Day Range$60.03▼$74.9552-Week Range$58.03▼$85.38Volume423,333 shsAverage Volume927,154 shsMarket Capitalization$3.93 billionP/E Ratio12.66Dividend Yield3.18%Price Target$74.78Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Meritage Homes Corporation is a residential construction company that designs and builds single-family homes in the United States. The company primarily serves entry-level and first-time move-up buyers, offering homes in a range of floor plans, sizes and price points. Its communities typically feature energy-efficient designs and include standard features intended to improve home performance, comfort and affordability. Meritage Homes develops communities in selected markets across the South, Southeast and West, including areas of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Its operations generally include land acquisition and development, home construction, sales and customer service. The company also provides related services through affiliated mortgage and title operations in certain markets. Founded in 1985, Meritage Homes is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MTH. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Phillippe Lord.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Meritage Homes Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScoreMTH MarketRank™: Meritage Homes scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 115th out of 481 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingMeritage Homes has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.23, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialMeritage Homes has a consensus price target of $74.78, representing about 25.7% upside from its current price of $59.49.Amount of Analyst CoverageMeritage Homes has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Meritage Homes' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth15.54% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Meritage Homes are expected to grow by 15.54% in the coming year, from $5.02 to $5.80 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Meritage Homes is 12.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Meritage Homes is 12.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.79.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMeritage Homes has a PEG Ratio of 4.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMeritage Homes has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Meritage Homes' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.20% of the float of Meritage Homes has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMeritage Homes has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.91.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Meritage Homes has recently increased by 3.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldMeritage Homes pays a meaningful dividend of 3.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMeritage Homes has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Meritage Homes is 40.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Meritage Homes will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.10% next year. This indicates that Meritage Homes will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Meritage Homes' dividend. News and Social Media1.4 / 5News Sentiment0.20 News SentimentMeritage Homes has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Meritage Homes this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Meritage Homes to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Meritage Homes insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders2.50% of the stock of Meritage Homes is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions98.44% of the stock of Meritage Homes is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Meritage Homes' insider trading history. Receive MTH Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Meritage Homes and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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MTH Stock News HeadlinesMeritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Stock Picked Up by Analysts at Melius ResearchOctober 6 at 9:07 AM | americanbankingnews.comFinancial Analysis: La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) vs. Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH)October 6 at 4:29 AM | americanbankingnews.comOminous New Day in America (Get Ready for it)A market forecaster with a 55-year track record - including calls on 1970s double-digit inflation, the 1980s S&L collapse and Black Monday crash, and the 2000s dot-com bust and Lehman Brothers collapse - says a major shift is coming to how Americans bank, work and insure themselves. The New York Times has credited him as the first to spot looming dangers, and he has testified before Congress on past financial crises.October 8 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Stock Now Rated "Hold" by Sell-Side AnalystsOctober 1, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comA Look at Meritage Homes Corp (MTH) After 3.2% Gain -- GF Value $70.56 vs Price $66.40September 22, 2026 | gurufocus.comMeritage Homes (MTH) Looks Undervalued On Paper, Is The Pullback A Buying Opportunity?September 20, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comMeritage Homes Likely to Increase Homebuyer Incentives Amid High Mortgage Rates, Truist SaysSeptember 16, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comMeritage Homes Shares Fall 2.3% in Premarket Trading After Truist DowngradeSeptember 16, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines MTH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MTH shares performed this year? Meritage Homes' stock was trading at $65.79 at the start of the year. Since then, MTH stock has decreased by 9.6% and is now trading at $59.4920. How were Meritage Homes' earnings last quarter? Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The construction company reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.12. The company's quarterly revenue was down 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. When did Meritage Homes' stock split? Meritage Homes's stock split before market open on Friday, January 3rd 2025.The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, November 25th 2024. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, December 31st 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. Who are Meritage Homes' major shareholders? Meritage Homes' top institutional shareholders include Congress Asset Management Co. (0.06%), Ausbil Investment Management Ltd (0.01%) and Versant Capital Management Inc. Insiders that own company stock include Steven J Hilton, Phillippe Lord, Hilla Sferruzza, Javier Feliciano, Joseph Keough, Clinton Szubinski, Austin M Woffinden and Alison Sasser. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Meritage Homes? Shares of MTH 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Meritage Homes own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Meritage Homes investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and Arista Networks (ANET). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2026Record date for 9/30 Dividend9/15/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend9/15/2026Dividend Payable9/30/2026Today10/08/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/28/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 MTH's financial health is in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. MTH has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Household Durables Sub-IndustryHomebuilding Current SymbolNYSE:MTH CIK833079 Webwww.meritagehomes.com Phone(480) 515-8100Fax480-998-9162Employees1,860Year Founded2015Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Meritage Homes$74.78 High Price Target$93.00 Low Price Target$58.00 Potential Upside/Downside+23.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.23 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.78 Trailing P/E Ratio12.66 Forward P/E Ratio12.02 P/E Growth4.62Net Income$453.01 million Net Margins6.11% Pretax Margin7.87% Return on Equity7.13% Return on Assets4.83% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.37 Current Ratio1.97 Quick Ratio1.97 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.86 billion Price / Sales0.67 Cash Flow$7.21 per share Price / Cash Flow8.37 Book Value$73.79 per share Price / Book0.82Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares65,170,000Free Float63,545,000Market Cap$3.93 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.33 Social Links (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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