Trending NewsTrending NewsNYSE:MTH Meritage Homes (MTH) Stock Price, News & Analysis $63.34 +2.47 (+4.06%) As of 02:30 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock 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$60.74▼$63.6950-Day Range$58.68▼$69.9252-Week Range$58.03▼$84.74Volume289,120 shsAverage Volume991,908 shsMarket Capitalization$4.22 billionP/E Ratio11.63Dividend Yield3.03%Price Target$79.89Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Meritage Homes Corporation is a national homebuilder and residential developer headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Founded in 1985 as Winchester Homes and later rebranded to Meritage Homes, the company specializes in designing, constructing and selling single‐family detached and attached homes. With a focus on energy efficiency and sustainable building practices, Meritage Homes markets its properties under the GreenSmart program, which integrates high‐performance features aimed at reducing long‐term energy and water consumption for homebuyers. The company’s core activities encompass land acquisition, residential community planning, home design, construction management and real estate sales. Meritage Homes offers a range of floor plans and design options—from entry‐level single‐story homes to larger, multi‐bedroom models—across growing suburban and master‐planned communities. Standard features often include ENERGY STAR appliances, enhanced insulation packages and smart home technology. Prospective buyers work with in‐house design centers to personalize finishes, fixtures and layouts prior to construction. Meritage Homes serves markets in the Western, Southwestern and Southeastern United States, including key regions such as Arizona, California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Nevada and Colorado. The company operates through a network of local divisions, each responsible for land development, municipal approvals and on‐site homebuilding. Stephen J. Hilton, who co‐founded the business, currently serves as president and chief executive officer, guiding Meritage Homes’ strategic growth and commitment to quality construction standards.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Meritage Homes Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks98th Percentile Overall ScoreMTH MarketRank™: Meritage Homes scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 101 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingMeritage Homes has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialMeritage Homes has a consensus price target of $79.89, representing about 26.0% upside from its current price of $63.40.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 Growth26.75% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Meritage Homes are expected to grow by 26.75% in the coming year, from $5.01 to $6.35 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Meritage Homes is 11.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.50.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Meritage Homes is 11.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 17.45.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMeritage Homes has a PEG Ratio of 2.70. 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 0.83. 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 Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.59% 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 3.37, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Meritage Homes has recently increased by 11.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldMeritage Homes pays a meaningful dividend of 3.24%, 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 35.23%. 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 30.24% 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 Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.32 News SentimentMeritage Homes has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Meritage Homes this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for MTH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Meritage Homes to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Meritage Homes insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,719,339.00 in 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. 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MTH Stock News HeadlinesSpotting winners: Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) and home builders stocks in Q1May 15, 2026 | msn.comMeritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) CAO Sells $79,066.03 in StockMay 14, 2026 | insidertrades.comRead now. Do not delete. 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Meritage Homes' stock was trading at $65.79 at the start of the year. Since then, MTH shares have decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at $63.4040. How were Meritage Homes' earnings last quarter? Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The construction company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.12. The business's quarterly revenue was down 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. When did Meritage Homes' stock split? Shares of Meritage Homes split on the morning of Friday, January 3rd 2025.The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, November 25th 2024. The newly minted shares were distributed 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 investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.31%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.23%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.01%) and SummitTX Capital L.P. (0.71%). Insiders that own company stock include Steven J Hilton, Phillippe Lord, Hilla Sferruzza, Javier Feliciano, Joseph Keough, Clinton Szubinski, Peter L Ax, 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 Record date for 3/31 Dividend3/17/2026Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend3/17/2026Dividend Payable3/31/2026Last Earnings4/22/2026Today5/20/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)7/22/2026Fiscal 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 (2w+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 For the last 2 weeks, MTH's financial health has been in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConstruction Industry BLDG - RSDNT/COMR 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$79.89 High Price Target$90.00 Low Price Target$58.00 Potential Upside/Downside+26.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.46 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$5.45 Trailing P/E Ratio11.58 Forward P/E Ratio12.66 P/E Growth2.7Net Income$453.01 million Net Margins6.86% Pretax Margin8.85% Return on Equity8.08% Return on Assets5.49% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.36 Current Ratio1.96 Quick Ratio1.96 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.62 billion Price / Sales0.75 Cash Flow$7.77 per share Price / Cash Flow8.16 Book Value$76.37 per share Price / Book0.83Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares66,702,000Free Float65,034,000Market Cap$4.23 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.43 Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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