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MTH vs. BZH, KBH, LEN, MHO, NVR, PHM, TMHC, TOL, TPH, and CVCO

Should you be buying Meritage Homes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meritage Homes include Beazer Homes USA (BZH), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN), M/I Homes (MHO), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Toll Brothers (TOL), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), and Cavco Industries (CVCO). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.

Meritage Homes vs. Its Competitors

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) and Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Beazer Homes USA had 9 more articles in the media than Meritage Homes. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Beazer Homes USA and 7 mentions for Meritage Homes. Meritage Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Beazer Homes USA's score of 0.99 indicating that Meritage Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Meritage Homes
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Beazer Homes USA
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Meritage Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Beazer Homes USA. Meritage Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazer Homes USA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Meritage Homes$6.40B0.79$786.19M$12.235.73
Beazer Homes USA$2.33B0.31$140.18M$3.097.64

Meritage Homes has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Beazer Homes USA's net margin of 3.91%. Meritage Homes' return on equity of 14.28% beat Beazer Homes USA's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Meritage Homes11.50% 14.28% 10.01%
Beazer Homes USA 3.91%7.81%3.65%

Meritage Homes currently has a consensus price target of $97.72, suggesting a potential upside of 39.41%. Beazer Homes USA has a consensus price target of $32.33, suggesting a potential upside of 36.92%. Given Meritage Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Meritage Homes is more favorable than Beazer Homes USA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Meritage Homes
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Beazer Homes USA
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Summary

Meritage Homes beats Beazer Homes USA on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MTH vs. The Competition

MetricMeritage HomesBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.03B$9.25B$9.29B$20.60B
Dividend Yield2.44%2.69%2.03%3.72%
P/E Ratio5.736.4916.6128.03
Price / Sales0.790.98118.7137.60
Price / Cash6.297.0915.0518.22
Price / Book0.991.374.614.61
Net Income$786.19M$1.21B$620.21M$983.39M
7 Day Performance4.59%2.31%1.95%2.48%
1 Month Performance9.65%5.18%3.49%4.97%
1 Year Performance-7.91%-5.48%104.54%14.95%

Meritage Homes Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTH
Meritage Homes
4.6168 of 5 stars
$70.10
-0.8%
$97.72
+39.4%
-7.2%$5.03B$6.40B5.731,898Positive News
BZH
Beazer Homes USA
4.942 of 5 stars
$22.40
-0.9%
$32.33
+44.3%
-10.0%$678.72M$2.33B7.251,158
KBH
KB Home
4.7884 of 5 stars
$53.04
+0.6%
$66.14
+24.7%
-18.0%$3.80B$6.93B7.032,384
LEN
Lennar
4.8261 of 5 stars
$110.78
+0.5%
$128.85
+16.3%
-22.6%$29.22B$35.44B9.1612,000
MHO
M/I Homes
4.0244 of 5 stars
$112.12
-0.5%
$162.50
+44.9%
-0.5%$3.00B$4.50B5.931,760Positive News
NVR
NVR
3.9049 of 5 stars
$7,398.00
+0.3%
$9,023.33
+22.0%
+2.7%$21.63B$10.61B15.226,550
PHM
PulteGroup
4.925 of 5 stars
$105.63
+0.1%
$134.69
+27.5%
+5.1%$21.17B$17.95B7.456,520Positive News
TMHC
Taylor Morrison Home
3.0906 of 5 stars
$61.51
+0.4%
$76.88
+25.0%
+18.5%$6.17B$8.36B7.153,000Positive News
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.8053 of 5 stars
$114.34
+0.0%
$141.46
+23.7%
+7.1%$11.23B$10.66B8.484,900
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes
3.732 of 5 stars
$31.96
flat
$41.60
+30.2%
-8.5%$2.90B$4.42B7.101,750
CVCO
Cavco Industries
2.4583 of 5 stars
$434.43
+0.9%
$522.50
+20.3%
+36.2%$3.51B$2.02B20.936,300Analyst Downgrade
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This page (NYSE:MTH) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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