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MTH vs. BZH, KBH, LEN, LEN.B, and MHO

Should you buy Meritage Homes stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Meritage Homes with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Meritage Homes include Beazer Homes USA (BZH), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN), Lennar (LEN.B), and M/I Homes (MHO). These companies are all part of the "bldg - rsdnt/comr" industry.

How does Meritage Homes compare to Beazer Homes USA?

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

85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Beazer Homes USA presently has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.53%. Meritage Homes has a consensus price target of $80.22, suggesting a potential upside of 6.98%. Given Beazer Homes USA's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Beazer Homes USA is more favorable than Meritage Homes.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Beazer Homes USA
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Meritage Homes
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

Meritage Homes has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Beazer Homes USA's net margin of -0.18%. Meritage Homes' return on equity of 8.08% beat Beazer Homes USA's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Beazer Homes USA-0.18% 0.99% 0.45%
Meritage Homes 6.86%8.08%5.49%

In the previous week, Meritage Homes had 11 more articles in the media than Beazer Homes USA. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Meritage Homes and 2 mentions for Beazer Homes USA. Meritage Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Beazer Homes USA's score of 0.59 indicating that Meritage Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Beazer Homes USA$2.37B0.38$45.59M-$0.15N/A
Meritage Homes$5.86B0.85$453.01M$5.4513.76

Summary

Meritage Homes beats Beazer Homes USA on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Meritage Homes compare to KB Home?

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) and KB Home (NYSE:KBH) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

Meritage Homes has a net margin of 6.86% compared to KB Home's net margin of 4.94%. Meritage Homes' return on equity of 8.08% beat KB Home's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Meritage Homes6.86% 8.08% 5.49%
KB Home 4.94%7.67%4.37%

In the previous week, KB Home had 4 more articles in the media than Meritage Homes. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for KB Home and 13 mentions for Meritage Homes. Meritage Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat KB Home's score of 0.81 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
KB Home
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Meritage Homes$5.86B0.85$453.01M$5.4513.76
KB Home$6.24B0.55$428.79M$2.8719.60

98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of KB Home shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of KB Home shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Meritage Homes currently has a consensus price target of $80.22, suggesting a potential upside of 6.98%. KB Home has a consensus price target of $60.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.98%. Given Meritage Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Meritage Homes is more favorable than KB Home.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Meritage Homes
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
KB Home
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.19

Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KB Home has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

Meritage Homes pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. KB Home pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Meritage Homes pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KB Home pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Meritage Homes has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and KB Home has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Meritage Homes beats KB Home on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Meritage Homes compare to Lennar?

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

81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Lennar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Meritage Homes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Lennar had 2 more articles in the media than Meritage Homes. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Lennar and 13 mentions for Meritage Homes. Meritage Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Lennar's score of 0.30 indicating that Meritage Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Meritage Homes has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Lennar's net margin of 4.93%. Meritage Homes' return on equity of 8.08% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lennar4.93% 7.08% 4.61%
Meritage Homes 6.86%8.08%5.49%

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Meritage Homes pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Lennar pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meritage Homes pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lennar has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Meritage Homes has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Meritage Homes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Lennar presently has a consensus target price of $92.80, indicating a potential upside of 10.35%. Meritage Homes has a consensus target price of $80.22, indicating a potential upside of 6.98%. Given Lennar's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Lennar is more favorable than Meritage Homes.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lennar
10 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Meritage Homes
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

Lennar has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lennar$34.19B0.59$2.08B$6.3913.16
Meritage Homes$5.86B0.85$453.01M$5.4513.76

Summary

Meritage Homes beats Lennar on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Meritage Homes compare to Lennar?

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

Meritage Homes has a consensus price target of $80.22, indicating a potential upside of 6.98%. Given Meritage Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Meritage Homes is more favorable than Lennar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lennar
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Meritage Homes
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lennar$32.74B0.61$2.08B$6.3912.92
Meritage Homes$5.86B0.85$453.01M$5.4513.76

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Meritage Homes pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Lennar pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meritage Homes pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Meritage Homes has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Meritage Homes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Meritage Homes had 12 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Meritage Homes and 1 mentions for Lennar. Meritage Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Lennar's score of 0.00 indicating that Meritage Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Meritage Homes has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Lennar's net margin of 4.93%. Meritage Homes' return on equity of 8.08% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lennar4.93% 7.08% 4.61%
Meritage Homes 6.86%8.08%5.49%

Lennar has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

3.3% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Lennar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Meritage Homes beats Lennar on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Meritage Homes compare to M/I Homes?

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) and M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M/I Homes has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

Meritage Homes presently has a consensus target price of $80.22, suggesting a potential upside of 6.98%. M/I Homes has a consensus target price of $161.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.67%. Given M/I Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe M/I Homes is more favorable than Meritage Homes.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Meritage Homes
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
M/I Homes
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of M/I Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of M/I Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Meritage Homes had 13 more articles in the media than M/I Homes. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Meritage Homes and 0 mentions for M/I Homes. Meritage Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat M/I Homes' score of 0.88 indicating that Meritage Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Meritage Homes Positive
M/I Homes Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Meritage Homes$5.86B0.85$453.01M$5.4513.76
M/I Homes$4.42B0.87$402.94M$13.2811.31

M/I Homes has a net margin of 8.24% compared to Meritage Homes' net margin of 6.86%. M/I Homes' return on equity of 12.91% beat Meritage Homes' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Meritage Homes6.86% 8.08% 5.49%
M/I Homes 8.24%12.91%8.52%

Summary

M/I Homes beats Meritage Homes on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MTH vs. The Competition

MetricMeritage HomesBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.00B$8.47B$9.54B$23.40B
Dividend Yield2.55%2.68%1.98%4.19%
P/E Ratio13.7712.5619.2031.00
Price / Sales0.851.2826.8620.01
Price / Cash10.029.8417.0433.10
Price / Book1.021.465.294.77
Net Income$453.01M$829.47M$560.79M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.79%-0.34%-0.76%0.15%
1 Month Performance3.46%1.25%-2.29%1.78%
1 Year Performance5.57%2.50%5.91%16.67%

Meritage Homes Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTH
Meritage Homes
4.2654 of 5 stars
$74.46
-3.8%
$80.22
+7.7%
+9.7%$4.97B$5.86B13.661,860
BZH
Beazer Homes USA
1.638 of 5 stars
$28.11
+0.1%
$35.50
+26.3%
+43.0%$767.27M$2.37BN/A1,018
KBH
KB Home
4.007 of 5 stars
$61.13
-0.1%
$60.17
-1.6%
+5.3%$3.83B$6.24B21.302,118
LEN
Lennar
4.1256 of 5 stars
$88.15
-0.1%
$95.00
+7.8%
-21.1%$21.25B$34.19B13.8012,532
LEN.B
Lennar
N/A$86.29
+0.0%
N/A-19.1%$20.78B$34.19B13.5012,000

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