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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Meritage Homes beats Beazer Homes USA on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MTH) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff