Meritage Homes (MTH) Competitors

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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), M/I Homes (MHO), and NVR (NVR). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

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%

Beazer Homes USA currently has a consensus price target of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 41.11%. Meritage Homes has a consensus price target of $79.89, indicating a potential upside of 34.92%. Given Beazer Homes USA's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Meritage Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beazer Homes USA	$2.37B	0.26	$45.59M	-$0.15	N/A
Meritage Homes	$5.86B	0.67	$453.01M	$5.45	10.86

In the previous week, Beazer Homes USA had 4 more articles in the media than Meritage Homes. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Beazer Homes USA and 14 mentions for Meritage Homes. Beazer Homes USA's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Meritage Homes' score of -0.52 indicating that Beazer Homes USA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beazer Homes USA	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Meritage Homes	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Meritage Homes beats Beazer Homes USA on 12 of the 17 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Meritage Homes has a net margin of 6.86% compared to KB Home's net margin of 5.96%. KB Home's return on equity of 9.63% beat Meritage Homes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meritage Homes	6.86%	8.08%	5.49%
KB Home	5.96%	9.63%	5.50%

Meritage Homes currently has a consensus target price of $79.89, indicating a potential upside of 34.92%. KB Home has a consensus target price of $59.17, indicating a potential upside of 31.25%. Given Meritage Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Meritage Homes is more favorable than KB Home.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meritage Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
KB Home	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KB Home has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Meritage Homes	$5.86B	0.67	$453.01M	$5.45	10.86
KB Home	$6.24B	0.45	$428.79M	$3.94	11.44

In the previous week, Meritage Homes had 10 more articles in the media than KB Home. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Meritage Homes and 4 mentions for KB Home. KB Home's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Meritage Homes' score of -0.52 indicating that KB Home is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meritage Homes	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
KB Home	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 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, 96.1% of KB Home shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of KB Home shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Meritage Homes pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. KB Home pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Meritage Homes pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KB Home pays out 25.4% 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 and KB Home has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Meritage Homes beats KB Home on 12 of the 19 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Meritage Homes has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Lennar's net margin of 5.39%. Meritage Homes' return on equity of 8.08% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%
Meritage Homes	6.86%	8.08%	5.49%

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lennar	$34.19B	0.59	$2.08B	$6.96	11.82
Meritage Homes	$5.86B	0.67	$453.01M	$5.45	10.86

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 is poised for long-term growth.

Lennar presently has a consensus target price of $99.87, indicating a potential upside of 21.38%. Meritage Homes has a consensus target price of $79.89, indicating a potential upside of 34.92%. 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	8 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63
Meritage Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

In the previous week, Meritage Homes had 5 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Meritage Homes and 9 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Meritage Homes' score of -0.52 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Meritage Homes	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Lennar has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

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 3.2%. Lennar pays out 28.7% 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.

Summary

Meritage Homes beats Lennar on 13 of the 20 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, Meritage Homes had 9 more articles in the media than M/I Homes. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Meritage Homes and 5 mentions for M/I Homes. M/I Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Meritage Homes' score of -0.52 indicating that M/I Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meritage Homes	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
M/I Homes	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Meritage Homes currently has a consensus target price of $79.89, indicating a potential upside of 34.92%. M/I Homes has a consensus target price of $161.67, indicating a potential upside of 33.02%. Given Meritage Homes' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Meritage Homes is more favorable than M/I Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meritage Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
M/I Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M/I Homes has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the broader market.

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 Homes	6.86%	8.08%	5.49%
M/I Homes	8.24%	12.91%	8.52%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Meritage Homes	$5.86B	0.67	$453.01M	$5.45	10.86
M/I Homes	$4.42B	0.70	$402.94M	$13.28	9.15

Summary

M/I Homes beats Meritage Homes on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Meritage Homes compare to NVR?

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

In the previous week, Meritage Homes had 4 more articles in the media than NVR. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Meritage Homes and 10 mentions for NVR. NVR's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Meritage Homes' score of -0.52 indicating that NVR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meritage Homes	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
NVR	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Meritage Homes currently has a consensus target price of $79.89, indicating a potential upside of 34.92%. NVR has a consensus target price of $7,649.33, indicating a potential upside of 37.83%. Given NVR's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NVR is more favorable than Meritage Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meritage Homes	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
NVR	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of NVR shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of NVR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NVR has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

NVR has a net margin of 12.93% compared to Meritage Homes' net margin of 6.86%. NVR's return on equity of 32.66% beat Meritage Homes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meritage Homes	6.86%	8.08%	5.49%
NVR	12.93%	32.66%	21.16%

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Meritage Homes	$5.86B	0.67	$453.01M	$5.45	10.86
NVR	$10.09B	1.48	$1.34B	$410.17	13.53

Summary

NVR beats Meritage Homes on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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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Metric	Meritage Homes	BLDG Industry	Construction Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$3.95B	$7.47B	$9.57B	$22.72B
Dividend Yield	3.12%	2.53%	1.84%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	10.86	10.44	17.71	30.24
Price / Sales	0.67	2.82	3.97	92.35
Price / Cash	8.20	8.97	17.42	25.31
Price / Book	0.78	1.27	7.36	4.59
Net Income	$453.01M	$802.73M	$554.91M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-9.12%	-5.64%	-3.18%	-2.26%
1 Month Performance	-8.89%	-5.91%	0.90%	0.00%
1 Year Performance	-12.52%	-3.51%	12.96%	22.53%

Meritage Homes Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MTH Meritage Homes	4.8084 of 5 stars	$59.21 -4.3%	$79.89 +34.9%	-8.5%	$3.95B	$5.86B	10.86	1,860	Trending News Analyst Downgrade Analyst Revision
BZH Beazer Homes USA	2.4748 of 5 stars	$18.72 +0.5%	$31.33 +67.4%	+4.5%	$513.06M	$2.11B	N/A	1,018	Analyst Revision
KBH KB Home	4.548 of 5 stars	$49.49 +0.6%	$59.17 +19.6%	-13.3%	$3.10B	$6.24B	12.56	2,118	Gap Down
LEN Lennar	4.3049 of 5 stars	$88.32 +0.7%	$99.87 +13.1%	-21.6%	$21.83B	$34.19B	12.69	12,532
MHO M/I Homes	4.0173 of 5 stars	$131.74 +1.3%	$161.67 +22.7%	+14.7%	$3.37B	$4.42B	9.92	1,801

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Meritage Homes (MTH) Competitors

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

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Meritage Homes (MTH) Competitors

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

How does Meritage Homes compare to Beazer Homes USA?

Is BZH or MTH more profitable?

Do analysts rate BZH or MTH?

Which has more volatility and risk, BZH or MTH?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BZH or MTH?

Does the media refer more to BZH or MTH?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BZH or MTH?

Summary

How does Meritage Homes compare to KB Home?

Is MTH or KBH more profitable?

Do analysts rate MTH or KBH?

Which has more volatility and risk, MTH or KBH?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTH or KBH?

Does the media prefer MTH or KBH?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MTH or KBH?

Is MTH or KBH a better dividend stock?

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How does Meritage Homes compare to Lennar?

Is LEN or MTH more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, LEN or MTH?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LEN or MTH?

Do analysts rate LEN or MTH?

Does the media favor LEN or MTH?

Which has more volatility and risk, LEN or MTH?

Is LEN or MTH a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Meritage Homes compare to M/I Homes?

Does the media refer more to MTH or MHO?

Do analysts rate MTH or MHO?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MTH or MHO?

Which has more volatility and risk, MTH or MHO?

Is MTH or MHO more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTH or MHO?

Summary

How does Meritage Homes compare to NVR?

Does the media prefer MTH or NVR?

Do analysts recommend MTH or NVR?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTH or NVR?

Which has more volatility & risk, MTH or NVR?

Is MTH or NVR more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, MTH or NVR?

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