Meritage Hospitality Group (MHGU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc. is a U.S.-based restaurant operator and real estate company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company’s principal business is operating quick-service restaurants, with a substantial portfolio of Wendy’s restaurants serving customers across multiple states.

In addition to restaurant operations, Meritage is involved in the development, ownership and leasing of restaurant-related real estate. Its activities include selecting and developing restaurant sites, managing restaurant properties and supporting the operation of its franchise locations.

Meritage Hospitality Group was established in 1981 and has expanded primarily through the acquisition, development and operation of franchised restaurants. The company is led by Robert E. Schermer Jr., who has served as its chief executive officer and has overseen its growth as a multi-unit restaurant operator.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.08 to $0.90
• 50-Day Range: $0.20 to $2.57
• 52-Week Range: $0.08 to $11.03
• Volume: 979,877 shs
• Average Volume: 10,466 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.37 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Meritage Hospitality Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Meritage Hospitality Group scored higher than 16% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Meritage Hospitality Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Meritage Hospitality Group is -0.03, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Meritage Hospitality Group is -0.03, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Meritage Hospitality Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.01. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.35% of the float of Meritage Hospitality Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Meritage Hospitality Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Meritage Hospitality Group has recently increased by 24,764.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Meritage Hospitality Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Meritage Hospitality Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.19

News Sentiment

Meritage Hospitality Group has a news sentiment score of 0.19. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Meritage Hospitality Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Meritage Hospitality Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

67.80% of the stock of Meritage Hospitality Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Meritage Hospitality Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MHGU
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:MHGU
• CIK: 808219
• Web: www.meritagehospitality.com
• Phone: (616) 776-2600
• Fax: 616-776-2776
• Employees: 10,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($7.86)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$31.75 million
• Net Margins: -8.89%
• Pretax Margin: -11.88%
• Return on Equity: -44.87%
• Return on Assets: -5.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
• Current Ratio: 0.11
• Quick Ratio: 0.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $617.67 million
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $14.70 per share
• Price / Book: 0.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,750,000
• Free Float: 2,173,000
• Market Cap: $1.37 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.22