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As of close of business last night, Meritage Homes Corp’s stock clocked out at $69.73, down -3.41% from its previous closing price of $72.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.33 million shares were traded. MTH stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.08.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MTH’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.82 and its Current Ratio is at 11.20. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
On May 05, 2025, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $82.
Seaport Research Partners Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on March 06, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $70.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 22 ’25 when Lord Phillippe sold 6,950 shares for $80.01 per share. The transaction valued at 556,070 led to the insider holds 221,320 shares of the business.
Lord Phillippe bought 6,950 shares of MTH for $556,070 on Aug 22 ’25. On Aug 12 ’25, another insider, Clinton Malissia, who serves as the EVP – Gen. Counsel, Secretary of the company, sold 6,518 shares for $71.59 each. As a result, the insider received 466,620 and left with 8,749 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MTH now has a Market Capitalization of 5136761856 and an Enterprise Value of 5915119616. As of this moment, Meritage’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.952 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.344.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MTH is 1.37, which has changed by -0.28415972 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15927899 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MTH has reached a high of $102.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $59.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.37%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MTH traded 1.02M shares on average per day over the past three months and 682450 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 71.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.41M. Insiders hold about 2.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.68% stake in the company. Shares short for MTH as of 1757894400 were 3427977 with a Short Ratio of 3.34, compared to 1755216000 on 3149591. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3427977 and a Short% of Float of 4.93.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.61, MTH has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.67. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022302257. The current Payout Ratio is 13.99% for MTH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-01-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 9.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Meritage Homes Corp (MTH) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.97, with high estimates of $2.44 and low estimates of $1.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.56 and $7.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.46. EPS for the following year is $8.14, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $9.12 and $7.42.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $1.48B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.51B to a low estimate of $1.45B. As of. The current estimate, Meritage Homes Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.59BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.63B. There is a high estimate of $1.77B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.57B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MTH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.25B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.11B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.36BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.63B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.11B and the low estimate is $6.22B.
