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The closing price of Meritage Homes Corp (NYSE: MTH) was $66.54 for the day, down -2.02% from the previous closing price of $67.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.83 million shares were traded. MTH stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.255 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $66.07.
Ratios:
Our analysis of MTH’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 4734729216 and an Enterprise Value of 5688131584. As of this moment, Meritage’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.915 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.062.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MTH is 1.37, which has changed by -0.32357424 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.118204355 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 -11.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.61%.
Shares Statistics:
MTH traded an average of 1.04M shares per day over the past three months and 808950 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 1759190400 were 3251837 with a Short Ratio of 3.12, compared to 1756425600 on 3092522. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3251837 and a Short% of Float of 4.67.
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 0.023707848. 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
The company has 9.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.9, 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 $7.38. EPS for the following year is $8.03, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $8.9 and $7.42.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 6 analysts. 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.
