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In the latest session, Meritage Homes Corp (NYSE: MTH) closed at $72.0 down -3.42% from its previous closing price of $74.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. MTH stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.42 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.42.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Meritage Homes Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.64 and its Current Ratio is at 11.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
On January 07, 2026, Citizens JMP started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Outperform rating and target price of $90.
Evercore ISI Downgraded its Outperform to In-line on October 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $82.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 5123241984 and an Enterprise Value of 6231304704. As of this moment, Meritage’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.031 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.086.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MTH is 1.48, which has changed by -0.13158846 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15024745 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MTH has reached a high of $84.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $59.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.52%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MTH has traded an average of 880.40K shares per day and 1131190 over the past ten days. A total of 70.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 68.62M. Insiders hold about 2.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.34% stake in the company. Shares short for MTH as of 1767139200 were 4186239 with a Short Ratio of 4.75, compared to 1764288000 on 3925510. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4186239 and a Short% of Float of 6.08.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MTH is 1.72, from 1.665 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022334002. The current Payout Ratio is 13.99% for MTH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-17 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-17. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-01-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Meritage Homes Corp (MTH) is the result of assessments by 8.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.28, with high estimates of $1.48 and low estimates of $1.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.88 and $6.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.69. EPS for the following year is $6.81, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $7.28 and $6.37.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.49B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.53B to a low estimate of $1.37B. The current estimate, Meritage Homes Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.61BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.34B. There is a high estimate of $1.44B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.24B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MTH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.95B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.79B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.36BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.23B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.66B and the low estimate is $6.06B.
