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After finishing at $66.56 in the prior trading day, Meritage Homes Corp (NYSE: MTH) closed at $66.8, up 0.36%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. MTH stock price reached its highest trading level at $66.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.83.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MTH by taking a closer look at its different 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 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 4753230336 and an Enterprise Value of 5865189888. As of this moment, Meritage’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.97 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.552.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MTH is 1.47, which has changed by -0.12924463 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 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 -3.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.73%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 843.84K shares per day over the past 3-months and 897690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 70.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 68.65M. Insiders hold about 2.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.38% stake in the company. Shares short for MTH as of 1765756800 were 3990101 with a Short Ratio of 4.73, compared to 1763078400 on 3798868. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3990101 and a Short% of Float of 5.8000002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MTH’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.665, compared to 1.72 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025015024. 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
A comprehensive evaluation of Meritage Homes Corp (MTH) is underway, with the input of 8.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.37, with high estimates of $1.7 and low estimates of $1.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.88 and $6.66 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.73. EPS for the following year is $6.94, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $7.28 and $6.43.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $1.51B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.53B to a low estimate of $1.48B. As of. The current estimate, Meritage Homes Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.61BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.37B. There is a high estimate of $1.55B 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 $5.89B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.92B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.36BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.27B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.66B and the low estimate is $6.06B.
