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After finishing at $78.3 in the prior trading day, Meritage Homes Corp (NYSE: MTH) closed at $77.18, down -1.43%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.88 million shares were traded. MTH stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.455 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $77.02.
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 1.82 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BofA Securities on May 05, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $82.
On March 06, 2025, Seaport Research Partners Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $70.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on December 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $220 to $197.
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 5491827712 and an Enterprise Value of 6445232640. As of this moment, Meritage’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.037 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.002.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MTH is 1.35, which has changed by -0.2195763 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MTH has reached a high of $106.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $59.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.77%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.07M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1107200 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 71.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.51M. Insiders hold about 2.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.97% stake in the company. Shares short for MTH as of 1755216000 were 3149591 with a Short Ratio of 2.78, compared to 1752537600 on 2923098. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3149591 and a Short% of Float of 4.5300003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MTH’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.61, compared to 1.61 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020561941The current Payout Ratio is 13.99% for MTH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 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
A comprehensive evaluation of Meritage Homes Corp (MTH) is underway, with the input of 9.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.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
6 analysts predict $1.48B in revenue for the current quarter. 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.
