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Meritage Homes NYSE:MTH Stock Report

Last Price

US$73.93

Market Cap

US$5.5b

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-14.0%

Updated

10 Jan, 2025

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Meritage Homes Corporation

NYSE:MTH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.5b

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Meritage Homes
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$73.93
52 Week HighUS$106.99
52 Week LowUS$73.05
Beta1.87
1 Month Change-17.86%
3 Month Change-23.70%
1 Year Change-14.00%
3 Year Change28.25%
5 Year Change124.23%
Change since IPO1,871.45%

Recent News & Updates

There Is A Reason Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Price Is Undemanding

Dec 18
There Is A Reason Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Price Is Undemanding

Meritage Homes: Favourable Macro Backdrop And A Right Strategy In Place

Dec 14

Are Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Dec 05
Are Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Recent updates

There Is A Reason Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Price Is Undemanding

Dec 18
There Is A Reason Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Price Is Undemanding

Meritage Homes: Favourable Macro Backdrop And A Right Strategy In Place

Dec 14

Are Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Dec 05
Are Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Nov 07
Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 04
Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Oct 18
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Meritage Homes: Expect Value To Keep Building

Oct 13

Returns At Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Are On The Way Up

Oct 03
Returns At Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Are On The Way Up

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Low P/E

Sep 16
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Low P/E

Meritage Homes Corporation: Staying Buy Rated As Demand Outlook Remains Positive

Jul 30

Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 27
Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Jul 11
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

Jun 06
An Intrinsic Calculation For Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Low P/E

May 23
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Low P/E

We Think Shareholders Will Probably Be Generous With Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) CEO Compensation

May 10
We Think Shareholders Will Probably Be Generous With Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) CEO Compensation

Meritage Homes Corporation: Reiterate Buy Rating On Strong Demand Profile

May 07

Meritage Homes: An Upgrade Heading Into Earnings On Strong Orders

Apr 21

Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 31
Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Is There Now An Opportunity In Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Mar 03
Is There Now An Opportunity In Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Calculating The Fair Value Of Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)

Feb 16
Calculating The Fair Value Of Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)

Meritage Homes: Amazing Orders Growth With Good Visibility Ahead

Feb 08

Investors Will Want Meritage Homes' (NYSE:MTH) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Jan 23
Investors Will Want Meritage Homes' (NYSE:MTH) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Meritage Homes: Initiate Buy On Healthy Demand And Improved Productivity

Nov 27

Meritage Homes: A Robust Recovery Is In The Making

Nov 10

Meritage Homes: Rating Upgrade As Growth Expected To Accelerate

Sep 05

Meritage Homes: Still Appealing Despite Signs Of Further Weakness Ahead

Jul 21

Shareholder Returns

MTHUS Consumer DurablesUS Market
7D-2.4%-1.6%-2.1%
1Y-14.0%3.9%21.3%

Return vs Industry: MTH underperformed the US Consumer Durables industry which returned 5.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MTH underperformed the US Market which returned 23.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MTH's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MTH volatility
MTH Average Weekly Movement4.9%
Consumer Durables Industry Average Movement6.6%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: MTH has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: MTH's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19851,838Phillippe Lordwww.meritagehomes.com

Meritage Homes Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and builds single-family attached and detached homes in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Homebuilding and Financial Services. It acquires and develops land; and constructs, markets, and sells homes for entry-level and first move-up buyers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Meritage Homes Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Meritage Homes's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MTH fundamental statistics
Market capUS$5.52b
Earnings (TTM)US$812.39m
Revenue (TTM)US$6.43b

6.6x

P/E Ratio

0.8x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MTH income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$6.43b
Cost of RevenueUS$4.78b
Gross ProfitUS$1.64b
Other ExpensesUS$827.65m
EarningsUS$812.39m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jan 29, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)11.23
Gross Margin25.49%
Net Profit Margin12.63%
Debt/Equity Ratio26.1%

How did MTH perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.0%

Current Dividend Yield

11%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 04:48
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Meritage Homes Corporation is covered by 30 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Stephen KimBarclays
John LovalloBofA Global Research