Meritage Homes Corporation

NYSE:MTH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.8b

Meritage Homes Valuation

Is MTH undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MTH when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MTH ($160.22) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($268.19)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MTH is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MTH?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

MTH key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.9x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA6x
PEG Ratio-3.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MTH's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MTH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.7x
TMHC Taylor Morrison Home
7.6x5.6%US$5.8b
KBH KB Home
8.8x4.6%US$5.3b
IBP Installed Building Products
22.4x10.7%US$5.6b
MDC M.D.C. Holdings
11.9x8.0%US$4.7b
MTH Meritage Homes
7.3x-2.3%US$5.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MTH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.3x) compared to the peer average (12.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MTH's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Durables Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a8.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MTH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.3x) compared to the US Consumer Durables industry average (10.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MTH's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MTH PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.3x
Fair PE Ratio11.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MTH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MTH forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$160.22
US$194.00
+21.1%
14.4%US$232.00US$148.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$176.35
US$193.67
+9.8%
14.3%US$232.00US$148.00n/a6
May ’25US$166.55
US$187.03
+12.3%
14.0%US$232.00US$148.00n/a7
Apr ’25US$172.05
US$184.40
+7.2%
10.0%US$219.00US$155.00n/a8
Mar ’25US$159.61
US$184.29
+15.5%
10.3%US$219.00US$155.00n/a7
Feb ’25US$153.56
US$189.14
+23.2%
10.7%US$219.00US$155.00n/a7
Jan ’25US$174.20
US$176.88
+1.5%
10.9%US$207.00US$151.00n/a8
Dec ’24US$146.95
US$164.50
+11.9%
9.0%US$185.00US$138.00n/a8
Nov ’24US$122.05
US$167.29
+37.1%
8.5%US$185.00US$138.00n/a7
Oct ’24US$122.39
US$181.43
+48.2%
10.7%US$215.00US$155.00n/a7
Sep ’24US$141.15
US$176.25
+24.9%
12.9%US$215.00US$140.00n/a8
Aug ’24US$149.25
US$170.25
+14.1%
14.0%US$215.00US$140.00n/a8
Jul ’24US$142.27
US$151.88
+6.8%
14.9%US$200.00US$126.00n/a8
Jun ’24US$118.13
US$151.88
+28.6%
14.9%US$200.00US$126.00US$176.358
May ’24US$125.85
US$142.71
+13.4%
10.8%US$174.00US$126.00US$166.557
Apr ’24US$116.76
US$135.86
+16.4%
12.9%US$174.00US$116.00US$172.057
Mar ’24US$108.24
US$135.86
+25.5%
12.9%US$174.00US$116.00US$159.617
Feb ’24US$109.53
US$113.38
+3.5%
21.0%US$168.00US$90.00US$153.568
Jan ’24US$92.20
US$101.50
+10.1%
16.6%US$140.00US$87.00US$174.208
Dec ’23US$87.05
US$101.50
+16.6%
16.6%US$140.00US$87.00US$146.958
Nov ’23US$76.78
US$100.88
+31.4%
15.8%US$136.00US$87.00US$122.058
Oct ’23US$70.27
US$109.25
+55.5%
17.5%US$145.00US$87.00US$122.398
Sep ’23US$77.40
US$108.13
+39.7%
19.1%US$145.00US$78.00US$141.158
Aug ’23US$88.11
US$107.25
+21.7%
19.7%US$145.00US$78.00US$149.258
Jul ’23US$77.19
US$102.63
+33.0%
25.5%US$144.00US$65.00US$142.278
Jun ’23US$84.44
US$119.25
+41.2%
23.7%US$164.00US$90.00US$118.138

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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