Meritage Homes Corporation

NYSE:MTH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.4b

Meritage Homes Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 ($178.23) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($147.08)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MTH is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As MTH is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MTH. This is calculated by dividing MTH's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MTH's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7.9x
EarningsUS$812.39m
Market CapUS$6.45b

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 Average19.6x
KBH KB Home
9.4x7.1%US$5.7b
IBP Installed Building Products
22.9x8.1%US$5.8b
TMHC Taylor Morrison Home
8.8x8.7%US$7.2b
SKY Champion Homes
37.5x21.0%US$5.7b
MTH Meritage Homes
7.9x1.1%US$6.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MTH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.9x) compared to the peer average (19.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MTH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.9x) compared to the US Consumer Durables industry average (11.2x).


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 Ratio7.9x
Fair PE Ratio13.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MTH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.8x).


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$178.23
US$212.47
+19.2%
14.3%US$252.00US$153.00n/a9
Nov ’25US$183.44
US$214.42
+16.9%
13.5%US$252.00US$153.00n/a10
Oct ’25US$205.40
US$206.32
+0.4%
15.9%US$257.00US$153.00n/a10
Sep ’25US$198.07
US$206.32
+4.2%
15.9%US$257.00US$153.00n/a10
Aug ’25US$195.98
US$212.79
+8.6%
13.1%US$257.00US$160.00n/a8
Jul ’25US$156.15
US$194.00
+24.2%
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$138.00US$183.447
Oct ’24US$122.39
US$181.43
+48.2%
10.7%US$215.00US$155.00US$205.407
Sep ’24US$141.15
US$176.25
+24.9%
12.9%US$215.00US$140.00US$198.078
Aug ’24US$149.25
US$170.25
+14.1%
14.0%US$215.00US$140.00US$195.988
Jul ’24US$142.27
US$151.88
+6.8%
14.9%US$200.00US$126.00US$156.158
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

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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