MTH

Meritage Homes Corporation Common Stock (MTH)

Stock · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary

$59.16as of 10/16/2026

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October 9, 2026

Melius Research initiates Meritage Homes coverage with Sell rating. Melius Research began tracking Meritage Homes with a Sell rating and a $59 price target. This new negative view adds to recent pressure on the stock, which is currently trading near its 52-week low. The move follows a broader trend of weakness in the homebuilder sector, as seen in recent declines for peers like Lennar.

Active signals

Resistance level
$63.64
Industry
Homebuilding

What MTH's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike32-0.6%50%
Bollinger Band Breakout22+0.1%55%
Bollinger Band Breakdown18-0.9%50%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now14-6.7%36%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+0.5%52%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About MTH

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, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississipp…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Homebuilding
Employees
1,860

Fundamentals

1-day range
$59.32$60.77
Market cap
$4.71B
P/E (trailing)
11.77
P/E (forward)
10.78
EPS (trailing)
$4.79
Dividend yield
0.76%
Beta
1.33
Avg. volume
843.3K
Ex-dividend date
September 15, 2026
Dividend pay date
September 30, 2026
52-week range
$56.66$85.38
Next earnings: October 28, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.15After Closeconfirmed

How Meritage Homes Corporation Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$94.04MNet Income$453.01M (482%)SG&A$616.17M (655%)Tax$131.59M (140%)Cost of Revenue$59.03M (63%)MTH

Source: 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$20.43M(22%)

Forecasts

9 analyst ratings

Buy 60%
Hold 40%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$90
+52.1%
Median
$75
+26.8%
Low
$59
-0.3%

Meritage Homes Corporation Common Stock Competitors

Chosen by industry and closest market cap.

  • MTH
    Meritage Homes Corporation Common Stock
    $59.17
    ▼ 1.84%
    Market cap $4.71BP/E 11.77
    $56.66$85.38
  • CVCO
    Cavco Industries Inc. Common Stock When Issued
    $521.96
    ▼ 2.55%
    Market cap $4.45BP/E 21.79
    $443.34$713.01
  • SKY
    Champion Homes Inc. Common Stock
    $77.74
    ▼ 2.75%
    Market cap $5.02BP/E 22.45
    $63.87$99.17
  • THO
    Thor Industries Inc. Common Stock
    $68.44
    ▼ 2.20%
    Market cap $4.04BP/E 19.54
    $62.83$122.83
  • GEO
    Geo Group Inc (The) REIT
    $28.66
    ▼ 2.28%
    Market cap $4.03BP/E 13.33
    $12.51$33.17
  • MHO
    M/I Homes Inc. Common Stock
    $124.48
    ▼ 1.22%
    Market cap $3.71BP/E 10.11
    $116.78$163.66
  • KBH
    KB Home Common Stock
    $43.3
    ▼ 0.80%
    Market cap $3.49BP/E 11.59
    $40.92$67.57

P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
0
Disposed
12.3K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
60.98M
Total value held
$3.68B
Institutional holders
397
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown11.72M
  • Unknown3.59M
  • Unknown3.45M
  • Unknown2.88M
  • Unknown2.88M
  • Unknown1.99M
  • Unknown1.66M
  • Unknown1.45M
  • Unknown1.45M
  • Unknown1.40M

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