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65.160USD
+0.720+1.12%
Close 05/08, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
4.35BMarket Cap
11.83P/E TTM

Meritage Homes Corp

65.160
+0.720+1.12%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Meritage Homes Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

Key Insights

Meritage Homes Corp's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 3 out of 57 in the Homebuilding & Construction Supplies industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 76.78.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend down.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Meritage Homes Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
3 / 57
Overall Ranking
75 / 4494
Industry
Homebuilding & Construction Supplies

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Negative

Meritage Homes Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Meritage Homes Corporation is a designer and builder of single-family attached and detached homes. The Company’s segments include homebuilding and financial services. The homebuilding segment is engaged in the business of acquiring and developing land, constructing homes, marketing and selling those homes and providing warranty and customer services. It has operations in three regions: West, Central and East, which are comprised of 12 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. These three regions are its principal homebuilding segments. The financial services segment offers title and escrow, mortgage, and insurance services. Its financial services operations also provide mortgage services to its homebuyers through an unconsolidated joint venture. The Company’s homebuilding activities are conducted under the name of Meritage Homes in each of its homebuilding markets.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 13.81%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 11.83, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 71.24M shares, decreasing 10.48% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Murray Stahl
Star Investor Murray Stahl holds 10.34K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 12 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
76.778
Target Price
+21.77%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current financial score of Meritage Homes Corp is 9.03, ranking 3 out of 57 in the Homebuilding & Construction Supplies industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 1.12B, representing a year-over-year decrease of 17.67%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 54.96%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.03
Change
0

Financials

9.02

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

9.06

Operational Efficiency

8.04

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

9.04

Meritage Homes Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current valuation score of Meritage Homes Corp is 8.33, ranking 15 out of 57 in the Homebuilding & Construction Supplies industry. Its current P/E ratio is 11.83, which is 7.27% below the recent high of 12.69 and 70.82% above the recent low of 3.45.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.33
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 3/57
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current earnings forecast score of Meritage Homes Corp is 7.00, ranking 31 out of 57 in the Homebuilding & Construction Supplies industry. The average price target is 77.50, with a high of 101.00 and a low of 61.21.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 12 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
76.778
Target Price
+21.77%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

20
Total
6
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Meritage Homes Corp
MTH
12
DR Horton Inc
DHI
23
Toll Brothers Inc
TOL
20
Lennar Corp
LEN
20
Pultegroup Inc
PHM
19
KB Home
KBH
18
1
2
3
4

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current price momentum score of Meritage Homes Corp is 6.87, ranking 32 out of 57 in the Homebuilding & Construction Supplies industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 70.31 and the support level at 61.45, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.76
Change
0.11

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(4)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.849
Neutral
RSI(14)
46.714
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
25.482
Neutral
ATR(14)
2.317
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-73.383
Neutral
Williams %R
74.266
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
0.063
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(5)
Neutral(0)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
64.326
Buy
MA10
66.143
Sell
MA20
66.924
Sell
MA50
65.490
Sell
MA100
69.039
Sell
MA200
70.675
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current institutional shareholding score of Meritage Homes Corp is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 57 in the Homebuilding & Construction Supplies industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 106.79%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.68%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 7.59M shares, representing 11.38% of shares outstanding, with 2.38% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
10.33M
+1.43%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
7.84M
-1.80%
State Street Investment Management (US)
3.58M
+2.85%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
2.89M
-0.92%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2.37M
+582.78%
Capital World Investors
1.99M
+44.26%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
1.71M
+1.09%
Greenhaven Associates, Inc.
1.47M
+0.85%
EARNEST Partners, LLC
1.47M
-5.02%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Homebuilding & Construction Supplies domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Meritage Homes Corp is 8.02, ranking 15 out of 57 in the Homebuilding & Construction Supplies industry. The company's beta value is 1.42. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.02
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.42
VaR
+3.71%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+29.06%
240-Day Volatility
+38.11%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+6.50%
120 days
+10.37%
5 years
+12.04%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.96%
120 days
-4.96%
5 years
-9.82%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.91
120 days
-0.03
5 years
+0.37

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+29.06%
3 years
+45.00%
5 years
+46.77%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.05
3 years
-0.03
5 years
+0.15
Skewness
240 days
+0.90
3 years
+0.55
5 years
+0.43

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+38.11%
5 years
+39.71%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.67%
5 years
+3.39%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-6.25%
240 days
-6.25%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+31.42%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+31.30%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.49%
120 days
+1.38%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+59.07%
60 days
+77.83%
120 days
+65.23%

Peer Comparison

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