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Meritage Homes

76.58 USD
-0.59
0.76%
At close Feb 6, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
76.58
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-0.76%
5 days
-3.95%
1 month
1.90%
3 months
-17.95%
6 months
-16.33%
Year to date
0.75%
1 year
0.34%
5 years
110.38%
10 years
292.32%
 

About: Meritage Homes Corp is engaged as a designer and builder of single-family attached and detached homes. It has operations in three regions: West, Central, and East, which are comprised of ten states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. The company operates with two principal business segments; homebuilding and financial services. The homebuilding segments are engaged in the business of acquiring and developing land, constructing homes, marketing and selling those homes and providing warranty and customer services and the financial services segment offer title and escrow, mortgage, and insurance services. The company generates key revenue from the homebuilding segment.

Employees: 1,838

0
Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 49

33% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.1M | Put options by funds: $11.4M

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.81B [Q2] → $7.25B (+$1.45B) [Q3]

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 392 [Q2] → 418 (+26) [Q3]

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 150

1.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.75% [Q2] → 97.48% (-1.27%) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$49
36%
downside
Avg. target
$89
17%
upside
High target
$118
54%
upside

4 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Jade Rahmani
48% 1-year accuracy
16 / 33 met price target
18%upside
$90
Market Perform
Maintained
6 Feb 2025
Goldman Sachs
Susan Maklari
25% 1-year accuracy
7 / 28 met price target
31%upside
$100
Buy
Maintained
14 Jan 2025
UBS
John Lovallo
38% 1-year accuracy
10 / 26 met price target
54%upside
$118
Buy
Maintained
8 Jan 2025
JP Morgan
Michael Rehaut
73% 1-year accuracy
11 / 15 met price target
36%downside
$49
Neutral
Downgraded
13 Dec 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 11 articles about MTH published over the past 30 days

Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
Meritage Homes: Strong Execution And Resilient Demand Fuel Growth
MTH's strong order growth and record backlog conversion demonstrate robust demand, despite a tough macro backdrop and high mortgage rates. Management's conservative FY25 guidance sets the stage for potential outperformance, aligning with MTH's historical trend of beating expectations. MTH's quick move-in strategy and aggressive land acquisitions position it well for future growth, particularly in high-demand entry-level segments.
Meritage Homes: Strong Execution And Resilient Demand Fuel Growth
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Emily Tadano - Vice President, Investor Relations and ESG Steve Hilton - Executive Chairman Phillippe Lord - Chief Executive Officer Hilla Sferruzza - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Michael Rehaut - JPMorgan Alan Ratner - Zelman & Associates John Lovallo - UBS Trevor Allinson - Wolfe Research Stephen Kim - Evercore Carl Reichardt - BTIG Susan Maklari - Goldman Sachs Alex Barron - Housing Research Center Jade Rahmani - KBW Operator Greetings. Welcome to the Meritage Homes Fourth Quarter 2024 Analyst Call.
Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Meritage Homes' Q4 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates
MTH's fourth-quarter 2024 results are backed by its strategy of readily delivering quick-turning, affordable move-in-ready homes and operational efficiency.
Meritage Homes' Q4 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Meritage (MTH) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
The headline numbers for Meritage (MTH) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Meritage (MTH) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Meritage Homes (MTH) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Meritage Homes (MTH) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.72 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.21 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.69 per share a year ago.
Meritage Homes (MTH) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Meritage Homes reports fourth quarter 2024 results
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH), a leading U.S. homebuilder, today announced fourth quarter and full year results for the periods ended December 31, 2024.
Meritage Homes reports fourth quarter 2024 results
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Meritage Homes to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?
MTH's fourth-quarter 2024 performance is likely to have reflected profitability pressures, lower deliveries and ASPs.
Meritage Homes to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Meritage Homes (MTH) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Should You Buy?
Meritage (MTH) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Meritage Homes (MTH) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Should You Buy?
Positive
Forbes
3 weeks ago
5 Explosive Dividend Growers To Put On Your Radar In 2025
These five stocks may deliver big dividend raises. I'm talking potential payout hikes starting at 20%.
5 Explosive Dividend Growers To Put On Your Radar In 2025
Positive
CNBC Television
3 weeks ago
Here's why Meritage Homes is top pick among homebuilders at UBS
John Novallo, senior homebuilder analyst at UBS, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the impact of high rates on the housing market, his outlook for the homebuilders, and more.
Here's why Meritage Homes is top pick among homebuilders at UBS
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