Meritage Homes

MTH

Market cap $4.95B

Investors looking for stocks in the Building Products - Home Builders sector might want to consider either Meritage Homes (MTH) or NVR (NVR). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

The new U.S. housing law could boost homebuilding and housing stocks, putting homebuilder ETFs like ITB and XHB in focus.

CWCO, GSL and MTH have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on June 24th, 2026.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH), the fifth largest public homebuilder in the U.S., plans to release the Company's second quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 after the market closes. Management will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time) on Thursday, July 30, 2026.

Just being cheap isn't enough to attract hot money — there also has to be some belief that Wall Street vultures are circling. But now there's reason to think that, after two years of underperformance, more longer-term investors will be looking for bargains in the home-builder sector.

Berkshire's acquisition of Taylor Morrison “creates pressure for small- to midsize home builders to pursue value-creating transactions,” one analyst says.

Meritage (MTH) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH, “Meritage” or the “Company”), the fifth-largest homebuilder in the U.S., today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share. This dividend is payable on June 30, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of trading on June 16, 2026.

Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

MTH's downward earnings per share revisions since its first quarter release on April 22 earn the homebuilder a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).