Meritage Homes

MTH

Market cap $4.55B

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.

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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).

Meritage Homes (MTH) remains rated Hold due to persistent weak demand and declining absorption, despite management's efforts on inventory control and the quick-close model. MTH's Q1 2026 saw home closing revenue fall 17% y/y, gross margin drop 450 bps to 17.5%, and net earnings decline 55% y/y. Incentive usage remains elevated, margins are pressured by higher lot costs, and order value fell 10% y/y despite a 17% increase in community count.

Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Meritage Homes (MTH) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.82 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.69 per share a year ago.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Meritage (MTH) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.