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Stock Evaluator: Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH)
Meritage Homes Corporation MTH
$71.68
0.63
0.89%
August 21, 2026 4:00:02 PM
EST
Volume: 469,108
After Hours: $120.37
0.15
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0.12%
November 10, 2021 7:59 PM
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Volume: 72,713
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NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
| SECTOR | INDUSTRY |
| Consumer Discretionary | Household Durables |
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COMPANY SUMMARY
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, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The company also provides title and escrow, mortgage, insurance, title insurance, and closing/settlement services to its homebuyers. Meritage Homes Corporation was founded in 1985 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | MTH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $4,671.7 | $1,351.7 | 66% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 66.1 | 26.2 | 54% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 97.6% | 68.6% | 74% |
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| Float (Mil) | 63.5 | 47.5 | 52% |
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| Beta | 1.36 | 1.18 | 79% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 596 | 107 | 61% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(4.4%) | 78.8% | 40% |
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| Growth | MTH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 5.4% | 2.8% | 38% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 1.4% | 0.1% | 41% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 2.9% | 0.3% | 35 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (20.9%) | (16.1%) | 31% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Current EPS | $1.191 | $4.998 | $6.102 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.402 | $5.006 | $6.484 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.418 | $5.058 | $6.529 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (13.1%) | (21.3%) | 19.9% | |
| Financials | MTH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $5,392 | $2,089 | 76% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $329 | $57 | 73% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.823 | $0.700 | 86% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $438 | $134 | 69% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($123) | $1 | 13% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $1,907 | $210 | 74% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $5,675 | $2,076 | 65% |
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| Valuation | MTH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 0.92 | 1.17 | 19% |
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| P/E | 14.9 | 14.1 | 36% |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.7% | 0.0% | 82% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 5.2 | 1.1 | 88% |
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| Ratios | MTH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 18.3% | 26.3% | 19% |
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| Net Margin | 6.1% | 4.8% | 52% |
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| ROA | 4.3% | 4.0% | 68% |
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| ROE | 6.4% | 8.0% | 47% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 33.1% | 46.4% | 24% |
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| F-Score | 6 | 5 | 67% |
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Passing Stock Screens
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Factors: Yield, Value, Quality
Credited as one of the fathers of in-depth security analysis, Graham's approach focuses on the concept of intrinsic value.
| Performance Since Inception: | 11.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +4.3 |
