Why Meritage Homes Corporation’s (MTH) Stock Is Down 5.07%
As of Wednesday, October 07, Meritage Homes Corporation’s MTH share price has dipped by 5.07%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Cynthia McLaughlin
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| Consumer Discretionary | Household Durables |
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| Share Statistics | MTH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $3,928.7 | $1,145.2 | 64% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 66.1 | 25.8 | 54% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 97.6% | 63.8% | 74% |
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| Float (Mil) | 63.5 | 42.7 | 52% |
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| Beta | 1.36 | 1.17 | 78% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 1,039 | 113 | 70% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(13.2%) | 72.9% | 41% |
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| Growth | MTH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 5.4% | 2.5% | 38% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 1.4% | (1.4%) | 42% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 2.9% | (1.2%) | 35 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (20.9%) | (16.2%) | 31% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| Current EPS | $1.146 | $4.835 | $5.589 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.180 | $4.968 | $6.010 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.402 | $5.006 | $6.484 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (16.4%) | (23.9%) | 11.0% | |
| Financials | MTH | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $5,392 | $2,110 | 76% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $329 | $57 | 73% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.823 | $0.800 | 86% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $438 | $99 | 70% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($123) | ($1) | 13% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $1,907 | $333 | 74% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $5,497 | $2,412 | 64% |
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| Valuation | MTH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 0.78 | 1.10 | 17% |
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| P/E | 12.6 | 13.3 | 30% |
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| Dividend Yield | 3.2% | 0.0% | 85% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 4.3 | 1.1 | 86% |
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| Ratios | MTH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 18.3% | 25.8% | 19% |
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| Net Margin | 6.1% | 3.9% | 52% |
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| ROA | 4.3% | 3.3% | 68% |
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| ROE | 6.4% | 7.0% | 47% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 33.1% | 46.5% | 24% |
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| F-Score | 6 | 5 | 67% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 10/15/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 11.5% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +4.0 |
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