At the time of writing, Meritage Homes Corp [MTH] stock is trading at $76.01, up 0.74%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MTH shares have gain 13.67% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.39%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Meritage Homes Corp [NYSE: MTH] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 07, 2026, when Citizens JMP initiated its Mkt Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $90. Previously, Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to In-line on October 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $82. On May 05, 2025, BofA Securities initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $82 on the stock. Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $70 on March 06, 2025. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $197 on December 13, 2024. Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on November 07, 2024. In a note dated October 31, 2024, Goldman upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $205 to $235.
For the past year, the stock price of Meritage Homes Corp fluctuated between $59.27 and $84.74. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $90.5 within the next 12 months. Meritage Homes Corp [NYSE: MTH] shares were valued at $76.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.06% based on the average MTH price forecast.
Analyzing the MTH fundamentals
According to Meritage Homes Corp [NYSE:MTH], the company’s sales were 6.04B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -10.81% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.34.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Meritage Homes Corp [NYSE:MTH] has a current ratio of 11.51. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.64, while the Cash Ratio is 3.35. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.89, the price to book ratio is 1.01 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.15.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Lord Phillippe, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Aug 22 ’25 when 6950.0 shares were sold. Officer, Lord Phillippe completed a deal on Aug 22 ’25 to buy 6950.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP – Gen. Counsel, Secretary Clinton Malissia sold 6518.0 shares on Aug 12 ’25.
