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MTH · Meritage Homes CORP

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$74.19 +3.51 (+4.97%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$4.71B
Shares
65.17M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$74.19 Open$72.89 Day$72.51–75.05 52W close$58.76–85.18 Avg vol 30d825K Short int4.1M · 6.3% float · 4.4d Short vol66% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2025–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Jan 3, 2025; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 2, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 31, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +6%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −1%
      below
      RSI (14) 52
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 58%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return −2%
      trailing
      YTD return +13%
      this year
      Relative strength −13%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $75 › 200d $70 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -3% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      6.32% of float · ▲ +22.4% MoM · 4.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      399 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 66
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +7%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 18%
      expanding
      EPS growth −41%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $92.6M
      Valuation P/E 15
      in line
      Buyback $284.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $129.9M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 38%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −29%
      past year
      ATR 3.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 0 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
      back half of this year / full year
      Community count growth 5% – 10%
      third quarter
      Gross margin 26%
      full year
      Full-year units growth below 2025 5%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 28, 2025
      Home closing gross margin · Fourth Quarter 2025 19% – 20%
      Diluted EPS · Fourth Quarter 2025 $1.51 – $1.70
      Effective tax rate · Fourth Quarter 2025 24.5%
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Diluted EPS full-year 2024
      guided $16.50 – $18.10
      $10.72 Miss −38.0%
      Diluted EPS Q1 2024
      guided $3.30 – $3.60
      $2.53 Miss −26.7%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +6% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      52 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      58% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $75 › 200d $70 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -3% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      6.32% of float · ▲ +22.4% MoM · 4.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      399 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $59 Now $74 · 58% Range high $85
      vs 200-day avg +6% vs 50-day avg -1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted diluted earnings per common share non-GAAP $2.27 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Debt-to-capital 26.8% June 30, 2026
      Ending backlog (units) 1,715 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Ending backlog value $661.91M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Lots owned or controlled 73,200 As of June 30, 2026
      SG&A as a percentage of home closing revenue 11% first six months of 2026
      Net debt-to-capital ratio 17.4% first quarter 2026
      New communities opened 40 first quarter 2026
      Adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP $1.67 Q4 FY2025
      Average absorption pace 3.2 Q4 FY2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Residential Construction — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      MTH
      Meritage Homes CORP
      this stock
      $4.71B +12.8% +6.5% 15.0 6.3%
      DHI
      Horton D R Inc /De/
      $42.49B +5.4% -6.9% 14.5 3.8%
      PHM
      Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
      $24.09B +11.4% +11.8% 13.1 4.9%
      LEN
      Lennar Corp /New/
      $20.85B -15.1% -3.5% 7.0%
      NVR
      Nvr Inc
      $16.79B -12.0% -1.9% 16.4 4.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      399
      % held
      104.0%
      Net QoQ
      +1.7M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      390
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.1M
      Days to cover
      4.4d
      Change
      +754.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      66%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      45
      Value
      $3.7K
      As of
      Jul 6, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.7%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Donna Shalala
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 4, 2019
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $453.0M
      EPS diluted
      $6.35
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      $284.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 31, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $11.0K
      Shares
      143
      Filed
      Feb 24, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Jan 3, 2025; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      MTH +1.8% +2.7% -1.7% +5.7% +12.8%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +2.2% -0.2% -13.2% +2.7% 0.0%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.48 / share · ex Jun 16, 2026
      Raised 11.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.82 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.45%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      $284.00M

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 833079 CUSIP 59001A102 13F (30d) 358 filings 355 filers Visit website Investor relations