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NYSE· Operative Builders· Inc. MD· CIK 0000833079

MTH

Meritage Homes CORP
$63.75 ▼ -0.97%
Prev close $64.37
Market cap$4.1B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$80.38 (+26.1%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 6/10
Insider Selling Cluster (7 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)30 New Institutional Positions20 Institutional Exits Industrials & Manufacturing
Snapshot
The big-picture read on MTH right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$4.1B
Cap Size
Mid Cap
Analyst Consensus
Buy (60%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$4.7B
Inst. Activity
30 buys / 20 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $4.5M sell
Insider Net $
-$4.5M
SEC Reports
12
Press Releases
3
Price chart 30d -5.4%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 24, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: MTH — 71.4% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 373,268 | Exempt: 1,000 | TRF Vol: 523,140 | Short Ratio: 71.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark p
Sep 11, 2026 SEC
Meritage Homes obtained a default judgment against Quality Built LLC for $428,399.40 plus pre-judgment interest of $69,5
COURT-RULING — Impact 1/10
Sep 10, 2026 SEC
Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) reported Q2 2026 EPS of $1.37, a 15.0% beat vs. the $1.19 consensus, though the press r
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 6/10
Sep 9, 2026 Event
Meritage Homes Corporation v. Quality Built LLC
Court ruling (azd) — Docket: 2:25-cv-04260
Aug 20, 2026 Press
Meritage Homes declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, payable September 30, 2026 to shareholders of record Se
Impact 3/10
Jul 29, 2026 SEC
Meritage Homes reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.42, beating the $1.30 consensus by 9.4%, but total home closing reven
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 6/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
BAMCO INC /NY/ — NEW
1,341,653 shares ($112.5M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
UBS Group AG — ADD
1,155,013 shares ($96.8M)
Analyst ratings buy % +36.4%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Buy 60% rate it Buy or better · 15 analysts
Strong Buy 2 13% Buy 7 47% Hold 6 40% Sell 0 0% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Sep 25, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMAINTAINIn-Line 59%
Sep 16, 2026Truist SecuritiesDOWNGRADEHold 55%
Jul 31, 2026UBSMAINTAINBuy 55%
Jul 10, 2026Goldman SachsMAINTAINBuy 54%
Jul 7, 2026Zelman & AssocDOWNGRADENeutral 61%
Apr 28, 2026JP MorganMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Apr 24, 2026UBSMAINTAINBuy 55%
Apr 20, 2026B of A SecuritiesMAINTAINNeutral 54%
Apr 16, 2026Truist SecuritiesMAINTAINBuy 55%
Apr 13, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMAINTAINIn-Line 59%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 20262760060%
Aug 1, 20262670053%
Jul 1, 20262670053%
Jun 1, 20262680050%
May 1, 20262680050%
Apr 1, 20262680050%
Mar 1, 20262580047%
Feb 1, 20262590044%
Price targets
Where 8 covering analysts think MTH trades over the next 12 months.
$80.38 +26.1% upside Strong Buy
Current$63.75 Low$65.00 Median$81.50 High$93.00 8 analysts
$65.00$93.00
Analyst rating Buy· 2.2/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
12 SEC filing reports analyzed · 1 bullish, 7 bearish, 0 mixed, 4 neutral · avg impact 5.4/10.Plus 3 press releases.
NEUTRALCOURT-RULING1/10
Meritage Homes obtained a default judgment against Quality Built LLC for $428,399.40 plus pre-judgme
Sep 11, 2026
BULLISHPRESS-RELEASE6/10
Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) reported Q2 2026 EPS of $1.37, a 15.0% beat vs. the $1.19 consensus
Sep 10, 2026
BEARISHPRESS-RELEASE6/10
Meritage Homes reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.42, beating the $1.30 consensus by 9.4%, but tota
Jul 29, 2026
NEUTRAL8-K3/10
Meritage Homes amended its credit agreement to increase the total facility commitment from $910 mill
Jul 3, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 24, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MTH — 71.4% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 373,268 | Exempt: 1,000 | TRF Vol: 523,140 | Short Ratio: 71.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 10, 2026
earnings
Meritage Homes Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for October 29, 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH), the fifth largest public homebuilder in the U.S., plans
Sep 9, 2026
Enforcement
Meritage Homes Corporation v. Quality Built LLC
Court ruling (azd) — Docket: 2:25-cv-04260
Aug 20, 2026
dividend
Meritage Homes Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH, “Meritage” or the “Company”), the fifth-largest homebuilde
Jul 31, 2026
short_interest_report
Short Interest: MTH up 22% to 4.1M shares
Settlement 2026-07-31 | Days to cover: 4.42 | ≈6.32% of shares outstanding (est.)
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$1.18$1.11–$1.25-24.0%-1.2%0↑ 4↓$1.3B5
Next Q$1.54$1.32–$1.7328.5%-1.9%3↑ 1↓$1.6B5
Current FY$4.95$4.60–$5.14-22.0%-1.0%1↑ 2↓$5.4B5
Next FY$5.87$4.90–$6.8018.6%-3.8%1↑ 4↓$5.8B6
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$1.178—
7d ago$1.180-0.002
30d ago$1.191-0.014
60d ago$1.402-0.224
90d ago$1.402-0.224
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own MTH (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $4.7B total value (56,452,609 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, FMR. Net buying activity: 30 institutions added/increased vs 20 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
BlackRock, Inc.12,228,015$1.0B21.7%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC4,046,067$339.3M7.2%—
FMR LLC3,916,619$328.4M6.9%—
STATE STREET CORP3,594,997$301.4M6.4%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,896,044$242.8M5.1%—
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2,873,406$240.9M5.1%—
Capital World Investors2,042,101$171.2M3.6%—
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP1,839,080$154.2M3.3%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,718,277$144.1M3.0%—
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,443,063$121.0M2.6%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
BAMCO INC /NY/NEW—1,341,653—$112.5M
UBS Group AGADD691,5901,155,013+67.0%$96.8M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCADD850,4241,120,468+31.8%$94.0M
NORGES BANKNEW—931,561—$78.1M
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD318,273508,935+59.9%$42.7M
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/NEW—305,797—$25.6M
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED124,157249,123+100.7%$20.9M
Walleye Capital LLCTRIM337,519237,291-29.7%$19.9M
Squarepoint Ops LLCTRIM589,256217,472-63.1%$18.2M
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.TRIM285,336203,639-28.6%$17.1M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
16 insiders, 40 transactions. Net -$4.5M — $0.00 bought, $4.5M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 12, 2026Sasser AlisonSVP - Chief Accounting OfficerSELL1,273$62.11$79.1K
May 12, 2026HILTON STEVEN JExecutive ChairmanGIFT11,000——
Mar 23, 2026HILTON STEVEN JExecutive ChairmanAWARD8,151——
Mar 23, 2026Sferruzza HillaEVP- Chief Financial OfficerAWARD14,672——
Mar 23, 2026Clinton MalissiaEVP - Gen. Counsel, SecretaryAWARD7,760——
Mar 23, 2026Feliciano JavierEVP Chief People OfficerAWARD7,346——
Mar 23, 2026Woffinden Austin MEVP, Corp. Ops & StrategyAWARD7,845——
Mar 23, 2026Lord PhillippeChief Executive OfficerAWARD48,907——
Feb 24, 2026Woffinden Austin MEVP, Corp. Ops & StrategySELL143$76.80$11.0K
Feb 24, 2026Sasser AlisonSVP - Chief Accounting OfficerSELL151$76.80$11.6K
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for MTH.
Shares short
4,574,822
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
+3.3%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
5.9
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈7.0%
Estimate — not % of float
All MTH filing & press-release reports (15)