After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
MTH belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector of the NYSE while operating in the Residential Construction industry. The current market capitalization of Meritage Homes Corp is $5.33B. A total of 0.68 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.05M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Clinton Malissia sold 6,518 shares of MTH for 71.59 per share on Aug 12 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP – Gen. Counsel, Secretary now owns 8,749 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 12 ’25, Clinton Malissia bought 6,518 shares at 71.56 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, ARRIOLA DENNIS V acquired of 2,200 shares on Jul 25 ’25 at a per-share price of $70.00. This resulted in the Director holding 9,512 shares of MTH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ARRIOLA DENNIS V bought 20 shares at $77.21 per share on Dec 31 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 7,220.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Meritage Homes Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.61, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.15%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.54.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MTH has a high of $106.99 and a low of $59.27.
As of this writing, MTH has an earnings estimate of $1.72 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.44 per share and a lower estimate of $1.58. The company reported an EPS of $2.67 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. MTH’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $618.34M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.19B in debt and $543.46M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $74.05, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.04B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MTH is Buy with a score of 3.83.
