After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Meritage Homes Corp is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Consumer Cyclical sector and is a part of the Residential Construction industry. The current market capitalization of Meritage Homes Corp is $5.22B. A total of 1.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 911.12K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Keough Joseph bought 4,000 shares of MTH for 66.16 per share on Jun 12 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 41,700 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 13 ’25, Keough Joseph bought 5,000 shares at 69.28 per share. MTH shares that Director owns now total 37,700.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Feliciano Javier disposed of 4,862 shares on Mar 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $72.07. This resulted in the EVP Chief People Officer holding 36,278 shares of MTH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Lord Phillippe sold 36,167 shares at $71.30 per share on Mar 03 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 228,270.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Meritage Homes Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.61, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.22%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.35.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. 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 $2.02 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.09 per share and a lower estimate of $1.91.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $72.32, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.04B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 4.00.
