Meritage Homes (MTH) Competitors $178.27 +0.02 (+0.01%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MTH vs. TOL, KBH, MHO, TPH, CVCO, HOV, BZH, DHI, LEN, and NVRShould you be buying Meritage Homes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meritage Homes include Toll Brothers (TOL), KB Home (KBH), M/I Homes (MHO), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), Beazer Homes USA (BZH), D.R. Horton (DHI), Lennar (LEN), and NVR (NVR). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry. Meritage Homes vs. Toll Brothers KB Home M/I Homes Tri Pointe Homes Cavco Industries Hovnanian Enterprises Beazer Homes USA D.R. Horton Lennar NVR Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) and Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Do analysts rate MTH or TOL? Meritage Homes presently has a consensus target price of $218.17, suggesting a potential upside of 22.38%. Toll Brothers has a consensus target price of $148.87, suggesting a potential downside of 2.04%. Given Meritage Homes' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Meritage Homes is more favorable than Toll Brothers.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Meritage Homes 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Toll Brothers 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MTH or TOL? 98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Toll Brothers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Toll Brothers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, MTH or TOL? Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toll Brothers has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTH or TOL? Toll Brothers received 203 more outperform votes than Meritage Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.99% of users gave Toll Brothers an outperform vote while only 55.04% of users gave Meritage Homes an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMeritage HomesOutperform Votes43755.04% Underperform Votes35744.96% Toll BrothersOutperform Votes64056.99% Underperform Votes48343.01% Does the media prefer MTH or TOL? In the previous week, Toll Brothers had 11 more articles in the media than Meritage Homes. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Toll Brothers and 7 mentions for Meritage Homes. Meritage Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Toll Brothers' score of 0.66 indicating that Meritage Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Meritage Homes 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Toll Brothers 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MTH or TOL more profitable? Toll Brothers has a net margin of 14.63% compared to Meritage Homes' net margin of 12.63%. Toll Brothers' return on equity of 19.82% beat Meritage Homes' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Meritage Homes12.63% 16.89% 12.09% Toll Brothers 14.63%19.82%10.97% Is MTH or TOL a better dividend stock? Meritage Homes pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Toll Brothers pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Meritage Homes pays out 13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toll Brothers pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MTH or TOL? Toll Brothers has higher revenue and earnings than Meritage Homes. Meritage Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toll Brothers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMeritage Homes$6.14B1.05$738.75M$22.098.07Toll Brothers$9.99B1.54$1.37B$14.5110.47 SummaryToll Brothers beats Meritage Homes on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. Get Meritage Homes News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MTH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMeritage HomesOperative builders IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.45B$9.16B$9.58B$19.85BDividend Yield1.67%1.06%1.83%3.52%P/E Ratio8.079.4129.7942.73Price / Sales1.051.123.3019.27Price / Cash8.5610.5817.9017.86Price / Book1.412.036.045.52Net Income$738.75M$827.33M$519.29M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.79%-1.22%0.24%0.45%1 Month Performance-7.94%-6.78%0.89%1.05%1 Year Performance26.53%34.65%35.94%24.67% Meritage Homes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTHMeritage Homes3.2204 of 5 stars$178.27+0.0%$218.17+22.4%+24.8%$6.45B$6.14B8.071,920Positive NewsTOLToll Brothers4.1352 of 5 stars$151.96+0.1%$148.87-2.0%+76.6%$15.32B$9.99B10.474,800KBHKB Home4.6214 of 5 stars$77.97+0.2%$77.50-0.6%+46.0%$5.72B$6.60B9.982,205Positive NewsMHOM/I Homes3.8477 of 5 stars$154.61-0.7%$197.50+27.7%+47.8%$4.29B$4.27B8.291,607TPHTri Pointe Homes2.7476 of 5 stars$41.74+0.1%$45.75+9.6%+41.0%$3.90B$3.67B8.661,438Positive NewsCVCOCavco Industries2.8724 of 5 stars$475.41+0.9%$475.00-0.1%+65.7%$3.86B$1.79B26.526,500Positive NewsHOVHovnanian Enterprises1.3294 of 5 stars$172.04-0.2%$155.00-9.9%+89.4%$1.04B$2.91B5.311,715Positive NewsBZHBeazer Homes USA4.1752 of 5 stars$32.66-0.8%$39.67+21.5%+22.6%$1.02B$2.33B7.211,158Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionDHID.R. Horton4.8517 of 5 stars$163.13+0.5%$185.87+13.9%+27.0%$53.15B$36.80B11.3613,450Positive NewsLENLennar4.4392 of 5 stars$168.23-0.3%$180.56+7.3%+31.1%$45.63B$34.23B11.1412,284Positive NewsNVRNVR3.195 of 5 stars$9,000.00+0.5%$8,783.33-2.4%+42.7%$27.54B$9.31B18.406,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Toll Brothers Alternatives KB Home Alternatives M/I Homes Alternatives Tri Pointe Homes Alternatives Cavco Industries Alternatives Hovnanian Enterprises Alternatives Beazer Homes USA Alternatives D.R. Horton Alternatives Lennar Alternatives NVR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MTH) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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