Meritage Homes (MTH) Competitors $154.61 +2.70 (+1.78%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MTH vs. PHM, TOL, KBH, MHO, CVCO, TPH, BZH, HOV, DHI, and LENShould you be buying Meritage Homes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meritage Homes include PulteGroup (PHM), Toll Brothers (TOL), KB Home (KBH), M/I Homes (MHO), Cavco Industries (CVCO), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), Beazer Homes USA (BZH), Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), D.R. Horton (DHI), and Lennar (LEN). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry. Meritage Homes vs. PulteGroup Toll Brothers KB Home M/I Homes Cavco Industries Tri Pointe Homes Beazer Homes USA Hovnanian Enterprises D.R. Horton Lennar PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) and Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PHM or MTH? PulteGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Meritage Homes. Meritage Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PulteGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPulteGroup$17.32B1.31$2.60B$13.568.15Meritage Homes$6.43B0.87$738.75M$22.097.00 Is PHM or MTH a better dividend stock? PulteGroup pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Meritage Homes pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. PulteGroup pays out 6.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meritage Homes pays out 13.6% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PHM or MTH? PulteGroup received 235 more outperform votes than Meritage Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.76% of users gave PulteGroup an outperform vote while only 54.90% of users gave Meritage Homes an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPulteGroupOutperform Votes67260.76% Underperform Votes43439.24% Meritage HomesOutperform Votes43754.90% Underperform Votes35945.10% Does the media refer more to PHM or MTH? In the previous week, PulteGroup had 2 more articles in the media than Meritage Homes. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for PulteGroup and 9 mentions for Meritage Homes. PulteGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Meritage Homes' score of 0.20 indicating that PulteGroup is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PulteGroup 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Meritage Homes 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is PHM or MTH more profitable? PulteGroup has a net margin of 16.64% compared to Meritage Homes' net margin of 12.63%. PulteGroup's return on equity of 25.30% beat Meritage Homes' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PulteGroup16.64% 25.30% 16.82% Meritage Homes 12.63%16.89%12.09% Do analysts rate PHM or MTH? PulteGroup presently has a consensus target price of $142.71, suggesting a potential upside of 29.13%. Meritage Homes has a consensus target price of $215.14, suggesting a potential upside of 39.15%. Given Meritage Homes' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Meritage Homes is more favorable than PulteGroup.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PulteGroup 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Meritage Homes 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PHM or MTH? 89.9% of PulteGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of PulteGroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Meritage Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, PHM or MTH? PulteGroup has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meritage Homes has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPulteGroup beats Meritage Homes on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsBuy this coin BEFORE Inauguration Day …Mark my words … Bitcoin is going to $100,000. BEFORE Trump is inaugurated. And I think it could reach $125,000 by the end of his first month in office.This could be his favorite coin. 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$5.59B$7.65B$8.74B$19.18BDividend Yield1.83%1.20%1.87%3.58%P/E Ratio7.007.6527.6641.22Price / Sales0.870.932.2717.58Price / Cash8.599.8422.2221.28Price / Book1.221.746.185.32Net Income$738.75M$792.91M$516.58M$989.67M7 Day Performance-8.21%-8.62%-4.46%-3.45%1 Month Performance-12.98%-14.72%-4.94%-3.73%1 Year Performance-11.37%-6.87%36.24%12.06% Meritage Homes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTHMeritage Homes4.4063 of 5 stars$154.61+1.8%$215.14+39.2%-9.8%$5.59B$6.43B7.001,920Ex-DividendHigh Trading VolumePHMPulteGroup4.8503 of 5 stars$117.61-0.7%$144.50+22.9%+8.3%$24.12B$16.06B8.736,382Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastTOLToll Brothers4.8664 of 5 stars$134.33+0.4%$152.53+13.6%+22.9%$13.56B$10.85B8.934,800Insider TradeKBHKB Home4.5969 of 5 stars$71.390.0%$79.92+11.9%+7.4%$5.24B$6.60B9.162,205Analyst ForecastMHOM/I Homes3.6266 of 5 stars$154.38+1.7%$197.50+27.9%+5.1%$4.28B$4.27B8.141,607CVCOCavco Industries1.843 of 5 stars$482.15-0.5%$487.50+1.1%+33.5%$3.91B$1.85B27.616,500Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeTPHTri Pointe Homes2.991 of 5 stars$39.08+0.1%$45.75+17.1%+8.9%$3.66B$4.50B8.101,438Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeBuyback AnnouncementBZHBeazer Homes USA4.7777 of 5 stars$30.38-1.1%$39.67+30.6%-15.4%$943.30M$2.33B6.781,158News CoveragePositive NewsHOVHovnanian Enterprises2.2437 of 5 stars$147.73-5.8%$155.00+4.9%-12.5%$894.51M$3.00B4.891,715DHID.R. Horton4.9882 of 5 stars$148.22-1.1%$180.60+21.8%-6.5%$47.60B$36.80B10.4414,766Analyst ForecastLENLennar4.9565 of 5 stars$152.74-1.1%$183.76+20.3%-5.9%$41.43B$36.46B10.2212,284Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PulteGroup Alternatives Toll Brothers Alternatives KB Home Alternatives M/I Homes Alternatives Cavco Industries Alternatives Tri Pointe Homes Alternatives Beazer Homes USA Alternatives Hovnanian Enterprises Alternatives D.R. Horton Alternatives Lennar 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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