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Meritage Homes Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 29 Jul 2025.
Meritage Homes Corp: what insiders have been doing
Meritage Homes Corp, founded in 1985, is a Construction company based in Scottsdale, United States. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 32 filings signed by 16 insiders.
The flow runs one way only: 11 sales worth €1.6M, from 7 insiders, and no purchase. Biggest ticket of the year: €430k, sold by Lord Phillippe and made public on 25 February 2026.
Typically, a trade is published a median of 3 days after it takes place. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction. Keep in mind that insiders sell for many reasons unrelated to the outlook, from tax bills to estate planning.
Compared with its exchange (5,813 companies, median 19 filings), a count of 32 filings is above the norm. Looking back to 2016, when coverage begins, insiders filed 4 purchases and 79 sales. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 453.0 m USD of net income and a dividend of 0.43 USD per share.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at Lennar Corp /NEW/ also feature in our signals. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
194
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€678,812
4 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€33M
79 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleAlison Sasser5 sales
Austin M. Woffinden3 sales
Dennis Arriola V2 buys
Joseph Keough2 buys
Phillippe Lord2 sales
Steven J. Hilton2 sales
+4 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- +4.2%Entry US$67.97 · Close at T+365 US$70.81
- +13.1%Entry US$64.47 · Close at T+365 US$72.90
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Meritage Homes Corp Buy (bullish), based on 8 analysts. Average price target: US$82.38.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 11,445 of 24,158 companies
52.9
score / 100
Value63
Quality43
FCF yld1.9%
Earn yld9.5%
EV/EBITDA10.9x
ROE6.4%
Gross mgn20%
Net mgn7.7%
Debt/EBITDA3.1x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$72.89
Analyst consensus
8 analystsBuy
US$72.00Target US$82.38(+13%)US$93.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$5.9B
Gross profitUS$1.2B20% margin
EBITDAUS$609.9M10% margin
Net incomeUS$453M6.1% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)15.4x
PER (forward)11.9x
P/Book0.9x
Beta1.36
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$4.8B
Total debtUS$1.9B
Free Cash FlowUS$92.6M
Debt / Equity38%
Profitability & ownership
ROE6.4%
ROA3.3%
% insiders2.6%
% institutions106.9%
Last declaration on 25 March 2026
Declarations194 total
7,760 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000088:0
8,151 shares0MTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000086:0
7,845 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000085:0
7,346 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000084:0
14,672 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000083:0
48,907 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000087:0
4,405 shares@ US$75.90100.0% of flowMTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000073:0
4,235 shares@ US$75.972.6% of flowMTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000074:0
5,110 shares@ US$76.0010.8% of flowMTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000071:0
151 shares@ US$76.801.4% of flowMTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000070:0
2,910 shares@ US$75.998.3% of flowMTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000072:0
6,688 shares@ US$76.055.6% of flowMTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000069:0
143 shares@ US$76.8013.3% of flowMTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000068:0
3,100 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000060:0
6,259 shares0MTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000057:0
3,100 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000056:0
3,100 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000054:0
14,080 shares0MTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000052:0
8,001 shares0MTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000048:0
3,100 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000047:0
5,925 shares0MTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000046:0
3,100 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000045:0
263 shares@ US$78.1624.9% of flowMTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000059:0
158 shares@ US$78.161.5% of flowMTH Common StockSEC:0000833079-26-000055:0
3,100 shares0MTH Common SharesSEC:0000833079-26-000058:0
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About Meritage Homes Corp
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH) is a major U.S. homebuilder focused on the construction and sale of new single-family homes, with a clear emphasis on affordability, energy efficiency, and a relatively streamlined buying experience. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, and is currently the fifth-largest public homebuilder in the U.S. based on homes closed in 2024. Its operating model is centered on land acquisition and development, followed by home construction and sales across high-growth Sun Belt and surrounding markets. ([investors.meritagehomes.com](https://investors.meritagehomes.com/?utm_source=openai))
Meritage was founded in 1985 by Steven J. Hilton and William W. Cleverly. It began as a semi-custom luxury builder and later shifted its strategic focus toward more affordable entry-level homes, a move the company has described as a key part of its evolution since 2016. That repositioning is important from an investor perspective because it places Meritage in a broad, liquid segment of U.S. housing demand where affordability, energy savings, and move-in convenience matter more than customization. The company has said it has delivered more than 200,000 homes over its 40-year history, underscoring both scale and durability. ([investors.meritagehomes.com](https://investors.meritagehomes.com/news-events-presentations/press-releases/detail/424/the-way-to-200k-meritage-homes-celebrates-40th-anniversary?utm_source=openai))
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Meritage’s core products are newly built detached homes, typically marketed under the Meritage Homes brand in all of its markets. The company highlights design-forward layouts, energy-efficient features, and a buyer experience aimed at simplifying the path to homeownership. Historically, Meritage has positioned itself as an efficiency leader in the sector, and its value proposition continues to combine price competitiveness with lower operating costs for homeowners. That positioning is especially relevant in the U.S. new-home market, where mortgage rates, monthly payment sensitivity, and affordability constraints can materially influence demand. ([investors.meritagehomes.com](https://investors.meritagehomes.com/news-events-presentations/press-releases/detail/211/meritage-homes-celebrates-delivery-of-its-100000th-home?utm_source=openai))
Geographically, Meritage operates across Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. This footprint gives the company exposure to some of the most dynamic housing markets in the southern and western United States, while also diversifying it across multiple regions and demographic drivers. The company’s investor materials and corporate communications consistently emphasize its national scale and its focus on markets with favorable population and employment trends. ([meritagehomes.com](https://www.meritagehomes.com/?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive standpoint, Meritage is differentiated by its scale in the public homebuilder universe, its concentration in entry-level housing, and its disciplined capital deployment. Management has emphasized land investment, community count growth, share repurchases, and cash dividends as part of its capital allocation framework. Recent results show a more normalized operating backdrop: first-quarter 2026 net earnings declined year over year due mainly to lower home closing revenue and gross profit, while the company continued to expand community count and lot control and updated full-year 2026 guidance to around 2025 levels. For investors, that combination points to a business that remains operationally active but is navigating a softer, more selective U.S. housing environment. ([investors.meritagehomes.com](https://investors.meritagehomes.com/news-events-presentations/press-releases/detail/430/meritage-homes-reports-first-quarter-2026-results?utm_source=openai))
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