Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Meritage Homes (MTH)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) in the last few weeks:

• 11/13/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/8/2025 – Meritage Homes was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 11/4/2025 – Meritage Homes had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $60.00 to $69.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Meritage Homes was given a new $101.00 price target on by analysts at UBS Group AG. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Meritage Homes had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $82.00 to $78.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 10/10/2025 – Meritage Homes had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $85.00 to $80.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/7/2025 – Meritage Homes was downgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating. They now have a $82.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $100.00.
• 9/27/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/23/2025 – Meritage Homes was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Meritage Homes Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. Meritage Homes’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.48%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Meritage Homes

In related news, CEO Phillippe Lord sold 6,950 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.01, for a total transaction of $556,069.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 221,320 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,707,813.20. This represents a 3.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Meritage Homes Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and builds single-family attached and detached homes in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Homebuilding and Financial Services. It acquires and develops land; and constructs, markets, and sells homes for entry-level and first move-up buyers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.