Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Meritage Homes (MTH)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH):

• 7/13/2026 – Meritage Homes was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 7/10/2026 – Meritage Homes had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $93.00 price target on the stock, up from $82.00.
• 7/7/2026 – Meritage Homes was downgraded by Zelman & Associates from “outperform” to “neutral”.
• 7/6/2026 – Meritage Homes had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 6/24/2026 – Meritage Homes was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 6/20/2026 – Meritage Homes was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.

Meritage Homes Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Meritage Homes’s payout ratio is presently 35.23%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Meritage Homes

In related news, CAO Alison Sasser sold 1,273 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.11, for a total value of $79,066.03. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 7,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $474,147.74. This represents a 14.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Meritage Homes Corporation is a national homebuilder and residential developer headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Founded in 1985 as Winchester Homes and later rebranded to Meritage Homes, the company specializes in designing, constructing and selling single‐family detached and attached homes. With a focus on energy efficiency and sustainable building practices, Meritage Homes markets its properties under the GreenSmart program, which integrates high‐performance features aimed at reducing long‐term energy and water consumption for homebuyers.

The company’s core activities encompass land acquisition, residential community planning, home design, construction management and real estate sales.