Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) is a Residential Construction company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $66.64. It has a SharesGrow Score of 63/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of MTH = $34.27 (-48.6% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is MTH = $87 (+31% upside).
Valuation: MTH trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 9.9 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.39.
Financials: revenue is $5.9B, -2.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $453M, growing at -20.5%/yr. Net profit margin is 7.7% (thin). Gross margin is 19.7% (-8.9 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $1.9B against $5.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.36, conservative). Current ratio is 12.12 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 24.7%. Total assets: $7.7B.
Analyst outlook: 18 / 37 analysts rate MTH as buy (49%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 97/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 31/100 (Fail), Future 52/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
