Recent Research Analysts’ 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:

• 1/3/2026 – Meritage Homes was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/29/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/10/2025 – Meritage Homes was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating.
• 12/8/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/4/2025 – Meritage Homes was given a new $77.00 price target on by analysts at Evercore ISI. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 12/1/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/19/2025 – Meritage Homes had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 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.

Meritage Homes Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 17th were paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 17th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. Meritage Homes’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.48%.

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.