Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Meritage Homes Corp shares valued at $466,620 were sold by Clinton Malissia on Aug 12 ’25. At $71.59 per share, Clinton Malissia sold 6,518 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,749 shares worth approximately $0.67 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Clinton Malissia purchased 6,518 shares, netting a total of over 466,401 in proceeds.
Before that, ARRIOLA DENNIS V had added 2,200 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $154,000, the Director bought Meritage Homes Corp shares for $70.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,200 shares, worth approximately $0.73 million.
As published in their initiating research note from BofA Securities on May 05, 2025, Meritage Homes Corp [MTH] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $82. Analysts at Seaport Research Partners upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of December 13, 2024, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for MTH. Earlier on November 07, 2024, Raymond James downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for MTH stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing MTH Stock Performance
On last trading session, Meritage Homes Corp [NYSE: MTH] plunged -1.40% to $77.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $75.45, but it reached a high of $77.03 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.32%. Over the course of the year, Meritage Homes Corp shares have dropped approximately -13.35%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $84.50 on 01/27/25 and a 52-week low of $59.27 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Meritage Homes Corp (MTH)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 75.95, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 74.91. In the upper region, resistance lies at 77.54. The next price resistance is at 78.09. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.61 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Meritage Homes Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Meritage Homes Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 3337.0 shares to 2.97 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 2.96 million shares. A jump of 0.11% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.26 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.26.
Which companies own the most shares of Meritage Homes Corp (MTH)?
In terms of Meritage Homes Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 88.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.33% from the previous closing price of $78.09. Analysts anticipate Meritage Homes Corp stock to reach 107 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 70. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Meritage Homes Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 31, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $235.
