Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Meritage Homes Corp shares valued at $556,070 were sold by Lord Phillippe on Aug 22 ’25. At $80.01 per share, Lord Phillippe sold 6,950 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 221,320 shares worth approximately $15.13 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lord Phillippe purchased 6,950 shares, netting a total of over 556,070 in proceeds.
Before that, Clinton Malissia had sold 6,518 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $466,620, the EVP – Gen. Counsel, Secretary traded Meritage Homes Corp shares for $71.59 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,518 shares, worth approximately $0.6 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Citizens JMP on January 07, 2026, Meritage Homes Corp [MTH] has been a Mkt outperform and the price target has been revised to $90. Analysts at Evercore ISI downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”an In-line”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of May 05, 2025, BofA Securities has initiated its “Buy” rating for MTH. Earlier on March 06, 2025, Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for MTH stock which previously was a “a Sell”.
Analyzing MTH Stock Performance
On last trading session, Meritage Homes Corp [NYSE: MTH] rose 3.26% to $68.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $65.51, but it reached a high of $68.805 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.89%. Over the course of the year, Meritage Homes Corp shares have dropped approximately -9.04%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $68.86 on 01/07/26 and a 52-week low of $65.07 on 01/02/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Meritage Homes Corp (MTH)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 66.27, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 64.18. In the upper region, resistance lies at 69.63. The next price resistance is at 70.89. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.27 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 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.19 million shares to 3.99 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 3.8 million shares. A jump of 4.79% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.98 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.98.
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In terms of Meritage Homes Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 90.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 36.71% from the previous closing price of $66.2. Analysts anticipate Meritage Homes Corp stock to reach 104 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 77. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Meritage Homes Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On December 13, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $197.
