A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the 10-year Treasury yield surged, threatening to drive mortgage rates higher and freeze housing demand.

Meritage Homes (MTH) shares are in focus after the company reported softer Q2 2026 results, updated its full year outlook to home closings and revenue about 5% below 2025, and continued its ongoing share repurchase activity. See our latest analysis for Meritage Homes. Despite the softer Q2 2026 results and lower full year outlook, Meritage Homes shares have held onto a 12.62% year to date share price return and a 16.93% 90 day share price return. The 5 year total shareholder return of 40.05%...

Demand softened, but inventory discipline and cost cuts supported margins.

Dream Finders Homes (DFH) has agreed to acquire Beazer Homes USA (BZH) in a roughly $2.2 billion all

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) reported lower second-quarter sales, revenue and earnings as affordability pressures and economic uncertainty contributed to a slower-than-normal spring selling season. Still, management said demand was broadly stable sequentially, construction costs improved and the compan

Homebuilder Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales falling 13.8% year on year to $1.41 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.42 per share was 9.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Meritage Homes Corp (MTH) reports a 200% backlog conversion rate and reduced spec inventory, but faces a 9% decline in sales orders and ongoing affordability pressures.

Moby summary of Meritage Homes Corporation's Q2 2026 earnings call

Although the revenue and EPS for Meritage (MTH) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Meritage (MTH) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +9.23% and -1.78%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Homebuilder Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales falling 14.3% year on year to $1.40 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.42 per share was 9.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Homebuilder Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what to expect.

Century Communities (CCS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +106.35% and +9.86%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The low valuation multiples for value stocks provide a margin of safety that growth stocks rarely offer. However, the challenge lies in determining whether these cheap assets are genuinely undervalued or simply on sale due to their potentially deteriorating business models.

Recent commentary on Meritage Homes highlights that, over the past several years, the company has experienced annual declines in sales and earnings per share alongside weakening returns on invested capital. These trends suggest Meritage’s earlier profit engines are losing effectiveness, raising questions about how reliably the business can convert its investments into attractive future returns. Next, we’ll explore how this deterioration in return on invested capital affects Meritage Homes’...

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after Housing Sector Stocks Dip on Weaker Construction Data. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that building permits for privately-owned housing units fell 3.0 percent in June from the previous month and were down 2.3 percent compared to June of last year. This decline in authorizations, which are a key indicator of future construction activity, suggests a cooling in the housing market. The report also showed that permits for single-family homes, a

Meritage Homes has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small return of 3.8% while holding steady at $77.46. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 11.4% gain during that period.

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