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Meritage Homes (MTH) stock, explained like you're 5
Meritage Homes trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MTH. It is a mid cap company in the homebuilding industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 3.8 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- MTH
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Homebuilding
- Size
- Mid cap, about 3.8 billion dollars
Is Meritage Homes a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Meritage Homes is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 3.8 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Meritage Homes makes money
- Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining.
- Online and in store sales.
- Memberships, financing and services around the main product.
What moves MTH stock
- How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend.
- Interest rates, which affect big purchases.
- Prices, costs and competition.
In the news lately
- Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) Stock Price, News, Quote & History (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
- Meritage Homes: Cheaper On Book Than Any Year End In A Decade (NYSE:MTH) (Seeking Alpha)
- Meritage Homes stock has a USD 74.78 consensus target (ad-hoc-news.de)
- Did Backlog Declines Just Shift Meritage Homes (MTH) Investment Narrative? (Simply Wall Street)
- Meritage Homes stock hits 52 week low at 58.0 USD (Investing.com)
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Questions about Meritage Homes stock
What does Meritage Homes do?
Meritage Homes trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MTH. It is a mid cap company in the homebuilding industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 3.8 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Meritage Homes?
Meritage Homes trades under the ticker MTH on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Meritage Homes's market cap?
Meritage Homes is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 3.8 billion dollars.
How does Meritage Homes make money?
Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining. Online and in store sales. Memberships, financing and services around the main product.
What moves MTH stock?
How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend. Interest rates, which affect big purchases. Prices, costs and competition.
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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.