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Meritage Homes Corporation

Industrial Goods | Residential Construction | USA

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Index	-	P/E	15.75	EPS (ttm)	3.18	Insider Own	1.71%	Shs Outstand	36.15M	Perf Week	-1.57%
Market Cap	1.81B	Forward P/E	13.42	EPS next Y	3.73	Insider Trans	-22.55%	Shs Float	33.92M	Perf Month	1.79%
Income	121.96M	PEG	0.43	EPS next Q	0.45	Inst Own	95.23%	Short Float	5.95%	Perf Quarter	29.01%
Sales	1.33B	P/S	1.37	EPS this Y	560.56%	Inst Trans	-0.61%	Short Ratio	3.24	Perf Half Y	41.28%
Book/sh	19.76	P/B	2.53	EPS next Y	59.40%	ROA	8.16%	Target Price	51.45	Perf Year	70.48%
Cash/sh	8.99	P/C	5.57	EPS next 5Y	36.54%	ROE	20.35%	52W Range	25.02 - 52.95	Perf YTD	34.06%
Dividend	-	P/FCF	-	EPS past 5Y	-53.71%	ROI	9.08%	52W High	-5.44%	Beta	1.77
Dividend %	-	Quick Ratio	-	Sales past 5Y	-12.62%	Gross Margin	11.07%	52W Low	100.12%	ATR	1.84
Employees	830	Current Ratio	-	Sales Q/Q	64.64%	Oper. Margin	3.76%	RSI (14)	52.80	Volatility	4.19% 3.11%
Optionable	Yes	Debt/Eq	1.24	EPS Q/Q	315.02%	Profit Margin	9.20%	Rel Volume	0.29	Prev Close	50.25
Shortable	Yes	LT Debt/Eq	1.24	Earnings	Apr 24 BMO	Payout	0.00%	Avg Volume	623.20K	Price	50.07
Recom	2.50	SMA20	-0.89%	SMA50	6.30%	SMA200	22.19%	Volume	178,015	Change	-0.36%

25-Apr-13

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UBS

Sell

$25 → $33

25-Apr-13

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FBR Capital

Outperform

$45 → $51

23-Apr-13

Upgrade

Barclays

Equal Weight → Overweight

$47 → $56

05-Feb-13

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Deutsche Bank

Buy

$42 → $46

05-Feb-13

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Barclays

Equal Weight

$46 → $47

04-Feb-13

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FBR Capital

Mkt Perform

$35 → $45

01-Feb-13

Reiterated

UBS

Sell

$23 → $25

09-Jan-13

Initiated

Gilford Securities

Buy

$50

27-Jul-12

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FBR Capital

Mkt Perform

$29 → $38

01-May-12

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FBR Capital

Mkt Perform

$27 → $29

27-Apr-12

Reiterated

Barclays

Equal Weight

$36 → $33

19-Jan-12

Downgrade

UBS

Neutral → Sell

$19 → $19

01-Nov-11

Reiterated

Barclays Capital

Equal Weight

$18 → $22

31-Aug-11

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UBS

Sell → Neutral

$19 → $19

18-Jan-11

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UBS

Neutral → Sell

$19 → $19

13-Jan-11

Reiterated

Deutsche Bank

Buy

$22 → $33

15-Nov-10

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Ticonderoga

Buy → Neutral

12-Oct-10

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UBS

Neutral

$17 → $19

29-Jul-10

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UBS

Sell → Neutral

$17 → $17

12-Feb-10

Reiterated

Credit Suisse

Neutral

$19 → $22

23-May-13 02:31PM	Sector Snap: Homebuilders AP
11:50AM	A New KB Home Community in Denver Zacks
22-May-13 06:02PM	[$$] Meritage Homes CEO Sells Near Multiyear High at Barrons.com
01:43PM	Meritage Homes' CEO Presents at The J.P. Morgan Homebuilding & Building Products Conference (Transcript) at Seeking Alpha
12:28PM	The Housing Market Should Catapult These Retailers Higher at Motley Fool
11:25AM	Ryland Completes Notes Offering Zacks
17-May-13 09:14AM	Why Meritage Homes's Earnings May Not Be So Hot at Motley Fool
16-May-13 05:25PM	D.R. Horton Upped to Outperform Zacks
01:42PM	Betting on the Home Builders: Is It too Late? at Motley Fool
01:32PM	Sector Snap: Homebuilders AP
05:11AM	MERITAGE HOMES CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders EDGAR Online
15-May-13 04:00PM	Meritage Homes Presentation to be Webcast on May 22, 2013 from J.P. Morgan Conference PR Newswire
10:40AM	Masco Attains 52-Week High Zacks
10:30AM	Pulte reaches 52-Week High Zacks
14-May-13 06:05PM	KB Home Kept at Neutral Zacks
10:50AM	DR Horton Reaches 52-Week High Zacks
10:25AM	Meritage Homes Stock Hits New 52-Week High (MTH) at TheStreet
13-May-13 06:15PM	NVR Unveils New Luxury Homes Zacks
11:40AM	Ryland's Acquisition News Drives New High Zacks
10-May-13 08:00PM	Undervalued Stock's Chart Pattern Projects a 60% Win in Traders' Future StreetAuthority Network
08:00PM	Undervalued Stock's Chart Pattern Projects a 60% Win in Traders' Future
03:10PM	Lennar Retained at Neutral Zacks
01:04PM	MERITAGE HOMES CORP Financials EDGAR Online Financials
07:45AM	Housing Stocks Overvalued, Lennar Looks To Have Topped at Seeking Alpha
08-May-13 04:00AM	Pickens: There Are Jobs, but Some in US Dont Want to Work Off the Cuff
03-May-13 04:40PM	Meritage Homes Reaches 52-Week High Zacks
10:02AM	1 Stock to Buy in May at Motley Fool
02-May-13 05:37PM	Homebuilders Get Nailed By Rising Costs Investor's Business Daily
02:25PM	Meritage Homes Reaches New 52-Week High (MTH) at TheStreet
08:11AM	MERITAGE HOMES CORP Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report EDGAR Online
01-May-13 05:35PM	Ryland Unveils New Community Zacks
07:15AM	Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Lumber Liquidators, Meritage Homes, Everest Re Group and Potlatch Zacks
30-Apr-13 10:49AM	Qualcomm Vice Chairman Sells 200K Shares and 4 Insider Sales to Note at Wall St. Cheat Sheet
01:04AM	4 Big Winners From This Earnings Season at Seeking Alpha
29-Apr-13 05:15PM	4 Big Winners from this Earnings Season Zacks
08:00AM	Meritage Homes Presentation to be Webcast on May 9, 2013 from Wells Fargo Industrial and Construction Conference PR Newswire
01:21AM	Meritage Homes Remains A Top Pick As It Fires On All Cylinders at Seeking Alpha
28-Apr-13 07:28PM	The San Francisco Bay Area's Housing Micro-Climates: A Microcosm Of A 2-Speed Recovery at Seeking Alpha
27-Apr-13 05:16PM	Earnings Volatility Drives These Stocks in a New Direction at Wall St. Cheat Sheet
26-Apr-13 06:47PM	7 Fascinating Reads at Motley Fool
04:54PM	PulteGroup Tops Q1 Expectations As Stocks Forms Base at Investor's Business Daily
02:13PM	What To Do With Homebuilder Stocks at Seeking Alpha
12:01PM	D.R. Horton Earnings Continue Housing's Hot Streak at Investor's Business Daily
09:36AM	Rally Grinds On, Despite Disappointing GDP at CNBC
03:38AM	Ryland Moves Higher As California's Housing Market Improves at Seeking Alpha
25-Apr-13 05:24PM	Land Values Jump Around U.S. As Price Of New Home Lifts Investor's Business Daily
03:04PM	Home builders report greater pricing power at MarketWatch
02:51PM	Home builders report greater pricing power at MarketWatch
01:57PM	PulteGroup, M/I Homes Earnings Extend Builders Rally at Investor's Business Daily
12:00PM	Meritage Beats 1Q Earnings on Strong Top Line Zacks
11:38AM	Despite Rising Demand, Some Builders Slow Production at CNBC
10:30AM	Meritage Homes Stock Hits New 52-Week High (MTH) at TheStreet
24-Apr-13 06:52PM	Lumber Liquidators, Two Builders Shine As Housing Revives Investor's Business Daily +8.12%
02:53PM	Meritage Homes' CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript at Seeking Alpha
02:25PM	Meritage Sets The Bar High For Builders at Seeking Alpha
02:19PM	Meritage Homes Soars On Bullish Outlook, Land Holdings at Investor's Business Daily
01:53PM	4 Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume at TheStreet
01:48PM	4 Stocks Rising on Unsual Volume at TheStreet
01:27PM	Stocks Struggle For Direction; Panera Shaving Losses at Investor's Business Daily
11:25AM	Meritage Homes Earnings: Heres Why Investors Like These Results at Wall St. Cheat Sheet
08:03AM	InPlay: Meritage beats by $0.07, beats on revs; guides FY13 EPS above consensus Briefing.com
08:00AM	Meritage Homes Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2013 Including 35% Growth in Orders, 65% Increase in Revenue and Diluted EPS of $0.32 Marketwired
08:00AM	Meritage Homes Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2013 Including 35% Growth in Orders, 65% Increase in Revenue and Diluted EPS of $0.32 Marketwire
07:07AM	Q1 2013 Meritage Earnings Release - Before Market Open CCBN
01:14AM	MERITAGE HOMES CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition EDGAR Online
23-Apr-13 03:41PM	Sector Snap: Homebuilders AP +5.89%
01:37PM	Morgan Stanley Is a Buy and 3 More Analyst Upgrades To Know Now at Wall St. Cheat Sheet
08:00AM	Homebuilders Profits Seen Up In Housing Rebound at Investor's Business Daily
05:16AM	Meritage upgraded by Barclays Briefing.com
22-Apr-13 06:10PM	Existing-Home Sales Flat, But Price Gains Ramp Up Investor's Business Daily
19-Apr-13 12:19PM	Friday Sector Leaders: Home Furnishings, Home Builders at Forbes
10:00AM	Fitch Teleconference: Momentum at Back of U.S. Housing Now; Today @ 11AM ET at Reuters
18-Apr-13 05:48PM	Builders Gear Up To Suit House Hunters Investor's Business Daily
04:30PM	MTH Makes Notable Cross Below Critical Moving Average at TheStreet
11:12AM	Fitch Teleconference: Momentum at Back of U.S. Housing Now; Friday @ 11AM ET at Reuters
09:31AM	Fitch: Spike in Starts a Sign That U.S. Housing is Now Thriving at Reuters
15-Apr-13 04:29PM	Worst One-Day Drop in 2013: Stocks Skid 2%, Dow Tumbles 250; Vix Spikes 40% at CNBC -7.66%
04:10PM	Worst One-Day Drop in 2013: Stocks Skid 2%, Dow Tumbles 250; Vix Spikes 40% at CNBC
04:05PM	Stocks Close at Lows: Stocks Skid 2%, Dow Tumbles 250; Vix Spikes 40% at CNBC
03:44PM	Construction Sector Outlook: 2013 and 2014 to See Noticeable Improvement in Actual Units Under Construction, According to Expert Analyst Jack Kasprzak Wall Street Transcript
03:13PM	Stocks at Lows: Dow Skids 200, Nasdaq Drops 2%; Gold at Lowest in 2 Years at CNBC
03:01PM	Stocks Tumble 1% on Weak Data, Dragged by Materials; Gold Below $1400 at CNBC
02:15PM	Stocks Tumble 1% on Weak Data, Dragged by Materials; Gold Below $1400 at CNBC
02:15PM	Home Builder Land Winners & Losers CNBC
01:32PM	Midday Movers: ABX, KGC, IAU & More at CNBC
01:15PM	[video] Home Builder Land Winners & Losers at CNBC
12:04PM	Stocks Tumble 1% on Weak Data, Dragged by Materials; Gold Below $1400 at CNBC
11-Apr-13 02:34PM	Meritage Homes Still Offers Value at Seeking Alpha
12:01AM	Housing Juggernaut Seen Spurring 500,000 New U.S. Workers Bloomberg
12:01AM	Housing Juggernaut Seen Spurring 500,000 New U.S. Workers at Bloomberg
09-Apr-13 11:57AM	Stocks Struggle For Direction; Natural Grocers Gains at Investor's Business Daily
03-Apr-13 10:38AM	Wednesday Sector Laggards: General Contractors & Builders, Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Stocks at Forbes
10:34AM	Stocks Lower As Data Disappoint; HomeAway Stumbles at Investor's Business Daily
02-Apr-13 08:05AM	5 Top Stocks That Have Blown Out Earnings Estimates at Investor's Business Daily
01-Apr-13 03:35PM	From A Housing Bear: The Homebuilder You Can Still Buy For Big Upside at Seeking Alpha
01:26PM	Homebuilders Fuel Construction Rally In February at Investor's Business Daily
08:30AM	Meritage Homes First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release and Webcast Conference Call Scheduled for April 24, 2013 PR Newswire
28-Mar-13 11:11PM	MERITAGE HOMES CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits EDGAR Online
27-Mar-13 10:19AM	Do You Believe In The Housing Rebound Now? at Seeking Alpha
10:11AM	Now do you believe in the housing rebound? at MarketWatch

Meritage Homes Corporation engages in designing and building single-family detached homes. It offers a range of homes for various homebuyers, including first-time, move-up, active adult, and luxury. The company provides its homes under the Meritage Homes and Monterey Homes names. It also offers title insurance and closing/settlement services for its homebuyers. The company operates in 158 communities in Arizona, Texas, California, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, and the Carolinas. Meritage Homes Corporation was founded in 1985 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Sarver Robert Gary	Director	May 22	Option Exercise	25.32	11,500	291,130	201,040	May 23 06:57 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	May 14	Sale	52.19	50,000	2,609,500	1,547,071	May 16 12:11 PM
SEAY LARRY WAYNE	Executive VP - CFO	May 07	Sale	51.07	11,700	597,519	69,088	May 07 05:38 PM
AX PETER L	Director	Apr 30	Option Exercise	25.32	11,500	291,130	53,500	May 01 02:00 PM
AX PETER L	Director	Apr 30	Sale	48.30	11,500	555,450	42,000	May 01 02:00 PM
SEAY LARRY WAYNE	Executive VP - CFO	Apr 26	Option Exercise	42.82	36,667	1,570,081	117,455	Apr 29 06:37 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Apr 26	Option Exercise	42.82	75,160	3,218,351	1,722,231	Apr 29 06:39 PM
WHITE C TIMOTHY	EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary	Apr 26	Option Exercise	42.82	15,000	642,300	43,710	Apr 29 06:40 PM
Sferruzza Hilla	Chief Accounting Officer	Apr 26	Option Exercise	42.82	2,000	85,640	5,031	Apr 29 06:41 PM
Sferruzza Hilla	Chief Accounting Officer	Apr 26	Sale	49.35	2,000	98,700	3,031	Apr 29 06:41 PM
WHITE C TIMOTHY	EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary	Apr 26	Sale	49.50	15,000	742,500	28,710	Apr 29 06:40 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Apr 26	Sale	49.31	125,160	6,171,640	1,647,071	Apr 29 06:39 PM
SEAY LARRY WAYNE	Executive VP - CFO	Apr 26	Sale	48.82	36,667	1,790,083	80,788	Apr 29 06:37 PM
DAVIS STEVEN M	Exec VP - COO	Mar 11	Sale	44.50	9,000	400,500	30,525	Mar 12 10:48 AM
SEAY LARRY WAYNE	Executive VP - CFO	Mar 06	Option Exercise	15.14	19,823	300,043	80,788	Mar 07 05:14 PM
Sferruzza Hilla	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 06	Option Exercise	14.63	2,200	32,186	5,231	Mar 07 05:14 PM
Sferruzza Hilla	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 06	Sale	43.00	2,200	94,600	3,031	Mar 07 05:14 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Mar 06	Sale	42.75	30,000	1,282,500	1,717,071	Mar 07 05:13 PM
Sferruzza Hilla	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 05	Option Exercise	40.25	1,500	60,375	4,531	Mar 07 05:14 PM
Sferruzza Hilla	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 05	Sale	42.75	1,500	64,125	3,031	Mar 07 05:14 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Mar 05	Sale	42.75	10,000	427,500	1,747,071	Mar 07 05:13 PM
SEAY LARRY WAYNE	Executive VP - CFO	Mar 05	Sale	42.51	25,000	1,062,750	60,965	Mar 07 05:14 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Feb 20	Sale	41.37	14,390	595,314	1,757,071	Feb 20 01:31 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Feb 15	Sale	42.75	80,000	3,420,000	1,733,961	Feb 20 01:31 PM
HADDOCK GERALD W	Director	Feb 14	Sale	42.64	5,000	213,200	24,000	Feb 15 05:06 PM
WHITE C TIMOTHY	EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary	Feb 13	Option Exercise	15.98	10,000	159,800	36,264	Feb 15 11:19 AM
WHITE C TIMOTHY	EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary	Feb 13	Sale	42.53	23,500	999,425	12,764	Feb 15 11:19 AM
Sferruzza Hilla	Chief Accounting Officer	Feb 12	Sale	40.64	854	34,707	3,031	Feb 14 06:03 PM
Sferruzza Hilla	Chief Accounting Officer	Jan 15	Sale	40.63	358	14,546	1,485	Jan 16 11:21 AM
DAVIS STEVEN M	Exec VP - COO	Dec 14	Option Exercise	15.98	16,000	255,680	45,140	Dec 17 03:55 PM
DAVIS STEVEN M	Exec VP - COO	Dec 14	Sale	37.37	16,000	597,920	29,140	Dec 17 03:55 PM
OPPEL RAYMOND	Director	Dec 12	Sale	37.90	10,000	379,000	31,000	Dec 14 10:46 AM
OPPEL RAYMOND	Director	Nov 26	Sale	35.86	6,000	215,160	41,000	Nov 28 10:36 AM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 31	Option Exercise	13.69	64,000	876,160	1,855,361	Sep 04 12:02 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 31	Sale	37.16	64,000	2,378,240	1,791,361	Sep 04 12:02 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 27	Option Exercise	13.69	16,000	219,040	1,799,361	Aug 29 05:01 PM
SEAY LARRY WAYNE	Executive VP - CFO	Aug 27	Option Exercise	14.85	59,482	883,132	91,019	Aug 27 05:16 PM
SEAY LARRY WAYNE	Executive VP - CFO	Aug 27	Sale	36.25	59,482	2,156,223	60,965	Aug 27 05:16 PM
HILTON STEVEN J	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 27	Sale	36.60	16,000	585,614	1,791,361	Aug 29 05:01 PM
Sarver Robert Gary	Director	Aug 27	Sale	36.05	4,800	173,040	193,000	Aug 29 04:33 PM

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