MTH vs VNJA vs MHO Stock Comparison

Meritage Homes, Vanjia and M Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$63.93 -1.6% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.75B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
VNJA Vanjia Corp
$5.50 0.0% 1M +186.5% 1Y
Market cap
$165.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win
MHO M/I Homes, Inc.
$126.14 -9.0% 1M -1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.12B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.21B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

M leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (M 6, Meritage Homes 2, Vanjia 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTHVNJAMHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.06B $165.00M $3.12B MTH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x -11,957x 11.3x MHO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x — 10.7x MHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.3% — -6.0% MHO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% — 6.6% MHO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% +186.5% -1.8% VNJA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +0.8%/yr +16.9%/yr MHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 130.9% 33.8% MHO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 — 58/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

MTHVNJAMHO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMTHVNJAMHO
Valuation 95 #2 of 21 5 #20 of 21 60 #9 of 21
Growth 37 #13 of 20 21 #16 of 20 47 #11 of 20
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 – 35 #12 of 18
Financial Health 53 #9 of 18 – 82 #4 of 18
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 17 – 63 #7 of 17
Overall 69 – 58
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • VNJA ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MHO ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMTHVNJAMHOSPY
1 month -1.6%0.0%-9.0% -0.2%
3 months -12.7%0.0%-17.2% +3.9%
6 months -7.8%+100.7%-6.7% +8.2%
Year to date -2.8%+37.2%-1.4% +12.9%
1 year -10.5%+186.5%-1.8% +12.3%
3 years +14.6%+83.3%+55.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.7%+22.4%+15.8% +23.3%
5 years +16.1%+4.2%+118.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.0%+0.8%+16.9% +10.9%
10 years +316.5%-69.4%+492.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.3%-11.2%+19.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTHVNJAMHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%130.9%33.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%170.7%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.440.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.271.42-0.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.8%-74.7%-44.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-34.1%-22.6% -1.2%
52-week high $85.18$8.35$163.00 $779.14
52-week low $57.86$1.76$114.03 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMTHVNJAMHO
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.7x -11,957xmedian 12.7x 11.6xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x —median 0.6x 0.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 9.5x —median 9.5x —median 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 15.9x -11,957xmedian 15.9x 23.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 2,604xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.53median 1.06 —median 1.06 -0.81median 1.06

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMTHVNJAMHO
Revenue $10.75B – $4.21B
Gross profit $1.91B – –
Operating income $1.71B -$13.80K –
Net income $329.27M -$13.80K $277.42M
Free cash flow $414.71M -$13.80K $137.09M
EPS (diluted) $4.98 – $10.69
Cash & equivalents $807.27M $58.64K $620.60M
Total debt $7.35B – $230.42M
Shares (diluted) 66.13M – 25.95M
Enterprise value $980.74M $164.74M $310.04M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMTHVNJAMHO
P/E 12.8x -11,957x 11.6x
P/FCF 10.0x -11,957x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x -11,957x 21.0x
P/S 0.4x – 0.8x
P/B 0.8x 2,604x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2,604x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x – –
EV/EBIT 3.0x -11,952x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 0.7x
EV/FCF 12.6x -11,952x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x -11,952x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.53 – -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTHVNJAMHO
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.3% – -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -32.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.1% -184.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.4% -32.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -48.4% -184.4% -41.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -33.3% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.9% – -38.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.0% – -14.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 298.7% 25.5% -39.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.2% 35.5% -40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 267.0% 25.5% -43.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.7% 35.5% -41.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTHVNJAMHO
Gross margin 17.8% – –
EBITDA margin 16.1% – –
Operating margin 15.9% – –
Pretax margin 3.9% – –
Net margin 3.1% – 6.6%
FCF margin 3.9% – 3.3%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% – 3.6%
Return on equity 6.5% -21.1% –
Return on assets 4.4% -21.1% –
Return on invested capital 19.1% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.4x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTHVNJAMHO
Debt / assets 24.5% – 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF 4.5x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 33.1% – 33.1%
Equity / assets 66.9% 100.0% 66.9%
Interest coverage 615.5x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTHVNJAMHO
Dividend yield 2.9% – –
Net buyback yield 10.4% – 6.1%
Shareholder yield 13.4% – 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMTHVNJAMHO
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 – 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.96FY2026 – $11.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.9%FY2026 – -28.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.10BFY2026 – $4.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.4%FY2026 – -7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% – +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTHVNJAMHO
Held by institutions 100.0% – 96.2%
Institutions holding 398 – 353
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +1.6%
Institutions buying 204 – 190
Institutions selling 146 – 120
Buyers to sellers 1.40 – 1.58

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MTHVNJAMHO
MTH 1.00 -0.02 0.84
VNJA -0.02 1.00 0.00
MHO 0.84 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTH, VNJA and MHO?

Meritage Homes (MTH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.06B, Vanjia (VNJA) $165.00M, M (MHO) $3.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTH, VNJA and MHO?

M (MHO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.3x, Vanjia (VNJA) -11,957x, M (MHO) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, M (MHO) is cheapest (Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.9x, M (MHO) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

M (MHO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%, M (MHO) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

M (MHO) has the highest net margin (Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.1%, M (MHO) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vanjia (VNJA) returned the most: Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.5%, Vanjia (VNJA) +186.5%, M (MHO) -1.8%. Over five years, M (MHO) compounded fastest (Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.0%/yr, Vanjia (VNJA) +0.8%/yr, M (MHO) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, M (MHO) has been the steadiest (Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.7%, Vanjia (VNJA) 130.9%, M (MHO) 33.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTH, VNJA and MHO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, M (MHO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.