Stock Price Trends

Meritage Corporation (MTH)

Meritage Homes Corporation designs and builds single-family homes in the United States. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Stock Price Trends

Stock price trends estimated using linear regression.

Key facts

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 51.56% per annum.
  • MTH price at the close of November 20, 2024 was $178.23 and was inside the primary price channel.
  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 56.71% per annum.
  • MTH price at the close of November 20, 2024 was inside the secondary price channel.
  • The direction of the secondary trend is opposite to the direction of the primary trend. This indicates a possible reversal in the direction of the primary trend.

Linear Regression Model

Model equation:
Yi = α + β × Xi + εi

Top border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi + 2 × s)

Bottom border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi – 2 × s)

where:

i - observation number
Yi - natural logarithm of MTH price
Xi - time index, 1 day interval
σ - standard deviation of εi
a - estimator of α
b - estimator of β
s - estimator of σ
Exp() - calculates the exponent of e


Primary Trend

Start date: March 31, 2022
End date: November 11, 2024

a = 3.2736

b = 0.0011

s = 0.1012

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × 0.0011) – 1
= 51.56%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.1012) – 1
= 49.92%

March 31, 2022 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y593)
= Exp(a + b × X593 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 861 + 2 × s)
= Exp(3.2736 + 0.0011 × 861 + 2 × 0.1012)
= Exp(4.4570)
= $86.23

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y593)
= Exp(a + b × X593 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 861 – 2 × s)
= Exp(3.2736 + 0.0011 × 861 – 2 × 0.1012)
= Exp(4.0520)
= $57.52

November 11, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,250)
= Exp(a + b × X1,250 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,817 + 2 × s)
= Exp(3.2736 + 0.0011 × 1,817 + 2 × 0.1012)
= Exp(5.5461)
= $256.25

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,250)
= Exp(a + b × X1,250 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,817 – 2 × s)
= Exp(3.2736 + 0.0011 × 1,817 – 2 × 0.1012)
= Exp(5.1412)
= $170.92

Description

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 51.56% per annum.
  • MTH price at the close of November 20, 2024 was $178.23 and was inside the primary price channel.

Secondary Trend

Start date: September 13, 2024
End date: November 20, 2024

a = 9.3728

b = -0.0023

s = 0.0256

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0023) – 1
= -56.71%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0256) – 1
= 10.80%

September 13, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,209)
= Exp(a + b × X1,209 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,758 + 2 × s)
= Exp(9.3728 + -0.0023 × 1,758 + 2 × 0.0256)
= Exp(5.3913)
= $219.49

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,209)
= Exp(a + b × X1,209 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,758 – 2 × s)
= Exp(9.3728 + -0.0023 × 1,758 – 2 × 0.0256)
= Exp(5.2888)
= $198.10

November 20, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,257)
= Exp(a + b × X1,257 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,826 + 2 × s)
= Exp(9.3728 + -0.0023 × 1,826 + 2 × 0.0256)
= Exp(5.2353)
= $187.79

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,257)
= Exp(a + b × X1,257 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,826 – 2 × s)
= Exp(9.3728 + -0.0023 × 1,826 – 2 × 0.0256)
= Exp(5.1328)
= $169.49

Description

  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 56.71% per annum.
  • MTH price at the close of November 20, 2024 was inside the secondary price channel.