MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI)
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- symbol MELI
- Rev/Share 475.2944
- Book/Share 112.6891
- PB 21.3838
- Debt/Equity 2.0322
- CurrentRatio 1.1983
- ROIC 0.1256
- MktCap 122166538728.0
- FreeCF/Share 142.1765
- PFCF 16.9489
- PE 59.5059
- Debt/Assets 0.3524
- DivYield 0
- ROE 0.4306
- Rating B-
- Score 3
- Recommendation Neutral
- P/E Score 1
- DCF Score 3
- P/B Score 1
- D/E Score 1
Recent Analyst Ratings
| Type | Ticker | Analyst Firm | Previous Rating | Current Rating | Previous Price Target | Current Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiation | MELI | Daiwa Securities | -- | Buy | -- | $3000 | Aug. 1, 2025 |
| Initiation | MELI | Scotiabank | -- | Sector Outperform | -- | $3500 | July 28, 2025 |
| Downgrade | MELI | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | -- | $2800 | June 5, 2025 |
| Initiation | MELI | The Benchmark Company | -- | Buy | -- | $2500 | April 15, 2025 |
| Upgrade | MELI | New Street | Neutral | Buy | $2000 | $2300 | Jan. 30, 2025 |
| Upgrade | MELI | Raymond James | Outperform | Strong Buy | -- | $2250 | Jan. 21, 2025 |
| Initiation | MELI | Redburn Atlantic | -- | Buy | -- | $2800 | Oct. 11, 2024 |
| Downgrade | MELI | JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | -- | $2400 | Oct. 2, 2024 |
| Initiation | MELI | Raymond James | -- | Outperform | -- | $2350 | Sept. 27, 2024 |
| Initiation | MELI | Cantor Fitzgerald | -- | Overweight | -- | $2530 | Sept. 5, 2024 |
News
Should You Hold or Fold MercadoLibre Stock at P/E Multiple of 42.7X?
Published: September 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
MELI's steep 42.7X P/E raises questions as margin strain, credit risk and competitive pressure build beneath the surface.
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MELI vs. SE: Which Global E-Commerce Offers Greater Upside Now?
Published: August 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MELI's profit squeeze and rising credit risk contrast with SE's diversified growth and stronger execution across regions.
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MercadoLibre Expands Lending: Will Rising Risk Weigh on Profits?
Published: August 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
MELI's aggressive lending growth risks future profits as asset quality lags and provisioning pressures rise.
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Why MercadoLibre Might Outperform The Market
Published: August 25, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
MercadoLibre remains Latin America's e-commerce leader, benefiting from regional e-commerce penetration and a diversified business model including fintech and advertising. Q2 2025 results showed strong revenue growth (33% YoY), robust user gains, and expanding fintech/advertising, but EPS missed expectations and margins compressed. Margin pressure stemmed from increased marketing and shipping incentives; net income dipped slightly due to FX losses, notably from the Argentine Peso.
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Is MercadoLibre (MELI) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
Published: August 22, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.
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MercadoLibre Faces Margin Strain: Should You Hold or Fold the Stock?
Published: August 14, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
MELI's aggressive growth push hits profitability, with EPS miss and margin squeeze raising investor red flags.
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MercadoLibre Faces Ongoing Margin Strain: Is Profit Growth Slowing?
Published: August 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Heavy spending on payments, shipping and credit expansion is fueling MELI's market reach, yet margins reflect the strain of rapid growth plans.
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3 Growth Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now
Published: August 10, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive
Got some idle cash you're ready to put to work for a while? Although the market's rally to record highs -- and steep valuations -- might make it feel like there's not much worth stepping into at this time, worthy opportunities are out there.
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MercadoLibre Q2: Sacrificing Margins For Growth
Published: August 10, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
I reiterate my buy recommendation for MercadoLibre after Q2, supported by strong revenue growth and robust fintech performance, especially in Argentina. The company's margin sacrifice is a strategic move for customer loyalty and market share, not a sign of weakness, and can be reversed if needed. Valuation using a 5-year DCF model indicates a fair value of $2,705 per share, offering a 16.8% upside and an attractive risk-reward profile.
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MercadoLibre: Incrementally Bullish After Strong Earnings Report
Published: August 07, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
MercadoLibre's strong e-commerce and fintech growth in Latin America has outperformed expectations, despite macroeconomic and tariff uncertainties. Recent quarters showed impressive revenue and user growth, with marketplace and fintech segments both accelerating, reinforcing MELI's long-term potential. Rising bad debt expense and margin pressure are concerns, but credit quality and provision coverage remain healthy for now.
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Up Nearly 300% in 2 Years, It's Not Too Late to Buy Mercado Libre
Published: August 06, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive
Mercado Libre's NASDAQ: MELI shares are up nearly 300% in the last two years and have ample room to run. The business is growing and accelerating, with plenty of market left to address.
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Brokers Suggest Investing in MercadoLibre (MELI): Read This Before Placing a Bet
Published: August 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?
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Final Trades: Apple, PG&E, MercadoLibre and XLI
Published: August 05, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral
The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.
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MercadoLibre Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
Published: August 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
MELI's Q2 earnings miss estimates despite surging 33.8% revenue growth, fueled by strong commerce and fintech momentum.
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MercadoLibre: Spectacular Growth, Margin Pressure, And Long-Term Opportunity
Published: August 05, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
MercadoLibre's Q2 earnings showed robust growth across all segments, but profit margins were pressured by increased investments in marketing and logistics. Long-term fundamentals remain strong, with accelerating user growth, expanding fintech adoption, and significant market share opportunities in Latin America. Management's focus on reinvestment is driving sustained growth and past investments have proven successful in strengthening MercadoLibre's competitive position.
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MELI Set to Report Q2 earnings: Time to Hold or Fold the Stock?
Published: August 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Despite strong Q2 growth projections, MELI's stretched valuation and rising competition may limit investor upside.
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3 Of The Best SWANs On My Shopping List
Published: July 31, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Our picks for today are MercadoLibre, Vulcan Materials, and AstraZeneca, with each providing a mix of value and growth. MercadoLibre is Latin America's leading e-commerce and fintech platform with increasing e-commerce penetration rates and economic growth driving its macro growth story. Vulcan Materials is the largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates, making it a beneficiary of U.S. infrastructure spending.
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Here is What to Know Beyond Why MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) is a Trending Stock
Published: July 31, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MercadoLibre (MELI) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
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Wall Street's Insights Into Key Metrics Ahead of MercadoLibre (MELI) Q2 Earnings
Published: July 30, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Looking beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for MercadoLibre (MELI), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended June 2025.
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How's MELI Using Argentina's Economic Recovery to Fuel its Growth?
Published: July 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MercadoLibre rides Argentina's economic rebound with booming revenues, cross-border expansion, and bold fintech ambitions.
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How is MELI Holding its Lead in LATAM's Acquiring Business Space?
Published: July 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MercadoLibre tightens its fintech grip in LATAM by deepening ecosystem ties and doubling down on small business support.
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Should You Buy, Sell or Hold MELI Stock After Trump's Tariff Pledge?
Published: July 16, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
MercadoLibre faces tariff risk in Brazil and rising competition, but digital banking and ad growth may fuel long-term gains.
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135 Public Companies That Hold Bitcoin — And Why It Matters
Published: July 15, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Positive
Since the historic institutional pivot of 2020, Bitcoin has steadily made its way from fringe asset to mainstream corporate treasury tool.
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Tariffs Hit Brazil: Can MELI Maintain Momentum in its Biggest Market?
Published: July 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
MercadoLibre faces pressure as U.S. tariffs on Brazil raise concerns over currency, growth, and e-commerce demand.
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Amazon Vs. MercadoLibre: Comparing 2 Similar Growth Stocks
Published: July 07, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Amazon and MercadoLibre are both distinguished growth stocks and leaders in the broadline retail business. Amazon's growth is helped by its AWS subsidiary and by astute marketing such as its highly successful Amazon Prime Day. MercadoLibre has a commanding position in Latin America where it copies many aspects of Amazon and has a long runway for growth.
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Here's Why MercadoLibre (MELI) is a Strong Growth Stock
Published: July 03, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
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MELI vs. PDD: Which E-Commerce Stock Has More Upside Potential?
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MercadoLibre gains momentum with rising market share and engagement, while PDD Holdings faces margin pressure amid fierce competition.
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Final Trades: Applied Materials, UnitedHealth, Mercado Libre
Published: June 30, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral
The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.
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These Are The 5 Best Stocks To Buy Now Or Watch
Published: June 27, 2025 by: Investors Business Daily
Sentiment: Positive
Buying a stock is easy, but buying the right stock without a good strategy is incredibly hard. Here are five top-performing stocks to buy now or put on a watchlist.
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Mercado Ads Scales Up: Can it Become MELI's Third Growth Engine?
Published: June 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
Mercado Ads is scaling fast with $1 billion plus in annual revenues, emerging as MercadoLibre's next growth engine in Latin America's ad market.
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About MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI)
- IPO Date 2007-08-10
- Website https://www.mercadolibre.com
- Industry Specialty Retail
- CEO Marcos Eduardo Galperín
- Employees 84207