MercadoLibre (MELI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) operates one of the largest e-commerce ecosystems in Latin America, providing online marketplaces, payment solutions and logistics services across multiple countries. The company’s flagship platform connects buyers and sellers through desktop and mobile channels, facilitating the sale of a broad range of goods including electronics, apparel, home goods and automotive parts. In addition to its core marketplace business, MercadoLibre offers classified advertising segments for property and vehicle listings, enabling users to post and search listings regionally.

Complementing its marketplace operations, MercadoLibre has developed a robust fintech arm under the Mercado Pago brand. This division processes online and in-store payments, issues prepaid and credit products, and offers merchant services such as point-of-sale terminals and digital invoicing. To support smoother transaction flows, the company leverages Mercado Envios, its logistics network, which provides warehousing, shipping and delivery solutions tailored to individual markets. Through integrated services, merchants can manage inventory, payments and fulfillment within a unified platform.

Founded in 1999 by Marcos Galperin and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, MercadoLibre has expanded its footprint to serve customers across nearly two dozen countries in Latin America, including Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay. The company’s growth has been driven by rising internet penetration, smartphone adoption and a shift toward digital payments in the region. Under the leadership of its founder, who continues to play a strategic role as Executive Chairman, and a management team focused on innovation and market expansion, MercadoLibre has evolved into a diversified technology leader in emerging markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2,481.50 to $2,530.00
• 50-Day Range: $2,292.04 to $2,494.35
• 52-Week Range: $1,646.00 to $2,645.22
• Volume: 272,539 shs
• Average Volume: 389,264 shs
• Market Capitalization: $127.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 62.01
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $2,828.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MercadoLibre Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MercadoLibre scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 211 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MercadoLibre has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.94, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MercadoLibre has a consensus price target of $2,828.33, representing about 12.6% upside from its current price of $2,510.97.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MercadoLibre has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 43.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MercadoLibre are expected to grow by 43.61% in the coming year, from $43.96 to $63.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MercadoLibre is 62.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MercadoLibre is 62.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

MercadoLibre has a PEG Ratio of 1.60. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MercadoLibre has a P/B Ratio of 29.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.82% of the float of MercadoLibre has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MercadoLibre has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MercadoLibre has recently increased by 4.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

MercadoLibre does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

MercadoLibre does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of MercadoLibre is 1.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, MercadoLibre will have a dividend payout ratio of 0.95% next year. This indicates that MercadoLibre will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.48

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.82% of the float of MercadoLibre has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MercadoLibre has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MercadoLibre has recently increased by 4.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.33

News Sentiment

MercadoLibre has a news sentiment score of 1.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 57 news articles for MercadoLibre this week, compared to 44 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

60 people have searched for MELI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

25 people have added MercadoLibre to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 32% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MercadoLibre insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.25% of the stock of MercadoLibre is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.62% of the stock of MercadoLibre is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MELI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MELI shares performed this year?

MercadoLibre's stock was trading at $1,700.44 at the start of the year. Since then, MELI stock has increased by 47.7% and is now trading at $2,510.97.

How were MercadoLibre's earnings last quarter?

MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The company reported $10.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $12.01 by $1.70. MercadoLibre's quarterly revenue was up 33.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are MercadoLibre's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of MercadoLibre include Jennison Associates LLC (2.44%), Lavaca Capital LLC (2.10%), Schroder Investment Management Group (1.03%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (1.03%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of MercadoLibre?

Shares of MELI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of MercadoLibre own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MercadoLibre investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Salesforce (CRM), Broadcom (AVGO) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2025
• Today: 9/24/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: INTERNET COMMERCE
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MELI
• CIK: 1099590
• Web: www.mercadolibre.com
• Phone: (982) 927-2770
• Fax: 54-11-4545-4744
• Employees: 18,282
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MercadoLibre: $2,828.33
• High Price Target: $3,500.00
• Low Price Target: $2,200.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.94
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $40.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 61.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 56.74
• P/E Growth: 1.6
• Net Income: $1.91 billion
• Net Margins: 8.52%
• Pretax Margin: 11.23%
• Return on Equity: 43.06%
• Return on Assets: 7.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 1.20
• Quick Ratio: 1.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.25
• Cash Flow: $50.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 49.35
• Book Value: $85.82 per share
• Price / Book: 29.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,697,000
• Free Float: 50,570,000
• Market Cap: $126.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.49