MercadoLibre (MELI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MercadoLibre, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online commerce and financial services ecosystem across Latin America. Founded in 1999 by Marcos Galperin, the company initially developed an online marketplace and has expanded into a broad platform connecting buyers and sellers with businesses and consumers.

Its commerce operations include the MercadoLibre marketplace, where users can purchase and sell products across numerous categories. The company also offers supporting services such as Mercado Envíos for shipping and logistics, Mercado Ads for digital advertising, and tools for merchants to manage their online businesses.

MercadoLibre’s financial technology business is centered on Mercado Pago, which provides digital payment processing, online checkout, money transfer and account services. The company also offers credit products through Mercado Crédito and other financial tools designed to support consumers and merchants.

MercadoLibre serves customers and businesses in countries throughout Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Uruguay. Marcos Galperin is the company’s founder and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,792.21 to $1,824.64
• 50-Day Range: $1,685.12 to $2,006.58
• 52-Week Range: $1,495.00 to $2,428.00
• Volume: 382,489 shs
• Average Volume: 482,945 shs
• Market Capitalization: $91.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 49.23
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $2,251.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MercadoLibre Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MercadoLibre scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 480 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MercadoLibre has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MercadoLibre has a consensus price target of $2,251.88, representing about 24.4% upside from its current price of $1,810.15.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MercadoLibre has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 44.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MercadoLibre are expected to grow by 44.89% in the coming year, from $38.09 to $55.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MercadoLibre is 49.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MercadoLibre is 49.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.23.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

MercadoLibre has a PEG Ratio of 1.27. 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 13.60. 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

1.77% 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 1.11, 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 8.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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 1.63%. 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 1.09% next year. This indicates that MercadoLibre will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

MercadoLibre has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for MercadoLibre this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 36 people have searched for MELI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -23% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

29 people have added MercadoLibre to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 164% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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

0.26% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Broadline Retail
• Sub-Industry: Broadline Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MELI
• CIK: 1099590
• Web: www.mercadolibre.com
• Phone: (982) 927-2770
• Fax: 54-11-4545-4744
• Employees: 20,347
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MercadoLibre: $2,251.88
• High Price Target: $2,800.00
• Low Price Target: $1,750.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $36.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 49.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 47.52
• P/E Growth: 1.27
• Net Income: $2.00 billion
• Net Margins: 5.30%
• Pretax Margin: 7.40%
• Return on Equity: 26.54%
• Return on Assets: 4.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $35.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.61
• Cash Flow: $55.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.60
• Book Value: $133.10 per share
• Price / Book: 13.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,697,000
• Free Float: 50,565,000
• Market Cap: $91.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.31