MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) Position Increased by UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI - Free Report) by 14.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 454,150 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 57,806 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned approximately 0.90% of MercadoLibre worth $772,255,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital International Investors grew its stake in MercadoLibre by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,687,114 shares of the company's stock worth $2,868,869,000 after buying an additional 470,829 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in MercadoLibre by 41.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,394,255 shares of the company's stock worth $2,370,848,000 after purchasing an additional 405,425 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MercadoLibre in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $565,306,000. Capital World Investors boosted its position in shares of MercadoLibre by 24.5% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,568,602 shares of the company's stock worth $2,667,386,000 after buying an additional 308,973 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in MercadoLibre in the 4th quarter worth approximately $383,051,000. 87.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on MELI. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their target price on MercadoLibre from $3,000.00 to $2,400.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of MercadoLibre from $2,500.00 to $3,100.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of MercadoLibre from $2,500.00 to $3,000.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of MercadoLibre from $2,350.00 to $2,760.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Benchmark lowered shares of MercadoLibre from a "buy" rating to a "cautious" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $2,521.33.

MercadoLibre Price Performance

NASDAQ MELI opened at $2,578.35 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. MercadoLibre, Inc. has a 1 year low of $1,550.00 and a 1 year high of $2,610.30. The company has a market cap of $130.71 billion, a PE ratio of 68.39, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.61. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $2,146.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2,003.13.

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $9.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $7.82 by $1.92. MercadoLibre had a net margin of 9.20% and a return on equity of 51.89%. The firm had revenue of $5.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.55 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $6.78 EPS. The company's revenue was up 37.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that MercadoLibre, Inc. will post 43.96 EPS for the current year.

About MercadoLibre

MercadoLibre, Inc operates online commerce platforms in the United States. It operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an automated online commerce platform that enables businesses, merchants, and individuals to list merchandise and conduct sales and purchases digitally; and Mercado Pago FinTech platform, a financial technology solution platform, which facilitates transactions on and off its marketplaces by providing a mechanism that allows its users to send and receive payments online, as well as allows users to transfer money through their websites or on the apps.

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