MercadoLibre (MELI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MercadoLibre, Inc. operates an online commerce and financial technology platform focused on Latin America. Founded in Argentina in 1999, the company connects buyers and sellers through its marketplace, where businesses and individuals can list and purchase a wide range of products.

The company’s services also include Mercado Pago, which offers digital payment and financial services for transactions on and off its marketplace. MercadoLibre supports commerce with services such as Mercado Envíos, its shipping and logistics platform, and provides advertising tools for merchants and brands.

MercadoLibre serves customers and businesses across numerous Latin American markets, including Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. Founder Marcos Galperin led the company for many years and remains closely associated with its development.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,502.10 to $1,558.01
• 50-Day Range: $1,510.00 to $2,006.58
• 52-Week Range: $1,469.01 to $2,342.00
• Volume: 881,894 shs
• Average Volume: 650,185 shs
• Market Capitalization: $76.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 40.50
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $2,198.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MercadoLibre Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MercadoLibre scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 111th out of 474 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: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MercadoLibre has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MercadoLibre has a consensus price target of $2,198.75, representing about 45.6% upside from its current price of $1,510.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MercadoLibre has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 44.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MercadoLibre are expected to grow by 44.63% in the coming year, from $38.09 to $55.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MercadoLibre is 40.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MercadoLibre is 40.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.37.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

MercadoLibre has a PEG Ratio of 1.18. 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 11.34. 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

2.01% 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 2.07, 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 13.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

MercadoLibre does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

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: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

MercadoLibre has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 57 news articles for MercadoLibre this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 33 people have searched for MELI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

34 people have added MercadoLibre to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 386% 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: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/07/2026
• 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: $2,198.75
• High Price Target: $2,600.00
• Low Price Target: $1,750.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $37.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 40.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.41
• P/E Growth: 1.06
• Net Income: $2.00 billion
• Net Margins: 4.91%
• Pretax Margin: 7.40%
• Return on Equity: 25.93%
• Return on Assets: 4.02%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $28.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.65
• Cash Flow: $55.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.19
• Book Value: $133.10 per share
• Price / Book: 11.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,700,000
• Free Float: 50,565,000
• Market Cap: $76.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.42