NASDAQ:MELIMercadolibre Stock Price, Forecast & News

Mercadolibre's stock was trading at $550.72 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MELI stock has increased by 52.8% and is now trading at $841.31. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mercadolibre in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Mercadolibre.

Mercadolibre is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mercadolibre.

Mercadolibre Inc (NASDAQ:MELI) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported ($0.44) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.48) by $0.04. The business had revenue of $652.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $609.27 million. Mercadolibre had a negative return on equity of 5.29% and a negative net margin of 8.28%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 37.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. View Mercadolibre's earnings history.

20 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Mercadolibre's stock. Their forecasts range from $548.00 to $1,000.00. On average, they expect Mercadolibre's stock price to reach $727.47 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 13.5%. View analysts' price targets for Mercadolibre.

News articles about MELI stock have been trending very positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mercadolibre earned a media sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutMercadolibre.

Mercadolibre saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,590,000 shares, an increase of 16.9% from the April 15th total of 1,360,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 733,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 3.6% of the company's stock are sold short. View Mercadolibre's Current Options Chain.

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Mercadolibre trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MELI."

Mercadolibre's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Baillie Gifford & Co. (9.32%), Capital Research Global Investors (7.61%), Capital World Investors (4.70%), WCM Investment Management LLC (4.16%), Schroder Investment Management Group (1.40%) and Capital International Investors (1.18%). Company insiders that own Mercadolibre stock include Emiliano Calemzuk and Meyer Malka. View institutional ownership trends for Mercadolibre.

MELI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Viking Global Investors LP, Squadra Investments Gestao DE Recursos LTDA., Two Sigma Advisers LP, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Fred Alger Management LLC, Clearbridge Investments LLC, and Sloane Robinson LLP. View insider buying and selling activity for Mercadolibre.

MELI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WCM Investment Management LLC, Capital International Investors, Schroder Investment Management Group, Baillie Gifford & Co., Fisher Asset Management LLC, RWC Asset Advisors US LLC, Capital Research Global Investors, and Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A.. Company insiders that have bought Mercadolibre stock in the last two years include Emiliano Calemzuk, and Meyer Malka. View insider buying and selling activity for Mercadolibre.

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

One share of MELI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $841.31.

Mercadolibre has a market capitalization of $41.82 billion and generates $2.30 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-172,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.68) on an earnings per share basis. Mercadolibre employs 3,492 workers across the globe.

The official website for Mercadolibre is www.mercadolibre.com.

Mercadolibre's mailing address is ARIAS 3751 7TH FLOOR, BUENOS AIRES C1, C1430CRG. The company can be reached via phone at 54-11-4640-8000 or via email at [email protected]