MercadoLibre (MELI) Competitors

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, MELI or ABNB?

MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MELI or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.60% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of 9.21%. MercadoLibre's return on equity of 48.46% beat Airbnb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MercadoLibre	9.21%	48.46%	8.63%
Airbnb	22.60%	30.91%	10.74%

Do analysts rate MELI or ABNB?

MercadoLibre currently has a consensus price target of $2,645.94, suggesting a potential upside of 9.63%. Airbnb has a consensus price target of $141.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.55%. Given MercadoLibre's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MercadoLibre is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MercadoLibre	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better earnings & valuation, MELI or ABNB?

Airbnb has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MercadoLibre. Airbnb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MercadoLibre, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MercadoLibre	$20.78B	5.89	$1.91B	$40.66	59.36
Airbnb	$11.10B	7.86	$2.65B	$3.96	35.19

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MELI or ABNB?

87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of MercadoLibre shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MELI or ABNB?

In the previous week, MercadoLibre had 4 more articles in the media than Airbnb. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for MercadoLibre and 36 mentions for Airbnb. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat MercadoLibre's score of 1.02 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MercadoLibre	29 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

MercadoLibre beats Airbnb on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.