MercadoLibre (MELI) Competitors $2,179.89 -7.68 (-0.35%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2,180.00 +0.11 (+0.01%) As of 05:07 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MELI vs. ABNB, AMZN, CSQ, DASH, EBAY, ETSY, GOOG, PYPL, PINS, and BABAShould you be buying MercadoLibre stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MercadoLibre include Airbnb (ABNB), Amazon.com (AMZN), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), DoorDash (DASH), eBay (EBAY), Etsy (ETSY), Alphabet (GOOG), PayPal (PYPL), Pinterest (PINS), and Alibaba Group (BABA). MercadoLibre vs. Its Competitors Airbnb Amazon.com Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund DoorDash eBay Etsy Alphabet PayPal Pinterest Alibaba Group Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ABNB or MELI? Airbnb has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAirbnb$11.10B6.72$2.65B$4.1329.05MercadoLibre$24.10B4.59$1.91B$40.4953.84 Is ABNB or MELI more profitable? Airbnb has a net margin of 22.67% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of 8.52%. MercadoLibre's return on equity of 43.06% beat Airbnb's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Airbnb22.67% 32.19% 11.03% MercadoLibre 8.52%43.06%7.57% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ABNB or MELI? 80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.9% of Airbnb shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MercadoLibre shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ABNB or MELI? Airbnb has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ABNB or MELI? In the previous week, MercadoLibre had 8 more articles in the media than Airbnb. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for MercadoLibre and 35 mentions for Airbnb. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Airbnb's score of 0.97 indicating that MercadoLibre is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Airbnb 23 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MercadoLibre 33 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate ABNB or MELI? Airbnb presently has a consensus target price of $141.81, suggesting a potential upside of 18.19%. MercadoLibre has a consensus target price of $2,822.78, suggesting a potential upside of 29.49%. Given MercadoLibre's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MercadoLibre is more favorable than Airbnb.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Airbnb 5 Sell rating(s) 19 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.32MercadoLibre 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94 SummaryMercadoLibre beats Airbnb on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MercadoLibre News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MELI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MELI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMercadoLibreINTERNET COMMERCE IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$110.90B$77.02B$27.63B$10.55BDividend YieldN/A1.18%172.50%4.75%P/E Ratio53.8429.3719.6527.60Price / Sales4.5934.309.34205.12Price / Cash43.87352.9162.9361.55Price / Book25.409.445.156.76Net Income$1.91B$2.25B$911.70M$275.88M7 Day Performance-2.97%-0.01%-1.04%2.81%1 Month Performance-8.14%4.16%0.66%9.24%1 Year Performance6.44%57.08%15.32%35.42% MercadoLibre Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MELIMercadoLibre4.8597 of 5 stars$2,179.89-0.4%$2,822.78+29.5%+8.2%$110.90B$24.10B53.8418,282Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastABNBAirbnb3.9686 of 5 stars$123.22-0.4%$141.46+14.8%-9.4%$76.59B$11.10B29.847,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.7611 of 5 stars$221.71+0.9%$264.13+19.1%+23.3%$2.36T$637.96B33.801,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$19.18+0.2%N/A+11.8%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsDASHDoorDash3.7198 of 5 stars$271.14+3.3%$271.55+0.1%+96.1%$115.90B$10.72B150.7223,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeEBAYeBay4.2677 of 5 stars$91.29+0.2%$79.75-12.6%+37.1%$41.71B$10.28B20.1011,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeETSYEtsy3.7364 of 5 stars$73.94+15.2%$57.80-21.8%+38.0%$7.32B$2.81B59.582,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGOOGAlphabet4.5275 of 5 stars$243.32-1.6%$230.35-5.3%+48.1%$2.95T$350.02B25.93190,200Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradePYPLPayPal4.5643 of 5 stars$69.72+3.6%$84.50+21.2%-6.2%$66.59B$31.80B14.8924,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePINSPinterest4.6979 of 5 stars$33.16-1.3%$42.38+27.8%-3.4%$22.56B$3.65B11.894,666Positive NewsBABAAlibaba Group3.1662 of 5 stars$179.33+4.3%$176.06-1.8%+65.1%$427.53B$137.30B20.85124,320Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABNB Competitors AMZN Competitors CSQ Competitors DASH Competitors EBAY Competitors ETSY Competitors GOOG Competitors PYPL Competitors PINS Competitors BABA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MELI) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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