MercadoLibre (MELI) Competitors $2,387.45 -14.65 (-0.61%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2,383.57 -3.88 (-0.16%) As of 07/11/2025 07:49 PM 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, EBAY, ETSY, GOOG, PYPL, PINS, SHOP, BABA, and UBERShould you be buying MercadoLibre stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MercadoLibre include Airbnb (ABNB), Amazon.com (AMZN), eBay (EBAY), Etsy (ETSY), Alphabet (GOOG), PayPal (PYPL), Pinterest (PINS), Shopify (SHOP), Alibaba Group (BABA), and Uber Technologies (UBER). MercadoLibre vs. Its Competitors Airbnb Amazon.com eBay Etsy Alphabet PayPal Pinterest Shopify Alibaba Group Uber Technologies Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and valuation. Do analysts recommend ABNB or MELI? Airbnb currently has a consensus price target of $141.47, indicating a potential upside of 4.52%. MercadoLibre has a consensus price target of $2,645.94, indicating a potential upside of 10.83%. Given MercadoLibre's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 16 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33MercadoLibre 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is ABNB or MELI 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 Airbnb22.60% 30.91% 10.74% MercadoLibre 9.21%48.46%8.63% Does the media favor ABNB or MELI? In the previous week, MercadoLibre had 15 more articles in the media than Airbnb. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for MercadoLibre and 36 mentions for Airbnb. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Airbnb's score of 1.02 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) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MercadoLibre 31 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$11.10B7.64$2.65B$3.9634.18MercadoLibre$20.78B5.83$1.91B$40.6658.72 Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MercadoLibre shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ABNB or MELI? Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMercadoLibre beats Airbnb on 10 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MELI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$121.78B$68.66B$26.22B$9.10BDividend YieldN/A2.24%175.53%4.00%P/E Ratio58.7233.4229.0420.27Price / Sales5.8333.688.3299.27Price / Cash48.17262.9149.4658.16Price / Book27.827.975.725.49Net Income$1.91B$2.21B$869.96M$250.45M7 Day Performance-4.77%7.81%0.70%4.77%1 Month Performance0.79%15.43%5.91%7.66%1 Year Performance35.56%85.76%21.04%16.39% MercadoLibre Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MELIMercadoLibre4.577 of 5 stars$2,387.45-0.6%$2,645.94+10.8%+39.7%$121.78B$20.78B58.7218,282Trending NewsABNBAirbnb3.2732 of 5 stars$136.60+0.1%$141.47+3.6%-7.3%$85.57B$11.10B34.497,300Positive NewsInsider TradeAMZNAmazon.com4.504 of 5 stars$223.16-0.1%$245.60+10.1%+15.4%$2.37T$650.31B36.341,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionEBAYeBay4.6342 of 5 stars$75.61-1.0%$67.85-10.3%+42.7%$34.86B$10.28B18.0011,500Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeETSYEtsy3.7156 of 5 stars$53.31-2.0%$49.91-6.4%-0.8%$5.56B$2.81B38.092,400Analyst UpgradeGOOGAlphabet4.89 of 5 stars$177.16-1.9%$206.38+16.5%-3.2%$2.15T$350.02B19.74190,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPYPLPayPal4.8181 of 5 stars$75.98-0.8%$83.42+9.8%+19.0%$73.83B$31.80B16.9824,400Trending NewsPINSPinterest4.5216 of 5 stars$35.70+0.1%$40.52+13.5%-15.8%$24.22B$3.65B13.034,666Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionSHOPShopify4.2654 of 5 stars$115.59-0.8%$115.66+0.1%+71.6%$150.16B$9.38B74.6711,600Positive NewsBABAAlibaba Group4.8452 of 5 stars$106.21-2.3%$154.13+45.1%+35.9%$253.68B$137.30B14.27204,891Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastUBERUber Technologies4.409 of 5 stars$96.19+2.7%$95.44-0.8%+29.8%$201.41B$45.38B16.8731,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABNB Competitors AMZN Competitors EBAY Competitors ETSY Competitors GOOG Competitors PYPL Competitors PINS Competitors SHOP Competitors BABA Competitors UBER 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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