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$1,885.73 +22.42 (+1.20%)
Closing price 07/30/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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MELI vs. ABNB, AMZN, EBAY, GOOG, and NVDA

Should you buy MercadoLibre stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares MercadoLibre with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with MercadoLibre include Airbnb (ABNB), Amazon.com (AMZN), eBay (EBAY), Alphabet (GOOG), and NVIDIA (NVDA).

How does MercadoLibre compare to Airbnb?

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

80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are held by institutional investors. 27.2% of Airbnb shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MercadoLibre shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Airbnb had 4 more articles in the media than MercadoLibre. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Airbnb and 46 mentions for MercadoLibre. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Airbnb's score of 1.07 indicating that MercadoLibre is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Airbnb
32 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MercadoLibre
35 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Airbnb has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Airbnb currently has a consensus price target of $160.65, indicating a potential upside of 5.64%. MercadoLibre has a consensus price target of $2,258.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. 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
1 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
23 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
MercadoLibre
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72

Airbnb has a net margin of 19.90% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of 6.04%. Airbnb's return on equity of 31.24% beat MercadoLibre's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Airbnb19.90% 31.24% 10.16%
MercadoLibre 6.04%29.58%4.82%

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 Ratio
Airbnb$12.65B7.25$2.51B$4.0637.46
MercadoLibre$28.89B3.31$2.00B$37.8949.77

Summary

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

How does MercadoLibre compare to Amazon.com?

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 300 more articles in the media than MercadoLibre. MarketBeat recorded 346 mentions for Amazon.com and 46 mentions for MercadoLibre. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.75 indicating that MercadoLibre is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amazon.com
186 Very Positive mention(s)
70 Positive mention(s)
50 Neutral mention(s)
29 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MercadoLibre
35 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than MercadoLibre. Amazon.com 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 Ratio
Amazon.com$716.92B3.53$77.67B$8.3628.17
MercadoLibre$28.89B3.31$2.00B$37.8949.77

Amazon.com has a net margin of 12.22% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of 6.04%. MercadoLibre's return on equity of 29.58% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amazon.com12.22% 19.92% 9.86%
MercadoLibre 6.04%29.58%4.82%

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MercadoLibre shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Amazon.com presently has a consensus target price of $313.43, indicating a potential upside of 33.09%. MercadoLibre has a consensus target price of $2,258.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than MercadoLibre.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amazon.com
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
57 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95
MercadoLibre
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72

Summary

Amazon.com beats MercadoLibre on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MercadoLibre compare to eBay?

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

eBay has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MercadoLibre. eBay 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 Ratio
MercadoLibre$28.89B3.31$2.00B$37.8949.77
eBay$11.60B4.34$2.03B$4.4125.74

MercadoLibre presently has a consensus price target of $2,258.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. eBay has a consensus price target of $110.52, indicating a potential downside of 2.65%. Given MercadoLibre's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MercadoLibre is more favorable than eBay.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MercadoLibre
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
eBay
1 Sell rating(s)
18 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.39

eBay has a net margin of 17.58% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of 6.04%. eBay's return on equity of 46.11% beat MercadoLibre's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MercadoLibre6.04% 29.58% 4.82%
eBay 17.58%46.11%11.97%

MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, eBay has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of eBay shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of MercadoLibre shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of eBay shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, MercadoLibre had 9 more articles in the media than eBay. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for MercadoLibre and 37 mentions for eBay. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat eBay's score of 0.51 indicating that MercadoLibre is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MercadoLibre
35 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
eBay
18 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

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

How does MercadoLibre compare to Alphabet?

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

87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of MercadoLibre shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

MercadoLibre currently has a consensus target price of $2,258.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $410.09, indicating a potential upside of 22.90%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than MercadoLibre.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MercadoLibre
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
29 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.10

MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 261 more articles in the media than MercadoLibre. MarketBeat recorded 307 mentions for Alphabet and 46 mentions for MercadoLibre. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Alphabet's score of 0.66 indicating that MercadoLibre is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MercadoLibre
35 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
187 Very Positive mention(s)
16 Positive mention(s)
42 Neutral mention(s)
37 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than MercadoLibre. Alphabet 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 Ratio
MercadoLibre$28.89B3.31$2.00B$37.8949.77
Alphabet$402.84B10.04$132.17B$19.9116.76

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of 6.04%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat MercadoLibre's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MercadoLibre6.04% 29.58% 4.82%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

Summary

Alphabet beats MercadoLibre on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MercadoLibre compare to NVIDIA?

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

MercadoLibre presently has a consensus price target of $2,258.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. NVIDIA has a consensus price target of $304.26, indicating a potential upside of 56.00%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than MercadoLibre.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MercadoLibre
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
NVIDIA
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
48 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02

87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of MercadoLibre shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of NVIDIA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.21, indicating that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 309 more articles in the media than MercadoLibre. MarketBeat recorded 355 mentions for NVIDIA and 46 mentions for MercadoLibre. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.70 indicating that MercadoLibre is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MercadoLibre
35 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NVIDIA
195 Very Positive mention(s)
43 Positive mention(s)
60 Neutral mention(s)
46 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

NVIDIA has a net margin of 62.97% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of 6.04%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.94% beat MercadoLibre's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MercadoLibre6.04% 29.58% 4.82%
NVIDIA 62.97%96.94%72.16%

NVIDIA has higher revenue and earnings than MercadoLibre. NVIDIA 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 Ratio
MercadoLibre$28.89B3.31$2.00B$37.8949.77
NVIDIA$215.94B21.86$120.07B$6.5329.87

Summary

NVIDIA beats MercadoLibre on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MELI vs. The Competition

MetricMercadoLibreINTERNET COMMERCE IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$94.46B$69.84B$27.12B$12.02B
Dividend YieldN/A1.63%176.83%10.11%
P/E Ratio49.7724.4223.5223.56
Price / Sales3.319.803.3477.94
Price / Cash33.5620.5317.8958.30
Price / Book14.174.996.405.85
Net Income$2.00B$2.46B$954.63M$336.53M
7 Day Performance4.68%2.61%2.83%0.38%
1 Month Performance11.10%-3.03%0.62%-4.97%
1 Year Performance-20.56%-20.51%1.87%17.95%

MercadoLibre Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MELI
MercadoLibre
4.7381 of 5 stars
$1,885.73
+1.2%
$2,258.67
+19.8%
-20.8%$94.46B$28.89B49.7720,347
ABNB
Airbnb
4.0917 of 5 stars
$140.87
-2.2%
$159.65
+13.3%
+12.9%$85.02B$12.65B34.748,200
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.7796 of 5 stars
$242.68
-2.0%
$312.91
+28.9%
+2.3%$2.61T$742.78B29.031,576,000
EBAY
eBay
3.925 of 5 stars
$111.60
-1.3%
$110.52
-1.0%
+46.4%$49.55B$11.10B25.3112,300
GOOG
Alphabet
4.8661 of 5 stars
$346.48
+0.1%
$383.44
+10.7%
+69.0%$4.20T$402.84B26.45190,200

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This page (NASDAQ:MELI) was last updated on 7/31/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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