Mercado Libre
MELI
Market cap $87.2B

1,720.36 USD

+54.36

3.26%

At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST

After hours

1,725.00

+4.64

0.27%

1 day

3.26%

5 days

-5.78%

1 month

-10.92%

3 months

-18.22%

6 months

8.54%

Year to date

12.50%

1 year

7.69%

5 years

190.34%

10 years

1,250.26%

About: MercadoLibre runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, with more than 218 million active users and 1 million active sellers across 18 countries stitching into its commerce network or fintech solutions as of the end of 2023. The company operates a host of complementary businesses to its core online shop, with shipping solutions (Mercado Envios), a payment and financing operation (Mercado Pago and Mercado Credito), advertisements (Mercado Clics), classifieds, and a turnkey e-commerce solution (Mercado Shops) rounding out its arsenal. MercadoLibre generates revenue from final value fees, advertising royalties, payment processing, insertion fees, subscription fees, and interest income from consumer and small-business lending.

Employees: 58,313

Industrials Business Services

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Funds holding %

of 6,809 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 8 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

94% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 182 | Existing positions closed: 94

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $69.1B [Q2] → $81.9B (+$12.8B) [Q3]

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,180 [Q2] → 1,268 (+88) [Q3]

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 [Q2] → 72 (+5) [Q3]

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 452 | Existing positions reduced: 446

4.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.5% [Q2] → 79.28% (-4.22%) [Q3]

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.33B | Put options by funds: $3.13B

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Research analyst outlook

8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$2,150

25%

upside

Avg. target

$2,363

37%

upside

High target

$2,800

63%

upside

8 analyst ratings

7 positive

88%

1 neutral

13%

0 negative

0%

Citigroup Tobias Stingelin 25% 1-year accuracy 1 / 4 met price target	42%upside $2,450	Buy Maintained	26 Nov 2024
JP Morgan Marcelo Santos 67% 1-year accuracy 4 / 6 met price target	25%upside $2,150	Neutral Maintained	13 Nov 2024
Barclays Trevor Young 55% 1-year accuracy 17 / 31 met price target	28%upside $2,200	Overweight Maintained	12 Nov 2024
Morgan Stanley Andrew Ruben 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 2 met price target	42%upside $2,450	Overweight Maintained	11 Nov 2024
BTIG Marvin Fong 67% 1-year accuracy 10 / 15 met price target	28%upside $2,200	Buy Maintained	7 Nov 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 18 articles about MELI published over the past 30 days

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MercadoLibre dominates Latin America's high-growth e-commerce market, supported by unique regional expertise, first-mover advantage, and diversified operations including fintech and logistics. With a 14% 10-year projected revenue CAGR, expanding EBITDA margins (18.5% by 2034), and robust leadership, MELI is poised for long-term success despite conservative valuation assumptions. Despite threats from Amazon and cost-driven rivals (e.g., Shein, Temu), MercadoLibre's tailored regional strategy and AI-driven efficiencies solidify its Strong Buy status for growth portfolios.

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