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MercadoLibre (MELI) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors
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MercadoLibre (MELI - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $2,351.14, demonstrating a -2.25% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.54%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.52%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.74%.
The operator of an online marketplace and payments system in Latin America's shares have seen an increase of 0.1% over the last month, not keeping up with the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 2.05% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.2%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of MercadoLibre in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of $12.01, showcasing a 14.6% upward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $6.52 billion, indicating a 28.57% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $47.75 per share and revenue of $27.35 billion. These totals would mark changes of +26.69% and +31.66%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for MercadoLibre. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. MercadoLibre currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, MercadoLibre is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 50.37. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 22.08.
We can additionally observe that MELI currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.43. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Internet - Commerce industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.61.
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 73, placing it within the top 30% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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MercadoLibre (MELI) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors
MercadoLibre (MELI - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $2,351.14, demonstrating a -2.25% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.54%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.52%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.74%.
The operator of an online marketplace and payments system in Latin America's shares have seen an increase of 0.1% over the last month, not keeping up with the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 2.05% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.2%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of MercadoLibre in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of $12.01, showcasing a 14.6% upward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $6.52 billion, indicating a 28.57% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $47.75 per share and revenue of $27.35 billion. These totals would mark changes of +26.69% and +31.66%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for MercadoLibre. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. MercadoLibre currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, MercadoLibre is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 50.37. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 22.08.
We can additionally observe that MELI currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.43. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Internet - Commerce industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.61.
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 73, placing it within the top 30% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.