FY2025 Earnings Estimate for MercadoLibre Issued By Wedbush

MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) – Equities researchers at Wedbush decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of MercadoLibre in a report released on Thursday, October 23rd. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $42.81 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $44.33. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $2,700.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for MercadoLibre’s current full-year earnings is $43.96 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for MercadoLibre’s Q4 2025 earnings at $13.19 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on MELI. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $2,750.00 price objective on shares of MercadoLibre in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on MercadoLibre from $2,700.00 to $2,600.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $2,875.00 target price on shares of MercadoLibre in a report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on MercadoLibre from $2,700.00 to $2,900.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of MercadoLibre in a research note on Friday, August 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $3,000.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,799.12.

MercadoLibre Price Performance

MELI opened at $2,161.11 on Friday. MercadoLibre has a twelve month low of $1,646.00 and a twelve month high of $2,645.22. The company has a market capitalization of $109.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.37, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $2,315.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $2,355.76.

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $10.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $12.01 by ($1.70). The firm had revenue of $6.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.57 billion. MercadoLibre had a return on equity of 43.06% and a net margin of 8.52%.The company’s revenue was up 33.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $10.48 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MercadoLibre

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lavaca Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of MercadoLibre by 140,201.3% during the 2nd quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC now owns 1,066,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,786,888,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065,530 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of MercadoLibre during the 2nd quarter valued at $698,848,000. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its holdings in shares of MercadoLibre by 304.7% during the 2nd quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 255,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $666,744,000 after buying an additional 192,071 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of MercadoLibre by 22.4% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 570,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,881,000 after purchasing an additional 104,554 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in MercadoLibre by 21.2% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 550,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,073,823,000 after purchasing an additional 96,283 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.62% of the company’s stock.

MercadoLibre Company Profile

MercadoLibre, Inc operates online commerce platforms in the United States. It operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an automated online commerce platform that enables businesses, merchants, and individuals to list merchandise and conduct sales and purchases digitally; and Mercado Pago FinTech platform, a financial technology solution platform, which facilitates transactions on and off its marketplaces by providing a mechanism that allows its users to send and receive payments online, as well as allows users to transfer money through their websites or on the apps.