Is MercadoLibre Inc (MELI) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, MercadoLibre Inc [MELI] stock is trading at $2282.32, up 5.61%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MELI shares have gain 8.57% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.54%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

MercadoLibre Inc [NASDAQ: MELI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 01, 2025, when Daiwa Securities initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $3000. Previously, Scotiabank started tracking the stock with Sector Outperform rating on July 28, 2025, and set its price target to $3500. On June 05, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $2800 on the stock. The Benchmark Company started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $2500 on April 15, 2025. New Street upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $2300 on January 30, 2025. Raymond James upgraded its rating to Strong Buy for this stock on January 21, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $2250. In a note dated October 11, 2024, Redburn Atlantic initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $2800 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of MercadoLibre Inc fluctuated between $1646.00 and $2645.22. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $2860 within the next 12 months. MercadoLibre Inc [NASDAQ: MELI] shares were valued at $2282.32 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.31% based on the average MELI price forecast.

Analyzing the MELI fundamentals

According to MercadoLibre Inc [NASDAQ:MELI], the company’s sales were 24.10B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 33.85% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.46% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.43 and Total Capital is 0.26. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.03.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 2,233.52 points at the first support level, and at 2,184.72 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 2,317.60, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 2,352.89.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that MercadoLibre Inc [NASDAQ:MELI] has a current ratio of 1.20. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.18, while the Cash Ratio is 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.80, the price to book ratio is 20.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 56.36.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Meliga No.1 Limited Partnershi, 6.8% stockholder, that happened on May 28 ’25 when 32014.0 shares were purchased. 7.0% stockholder, Meliga No.1 Limited Partnershi completed a deal on Feb 26 ’25 to buy 0.15 million shares. Meanwhile, Director Calemzuk Emiliano sold 50.0 shares on Nov 29 ’24.

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