We're taking a closer look at MercadoLibre today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 0.7% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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MercadoLibre, Inc. operates online commerce platforms in Latin America.
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MercadoLibre has moved 48.0% over the last year compared to 15.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 33.0%
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MELI has an average analyst rating of buy and is -15.37% away from its mean target price of $1635.16 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $19.66
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MercadoLibre has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 70.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $28.31 and its forward P/E ratio is 48.9
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MELI has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.11, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 25.49 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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MercadoLibre is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
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MercadoLibre has on average reported free cash flows of $1.4 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 76.2%