MercadoLibre (MELI) Competitors

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) and CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MELI or CSGP?

MercadoLibre has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. MercadoLibre is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoStar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MercadoLibre	$15.62B	5.60	$987M	$22.35	77.21
CoStar Group	$2.53B	12.63	$374.70M	$0.73	107.08

Does the media prefer MELI or CSGP?

In the previous week, MercadoLibre had 11 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for MercadoLibre and 8 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat MercadoLibre's score of 1.05 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MercadoLibre	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CoStar Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, MELI or CSGP?

MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MELI or CSGP more profitable?

CoStar Group has a net margin of 11.64% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of 7.17%. MercadoLibre's return on equity of 39.46% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MercadoLibre	7.17%	39.46%	6.64%
CoStar Group	11.64%	4.95%	4.05%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MELI or CSGP?

MercadoLibre received 15 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.45% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 65.19% of users gave MercadoLibre an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MercadoLibre	Outperform Votes 648 65.19%	Underperform Votes 346 34.81%
CoStar Group	Outperform Votes 633 75.45%	Underperform Votes 206 24.55%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MELI or CSGP?

87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of MercadoLibre shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend MELI or CSGP?

MercadoLibre currently has a consensus target price of $1,881.92, suggesting a potential upside of 9.06%. CoStar Group has a consensus target price of $102.46, suggesting a potential upside of 31.08%. Given CoStar Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than MercadoLibre.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MercadoLibre	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
CoStar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

MercadoLibre and CoStar Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.