Citigroup Issues Pessimistic Forecast for MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) Stock Price

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI - Get Free Report) had its price target decreased by research analysts at Citigroup from $2,480.00 to $2,450.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the stock. Citigroup's price objective suggests a potential upside of 14.98% from the company's previous close.

MELI has been the subject of several other reports. Raymond James began coverage on shares of MercadoLibre in a research note on Friday, September 27th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $2,350.00 price objective for the company. Redburn Atlantic began coverage on shares of MercadoLibre in a report on Friday, October 11th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $2,800.00 price target on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on shares of MercadoLibre from $2,530.00 to $2,300.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of MercadoLibre from $2,500.00 to $2,200.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of MercadoLibre from $2,400.00 to $2,150.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $2,267.67.

MercadoLibre Price Performance

NASDAQ:MELI traded up $30.78 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $2,130.73. The stock had a trading volume of 120,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 368,736. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $2,025.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,860.05. MercadoLibre has a one year low of $1,324.99 and a one year high of $2,161.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $108.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.61.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in shares of MercadoLibre by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 34,840 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,256,000 after purchasing an additional 1,604 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in MercadoLibre by 205.5% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 26,279 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,923,000 after buying an additional 17,677 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC lifted its position in MercadoLibre by 143.7% in the second quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 580 shares of the company's stock worth $955,000 after buying an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP boosted its stake in MercadoLibre by 168.5% during the second quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP now owns 45,407 shares of the company's stock worth $74,622,000 after buying an additional 28,494 shares during the period. Finally, Parnassus Investments LLC increased its position in MercadoLibre by 3.0% during the third quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 14,903 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,580,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.62% of the company's stock.

About MercadoLibre

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.

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