MercadoLibre (MELI) Competitors $2,037.12 +40.17 (+2.01%) As of 04/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MELI vs. BABA, SPGI, UBER, PDD, RELX, DASH, PYPL, WCN, TCOM, and IQVShould you be buying MercadoLibre stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MercadoLibre include Alibaba Group (BABA), S&P Global (SPGI), Uber Technologies (UBER), PDD (PDD), Relx (RELX), DoorDash (DASH), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), and IQVIA (IQV). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. MercadoLibre vs. Alibaba Group S&P Global Uber Technologies PDD Relx DoorDash PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals believe in BABA or MELI? 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of MercadoLibre shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BABA or MELI a better dividend stock? Alibaba Group pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. MercadoLibre pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Alibaba Group pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MercadoLibre pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts prefer BABA or MELI? Alibaba Group currently has a consensus target price of $150.36, suggesting a potential upside of 31.81%. MercadoLibre has a consensus target price of $2,409.69, suggesting a potential upside of 18.29%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than MercadoLibre.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07MercadoLibre 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.06 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BABA or MELI? Alibaba Group received 2031 more outperform votes than MercadoLibre when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.39% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 66.02% of users gave MercadoLibre an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlibaba GroupOutperform Votes271384.39% Underperform Votes50215.61%MercadoLibreOutperform Votes68266.02% Underperform Votes35133.98% Is BABA or MELI more profitable? Alibaba Group has a net margin of 12.29% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of 9.20%. MercadoLibre's return on equity of 51.89% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alibaba Group12.29% 12.89% 7.69% MercadoLibre 9.20%51.89%9.29% Which has more volatility & risk, BABA or MELI? Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BABA or MELI? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 22 more articles in the media than MercadoLibre. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Alibaba Group and 46 mentions for MercadoLibre. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.83 indicating that MercadoLibre is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alibaba Group 37 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MercadoLibre 27 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BABA or MELI? Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than MercadoLibre. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MercadoLibre, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlibaba Group$981.77B0.28$11.08B$6.9216.48MercadoLibre$20.78B4.97$987M$37.7054.04 SummaryAlibaba Group and MercadoLibre tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get MercadoLibre News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MELI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MELI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMercadoLibreBusiness services IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$103.28B$19.39B$23.21B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A2.93%170.23%4.33%P/E Ratio54.0432.2121.6317.79Price / Sales4.977.244.0394.47Price / Cash70.6232.3019.4134.64Price / Book33.544.885.593.99Net Income$987M$671.24M$781.29M$247.24M7 Day Performance13.51%3.91%3.25%5.84%1 Month Performance0.78%-8.01%-4.38%-5.78%1 Year Performance41.06%7.52%-1.27%-1.99% MercadoLibre Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MELIMercadoLibre4.4579 of 5 stars$2,037.12+2.0%$2,409.69+18.3%+41.1%$103.28B$20.78B54.0440,500Positive NewsGap UpBABAAlibaba Group4.8356 of 5 stars$106.26-8.8%$148.14+39.4%+60.0%$252.39B$981.77B15.36254,900Gap UpSPGIS&P Global4.9178 of 5 stars$441.30-2.3%$590.86+33.9%+12.9%$138.50B$14.21B35.7340,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsUBERUber Technologies4.7659 of 5 stars$65.83+1.9%$90.41+37.3%-2.9%$137.70B$43.98B14.4432,800PDDPDD4.7344 of 5 stars$99.70-4.3%$169.91+70.4%-17.9%$137.21B$393.84B9.7412,992Positive NewsGap UpRELXRelx2.8789 of 5 stars$45.74-5.0%N/A+19.8%$84.90B$9.43B24.5935,700News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownDASHDoorDash3.1065 of 5 stars$167.13+2.4%$207.00+23.9%+31.4%$70.21B$10.72B618.9916,800Gap DownPYPLPayPal4.8645 of 5 stars$58.87+0.9%$89.13+51.4%-3.6%$58.13B$31.80B14.6529,900Analyst ForecastWCNWaste Connections4.0189 of 5 stars$186.21-0.4%$204.00+9.6%+17.2%$48.11B$8.92B77.9122,100TCOMTrip.com Group4.7313 of 5 stars$53.73-3.9%$77.08+43.5%+16.2%$34.61B$53.29B16.0936,249Positive NewsGap UpIQVIQVIA4.9019 of 5 stars$153.87-0.6%$249.05+61.9%-35.6%$27.13B$15.41B20.5286,000Short Interest ↓Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BABA Competitors SPGI Competitors UBER Competitors PDD Competitors RELX Competitors DASH Competitors PYPL Competitors WCN Competitors TCOM Competitors IQV Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MELI) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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