Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co Grows Position in MercadoLibre, Inc. $MELI

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its stake in shares of MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELIFree Report) by 4.0% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 7,721 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in MercadoLibre were worth $13,106,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Interchange Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in MercadoLibre by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 243 shares of the company’s stock worth $490,000 after purchasing an additional 5 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Select Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of MercadoLibre by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Select Advisors LLC now owns 176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 5 shares in the last quarter. Mitchell Capital Management Co. grew its position in shares of MercadoLibre by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Mitchell Capital Management Co. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,542,000 after purchasing an additional 5 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of MercadoLibre by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 1,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,564,000 after buying an additional 5 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in MercadoLibre by 2.0% during the third quarter. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $605,000 after buying an additional 5 shares during the last quarter. 87.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MercadoLibre Stock Performance

NASDAQ MELI opened at $1,922.73 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $1,793.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,773.33. MercadoLibre, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $1,495.00 and a fifty-two week high of $2,548.50. The company has a market cap of $97.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.12.

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELIGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $9.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.65 by $0.54. The business had revenue of $10.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.79 billion. MercadoLibre had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 26.54%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $10.31 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that MercadoLibre, Inc. will post 39.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on MELI. Raymond James Financial set a $2,000.00 price objective on MercadoLibre in a research note on Friday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $2,100.00 target price on shares of MercadoLibre in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MercadoLibre in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of MercadoLibre from $1,950.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of MercadoLibre from $1,900.00 to $2,150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $2,272.00.

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About MercadoLibre

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MercadoLibre, Inc operates an integrated e-commerce and fintech ecosystem serving consumers and businesses across Latin America. The company provides an online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers for a wide range of goods and services, supported by tools for merchants, advertising, and classifieds. Over time MercadoLibre has expanded beyond its marketplace roots into complementary areas that support digital commerce end to end.

Key offerings include its marketplace platform and a suite of logistics and payment services.

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