Recent discussions on X about MercadoLibre (MELI) have centered around the company’s financial performance and strategic investments, sparking a mix of optimism and concern. Posts highlight the company's impressive revenue growth and expanding fintech platform, with some emphasizing its dominant position in Latin American e-commerce. However, there’s notable chatter about margin pressures due to heavy investments in logistics and credit card expansion.
Another focal point on X is the stock’s recent price fluctuations, with some users pointing to macroeconomic challenges in the region as a key driver behind a significant dip. Despite this, many express confidence in MercadoLibre’s long-term potential, citing its focus on growth over short-term profitability. The conversation remains dynamic as investors weigh the risks against the company’s ambitious expansion plans.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
MercadoLibre Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $MELI stock 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MELI stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $80,000 on 08/28, 05/14, 05/05 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN purchased up to $15,000 on 03/10.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
MercadoLibre Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 764 institutional investors add shares of MercadoLibre stock to their portfolio, and 666 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- LAVACA CAPITAL LLC added 1,065,530 shares (+140201.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $2,784,901,173
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 467,897 shares (-21.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,222,909,636
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 432,231 shares (+27.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,129,691,908
- WEALTHFRONT ADVISERS LLC removed 332,447 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $648,560,878
- PITCAIRN CO added 319,257 shares (+64496.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $834,419,672
- BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO removed 278,805 shares (-7.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $728,693,112
- DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN added 192,071 shares (+304.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $502,002,527
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
MercadoLibre Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MELI in the last several months. We have seen 8 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 08/18/2025
- Scotiabank issued a "Sector Outperform" rating on 07/28/2025
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/23/2025
- Susquehanna issued a "Positive" rating on 06/26/2025
- Cantor Fitzgerald issued a "Overweight" rating on 06/11/2025
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 05/14/2025
- Benchmark issued a "Buy" rating on 04/15/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for MercadoLibre, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MELI forecast page.
MercadoLibre Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MELI recently. We have seen 13 analysts offer price targets for $MELI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $2800.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Joao Pedro Soares from Citigroup set a target price of $2850.0 on 08/18/2025
- Marcelo Santos from JP Morgan set a target price of $2700.0 on 08/07/2025
- John Colantuoni from Jefferies set a target price of $2800.0 on 08/05/2025
- Scott Devitt from Wedbush set a target price of $2700.0 on 08/05/2025
- Josh Beck from Raymond James set a target price of $2750.0 on 08/05/2025
- Deepak Mathivanan from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $2700.0 on 08/05/2025
- Fawne Jiang from Benchmark set a target price of $2875.0 on 08/05/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
