MercadoLibre, Inc. shares are closing back in on major support levels around 1500 USD based on daily price data, which could offer attractive entry points.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
● The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.
Strengths
● Analysts expect a sharply increasing business volume for the group, with high growth rates in the coming years.
● The company's earnings per share (EPS) are expected to grow significantly over the next few years according to the consensus of analysts covering the stock.
● Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
● Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
● Sales forecast by analysts have been recently revised upwards.
● For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
● For the past twelve months, EPS forecast has been revised upwards.
● Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
● The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
● Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
Weaknesses
● With an expected P/E ratio at 43.96 and 31.99 respectively for both the current and next fiscal years, the company operates with high earnings multiples.
● The company's enterprise value to sales, at 4.06 times its current sales, is high.
● In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
● The company is highly valued given the cash flows generated by its activity.
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Surperformance is Buy on MERCADOLIBRE, INC. since 16/02/2024
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MercadoLibre, Inc. is the leading online marketplace in Latin America. The group operates an IT platform enabling individuals and professionals to carry out their purchasing and selling transactions for goods and services. The activity is organized around 5 areas:
- operation of online trading platforms;
- online payment services: services provided through the MercadoPago platform;
- shipping services: services provided through the MercadoEnvios platform;
- development of classified ad sites;
- other: e-commerce software development, advertising services, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Brazil (53.8%), Argentina (23.7%), Mexico (17.7%) and other (4.8%).