Should You Buy Mercado Libre Stock Right Now?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Mar 28, 2025 at 5:45AM

NASDAQ: MELI

MercadoLibre

Market Cap

$123B

Today's Change

(4.00%) $93.43

Current Price

$2,430.87

Price as of August 22, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

Mercado Libre (MELI 4.00%) is sometimes known as the Amazon (AMZN 3.12%) of Latina America because it operates in similar categories.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 25, 2025. The video was published on March 27, 2025.

About the Author

A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, MercadoLibre, and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2027 $42.50 calls on PayPal and short March 2025 $85 calls on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.

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