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MercadoLibre (MELI) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
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MercadoLibre (MELI - Free Report) closed at $1,219.96 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.45% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.64%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.68%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from MELI as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be August 10, 2020. On that day, MELI is projected to report earnings of $0.10 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 67.74%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $790.76 million, up 45.03% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.95 per share and revenue of $3.11 billion. These totals would mark changes of +74.39% and +35.55%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for MELI. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 9.11% higher. MELI is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 161, which puts it in the bottom 37% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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MercadoLibre (MELI) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
MercadoLibre (MELI - Free Report) closed at $1,219.96 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.45% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.64%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.68%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from MELI as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be August 10, 2020. On that day, MELI is projected to report earnings of $0.10 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 67.74%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $790.76 million, up 45.03% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.95 per share and revenue of $3.11 billion. These totals would mark changes of +74.39% and +35.55%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for MELI. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 9.11% higher. MELI is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 161, which puts it in the bottom 37% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.