TriaGen Wealth Management LLC Makes New $991,000 Investment in MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI)

TriaGen Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI - Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 483 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $991,000.

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Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First PREMIER Bank purchased a new stake in shares of MercadoLibre in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its position in shares of MercadoLibre by 1,600.0% in the 2nd quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 17 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors boosted its position in shares of MercadoLibre by 750.0% in the 3rd quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 17 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of MercadoLibre in the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of MercadoLibre in the 2nd quarter worth about $43,000. 87.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on MELI shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $2,530.00 price objective on shares of MercadoLibre in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of MercadoLibre from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 11th. Raymond James assumed coverage on shares of MercadoLibre in a research report on Friday, September 27th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $2,350.00 price objective on the stock. Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on shares of MercadoLibre in a research note on Friday, October 11th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $2,800.00 target price for the company. Finally, BTIG Research boosted their target price on shares of MercadoLibre from $2,025.00 to $2,250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, MercadoLibre presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $2,283.00.

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MercadoLibre Trading Up 0.7 %

MELI traded up $13.92 on Friday, reaching $2,079.79. 230,026 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 349,982. The company's 50 day moving average is $2,034.69 and its 200-day moving average is $1,762.16. The company has a market cap of $105.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.06, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.61. MercadoLibre, Inc. has a twelve month low of $1,141.04 and a twelve month high of $2,161.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.28.

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MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $10.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $8.53 by $1.95. The firm had revenue of $5.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.64 billion. MercadoLibre had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 43.52%. The company's revenue was up 41.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $5.16 EPS. Equities analysts predict that MercadoLibre, Inc. will post 37.55 earnings per share for the current year.

MercadoLibre Profile

MercadoLibre, Inc operates online commerce platforms in the United States. It operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an automated online commerce platform that enables businesses, merchants, and individuals to list merchandise and conduct sales and purchases digitally; and Mercado Pago FinTech platform, a financial technology solution platform, which facilitates transactions on and off its marketplaces by providing a mechanism that allows its users to send and receive payments online, as well as allows users to transfer money through their websites or on the apps.

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