Yahoo Finance MercadoLibre (MELI) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy?
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Why This 1 Growth Stock Should Be On Your Watchlist
Growth investors build their portfolios around companies that are financially strong and have a bright future, and the Growth Style Score helps take projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow into account to uncover stocks that will see long-term, sustainable growth.
MercadoLibre (MELI)
Buenos Aires, Argentina based MercadoLibre, Inc. is one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Latin America. The company is a market leader in e-commerce in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, and Uruguay based on unique visitors and page views.
MELI sits at a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), holds a Growth Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of B. Earnings and sales are forecasted to increase 75% and 27.6% year-over-year, respectively.
Three analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for fiscal 2023, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $1.76 to $16.68 per share. MELI also boasts an average earnings surprise of 35%.
Looking at cash flow, MercadoLibre is expected to report cash flow growth of 163% this year; MELI has generated cash flow growth of 42.1% over the past three to five years.
With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, MELI should be on investors' short lists.
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