Mercadolibre Inc. (MELI): Today's Featured Diversified Services Loser

Mercadolibre (MELI) pushed the Diversified Services industry lower today making it today's featured Diversified Services loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1%. By the end of trading, Mercadolibre fell $2.52 (-3.4%) to $71.74 on light volume. Throughout the day, 343,017 shares of Mercadolibre exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 666,600 shares. The stock ranged in price between $71.31-$74.93 after having opened the day at $74.93 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $74.26. Other company's within the Diversified Services industry that declined today were: Scientific Learning Corporation (SCIL), down 21.9%, Daegis (DAEG), down 10.5%, Hackett Group (HCKT), down 8.9%, and WageWorks (WAGE), down 8.1%.

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MercadoLibre, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, hosts online commerce and payments platforms in Latin America. Its services are designed to provide its users with mechanisms to buy, sell, pay for, and collect on e-commerce transactions. Mercadolibre has a market cap of $3.19 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 38.9, above the average diversified services industry P/E ratio of 38.7 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 9.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Mercadolibre a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Mercadolibre as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.

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On the positive front, Harris Interactive (HPOL), up 6.3%, Management Network Group (TMNG), up 4.8%, China HGS Real Estate (HGSH), up 4.7%, and CIBT Education Group (MBA), up 4.3%, were all gainers within the diversified services industry with Weight Watchers International (WTW) being today's featured diversified services industry winner.

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