MercadoLibre Up After Earnings, One Key Metric Keeps Focus
MercadoLibre Inc. shares were at $1,696.17 in last trade before the U.S. regular session Thursday, up $48.04, or 2.9%, from their previous close. That puts the Latin American e-commerce and fintech firm’s market cap around $86 billion. The price-to-earnings ratio held close to 44.8, keeping attention on growth vs. margin strain. The stock is moving outside regular Nasdaq hours, in pre-market trading. Nasdaq runs pre-market from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Eastern. The 2026 U.S. equity holiday schedule has the market closed Memorial Day, May 25, but not on May 28.