MercadoLibre (MELI) Competitors

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FIS or MELI?

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of MercadoLibre shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend FIS or MELI?

Fidelity National Information Services currently has a consensus target price of $71.69, indicating a potential upside of 3.00%. MercadoLibre has a consensus target price of $1,790.36, indicating a potential upside of 27.34%. Given Fidelity National Information Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MercadoLibre is more favorable than Fidelity National Information Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity National Information Services	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
MercadoLibre	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is FIS or MELI more profitable?

MercadoLibre has a net margin of 6.82% compared to MercadoLibre's net margin of -54.30%. Fidelity National Information Services' return on equity of 39.07% beat MercadoLibre's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Information Services	-54.30%	13.06%	5.03%
MercadoLibre	6.82%	39.07%	6.25%

Does the media refer more to FIS or MELI?

In the previous week, MercadoLibre had 9 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Information Services. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for MercadoLibre and 10 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Fidelity National Information Services' score of 0.89 indicating that Fidelity National Information Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity National Information Services	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MercadoLibre	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, FIS or MELI?

MercadoLibre has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity National Information Services. Fidelity National Information Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MercadoLibre, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity National Information Services	$9.82B	4.09	-$6.65B	-$11.24	-6.19
MercadoLibre	$14.47B	4.93	$987M	$19.54	71.95

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FIS or MELI?

Fidelity National Information Services received 110 more outperform votes than MercadoLibre when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.90% of users gave Fidelity National Information Services an outperform vote while only 65.15% of users gave MercadoLibre an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity National Information Services	Outperform Votes 755 67.90%	Underperform Votes 357 32.10%
MercadoLibre	Outperform Votes 645 65.15%	Underperform Votes 345 34.85%

Which has more volatility and risk, FIS or MELI?

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FIS or MELI a better dividend stock?

Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. MercadoLibre pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Fidelity National Information Services pays out -12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MercadoLibre pays out 3.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Fidelity National Information Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

MercadoLibre beats Fidelity National Information Services on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.