Fiserv vs MercadoLibre
FISV and MELI side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FISV and MELI compare
MercadoLibre is the larger company, worth 3.1 times as much as Fiserv ($82.4B against $26.6B).
On earnings, Fiserv is cheaper: it trades at 9.6× trailing earnings, against 44.2× for MercadoLibre.
MercadoLibre grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (46.0% versus −1.2% for Fiserv).
Fiserv keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.4% compared with 5.3% at MercadoLibre.
MercadoLibre scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 12 for Fiserv), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FISV | MELI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $26.6B | $82.4B |
| Share price | $50.02 | $1624.53 |
| Change, 1 year | −29.2% | −29.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −50.2% | −0.32% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 1.56 |
| Employees | 38K | 20K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.6× (better) | 44.2× |
| P/S | 1.3× (better) | 2.3× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 10.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.6× (better) | 21.4× |
| P/FCF | 6.8× | 6.6× (better) |
| PEG | 0.55 (better) | 0.73 |
| FCF yield | 14.8% | 15.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $127.69 | $1648.59 |
| Margin of safety | 60.8% (better) | 1.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.2% | 46.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.4% | 48.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −17.1% | −9.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −13.0% | −9.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 35.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 42.7% |
| Operating margin | 22.3% (better) | 8.3% |
| Net margin | 13.4% (better) | 5.3% |
| FCF margin | 18.8% | 35.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 27.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.2% | 41.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.04 | 0.83 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.85 | 0.19 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.04 | 1.12 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.25 | 2.29 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.0% | 78.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.0% | 6.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $3.8M (better) | −$1.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.9% | 1.9% |
Go deeper
- FISV stock overview
- FISV income statement
- FISV valuation and score
- MELI stock overview
- MELI income statement
- MELI valuation and score
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