Better Buy: MercadoLibre vs. Facebook

Both MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) have delivered impressive returns to investors over the last five years. Shares of MercadoLibre have soared by 447%, handily beating Facebook's return of 146%, while both stocks have trounced the 46% return of the S&P 500 index. 

MercadoLibre operates the largest e-commerce platform in Latin America. The company is seeing explosive growth with its mobile payments business as more and more people throughout the region embrace online shopping. Facebook, meanwhile, has a wide moat thanks to its massive user base, but privacy issues have forced management to spend billions to change how its social media platforms operate. The spending has knocked down profits in the short term, but advertisers are still spending money, which has pushed the stock up 39% this year.

Let's compare the stocks to find out which one investors should buy today. 

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