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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$87.54
+0.4%
$84.43
$73.31
$106.49
$217.76B0.3712.27 million shs7.90 million shs
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
$19.28
+2.8%
$21.72
$15.55
$36.91
$13.96B-1.133.74 million shs3.77 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
+0.33%+3.25%+9.94%+3.20%-17.71%
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
+2.83%-8.15%-5.95%-32.75%-3.74%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$87.54
+0.4%
$84.43
$73.31
$106.49
$217.76B0.3712.27 million shs7.90 million shs
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
$19.28
+2.8%
$21.72
$15.55
$36.91
$13.96B-1.133.74 million shs3.77 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
+0.33%+3.25%+9.94%+3.20%-17.71%
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
+2.83%-8.15%-5.95%-32.75%-3.74%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.30
Hold$104.3319.19% Upside
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
2.50
Moderate Buy$31.1461.53% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SMMT and MRK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/25/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingHold (C-)
10/25/2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingSell (D-)
10/22/2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
Guggenheim
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Reiterated RatingBuy$40.00
10/21/2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
HC Wainwright
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Lower Price TargetBuy$50.00 ➝ $40.00
10/21/2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight$13.00 ➝ $16.00
10/20/2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy$35.00 ➝ $40.00
10/20/2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform$40.00
10/13/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Citigroup
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$84.00 ➝ $95.00
10/13/2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
Zacks Research
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UpgradeStrong SellHold
10/8/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingHold (C-)
10/8/2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingSell (D-)
(Data available from 10/25/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$63.62B3.44$9.50 per share9.21$18.33 per share4.78
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
$700K20,504.00N/AN/A$0.26 per share74.15
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$17.12B$6.4913.498.840.9625.79%41.05%16.55%10/30/2025 (Estimated)
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
-$221.32M-$1.24N/AN/AN/AN/A-311.15%-262.35%N/A

Latest SMMT and MRK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
10/30/2025Q3 2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$2.37N/AN/AN/A$17.00 billionN/A
10/20/2025Q3 2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
-$0.14-$0.31-$0.17-$0.31$77.16 millionN/A
8/11/2025Q2 2025
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
-$0.10-$0.76-$0.66-$0.76N/AN/A
7/29/2025Q2 2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$2.03$2.13+$0.10$1.76$15.92 billion$15.81 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.243.70%N/A49.92%14 Years
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.69
1.42
1.17
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
N/A
3.80
5.13

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
76.07%
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
4.61%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.13%
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
84.90%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
75,0002.50 billion2.49 billionOptionable
Summit Therapeutics PLC stock logo
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
110744.44 million112.41 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

Cantor Fitzgerald Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for SMMT
Cantor Fitzgerald Has Weak Forecast for SMMT FY2025 Earnings
HC Wainwright Has Negative Forecast for SMMT FY2025 Earnings
Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SMMT) Shares Gap Up - Still a Buy?
Summit Therapeutics' (SMMT) Buy Rating Reiterated at Guggenheim

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Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo

Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK

$87.54 +0.36 (+0.41%)
Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$87.72 +0.18 (+0.21%)
As of 10/24/2025 07:57 PM Eastern
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Merck & Co., Inc. is a health care company, which engages in the provision of health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, and Other. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets animal health products, such as pharmaceutical and vaccine products, for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in livestock, and companion animal species. The Other segment consists of sales for the non-reportable segments of healthcare services. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, NJ.

Summit Therapeutics stock logo

Summit Therapeutics NASDAQ:SMMT

$19.28 +0.53 (+2.83%)
Closing price 10/24/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$19.40 +0.12 (+0.62%)
As of 10/24/2025 07:55 PM Eastern
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Summit Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovery, development, and commercialization of patient, physician, caregiver, and societal friendly medicinal therapies in the United States, and the United Kingdom. The company's lead development candidate is Ivonescimab, a bispecific antibody for immunotherapy through blockade of PD-1 with the anti-angiogenesis; and anti-infectives portfolio includes SMT-738, a novel class of precision antibiotics for the treatment of multidrug resistant infections, which primarily includes carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections. It has a collaboration and license agreement with Akeso, Inc. and its affiliates to develop and commercialize ivonescimab, as well as strategic collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for the purpose of accelerating the development of ivonescimab. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.