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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:MRK NASDAQ:VCNX On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$114.23+1.5%$115.94$75.40▼$125.14$282.13B0.1810.92 million shs7.55 million shsVCNXVaccinex$1.10$0.99$0.31▼$1.50$2.86M1.13,322 shs2 shsThe 7 Hottest IPOs On Wall Street’s 2026 WatchlistMarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. See which companies are preparing to go public and why investors are watching closely.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.+1.14%+1.04%-5.35%-7.32%+48.05%VCNXVaccinex0.00%+8.91%+10.00%-24.45%+5.77%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$114.23+1.5%$115.94$75.40▼$125.14$282.13B0.1810.92 million shs7.55 million shsVCNXVaccinex$1.10$0.99$0.31▼$1.50$2.86M1.13,322 shs2 shsThe 7 Hottest IPOs On Wall Street’s 2026 WatchlistMarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. See which companies are preparing to go public and why investors are watching closely.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.+1.14%+1.04%-5.35%-7.32%+48.05%VCNXVaccinex0.00%+8.91%+10.00%-24.45%+5.77%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceMRKMerck & Co., Inc. 2.68Moderate Buy$128.1812.21% UpsideVCNXVaccinex 0.00N/AN/AN/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest VCNX and MRK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/15/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeHold (C+) ➝ Hold (C)5/6/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageNeutral$125.005/1/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingHold (C+)5/1/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$150.00 ➝ $145.004/13/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$130.00 ➝ $145.004/6/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$125.00 ➝ $135.003/30/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform$142.003/20/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$120.00 ➝ $125.003/17/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeStrong Sell ➝ Hold3/12/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$135.00 ➝ $150.00(Data available from 5/19/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$65.01B4.34$11.72 per share9.75$21.22 per share5.38VCNXVaccinex$388K7.37N/AN/A($2.59) per share-0.42Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$18.25B$3.5532.1811.682.5113.59%27.55%10.73%8/4/2026 (Estimated)VCNXVaccinex-$20.25M-$48.27N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-383.58%5/19/2026 (Estimated)Latest VCNX and MRK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/19/2026N/AVCNXVaccinex-$73.0380N/AN/AN/A$0.05 millionN/A4/30/2026Q1 2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc.-$1.47-$1.28+$0.19-$1.72$15.85 billion$16.29 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$3.402.98%+5.75%95.77%14 YearsVCNXVaccinexN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioMRKMerck & Co., Inc.1.021.301.06VCNXVaccinexN/A0.770.77Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.76.07%VCNXVaccinex50.11%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.17%VCNXVaccinex51.50%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableMRKMerck & Co., Inc.75,0002.47 billion2.47 billionOptionableVCNXVaccinex402.60 million1.26 millionNo DataVCNX and MRK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesVaccinex, Inc. Reports Financial Results for Year Ended December 31, 2025April 29, 2026 | quiverquant.comQVaccinex Reports 2025 Annual Financial ResultsApril 29, 2026 | globenewswire.comVaccinex Inc.April 10, 2026 | barrons.comVaccinex announces $60M revenue sharing agreement with PDVDecember 23, 2025 | msn.comVaccinex, Inc. Announces $60 million Agreement to Finance a Phase 2b clinical trial of pepinemab to treat Alzheimer’s DiseaseDecember 23, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comVaccinex, Inc. Engages in $60 Million Revenue Sharing Agreement with Pepinemab Development Venture to Advance Alzheimer’s TreatmentDecember 23, 2025 | quiverquant.comQVaccinex presents promising cancer treatment data at ASCOMay 29, 2025 | uk.investing.comVaccinex, Inc. to Present New Data on Pepinemab's Role in Enhancing Immune Responses in Head and Neck Cancer at ASCO 2025May 29, 2025 | nasdaq.comVaccinex to Report Promising New Clinical Results of Neoadjuvant Treatment with Pepinemab to Enhance Immunotherapy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer at ASCO Annual MeetingMay 27, 2025 | globenewswire.comAbTherx, Inc: AbTherx, Single Cell Technology, and Vaccinex Announce Collaboration to Tackle Challenging Antibody Drug TargetsMay 13, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deAbTherx, Single Cell Technology, and Vaccinex Announce Collaboration to Tackle Challenging Antibody Drug TargetsMay 13, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comVaccinex to report new clinical data on pepinemab in enhancing immunotherapyApril 22, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comVaccinex, Inc. Announces Promising Data on Pepinemab as Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Metastatic Melanoma and Head and Neck Cancer at AACR 2025April 21, 2025 | quiverquant.comQVaccinex to Report Promising New Clinical Data Revealing Pepinemab's Unique Mechanism to Enhance Immunotherapy at Annual Meeting of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)April 21, 2025 | globenewswire.comVaccinex director resigns, no disagreement citedMarch 21, 2025 | investing.comVaccinex plans Nasdaq exit as Alzheimer market pressure growsMarch 10, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comVaccinex, Inc.: Vaccinex Plans to Delist its Common Stock from The Nasdaq Stock MarketMarch 8, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deVaccinex to delist common stock from NasdaqMarch 7, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comVaccinex Plans to Delist its Common Stock from The Nasdaq Stock MarketMarch 7, 2025 | globenewswire.comPepinemab by Vaccinex for Alzheimer’s Disease: Likelihood of ApprovalDecember 30, 2024 | pharmaceutical-technology.comPNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeVCNX and MRK Company DescriptionsMerck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK$114.23 +1.67 (+1.49%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$114.24 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 06:22 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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.Vaccinex NASDAQ:VCNX$1.10 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/18/2026Vaccinex, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of targeted biotherapeutics to treat cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and autoimmune disorders. The company's lead drug candidate, pepinemab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds and blocks the activity of SEMA4D. It is developing Pepinemab, which is in phase 2 study for treatment of Alzheimer's disease and has completed phase 2 study for treatment of Huntington's disease; Pepinemab in combination with Pembrolizumab in phase 2 study for head and neck cancer, Avelumab in phase 2 study for pancreatic cancer, and completed phase 2 study with Avelumab for non-small cell lung cancer; and Pepinemab in combination with Nivolumab completed phase 2 study for melanoma, and trastuzumab and DC vaccine in phase 2 study for breast cancer. The company has also developed ActivMAb, an antibody drug discovery platform based on a novel method for complex targets, such as multi-pass membrane receptors or large and diverse libraries of full-length human monoclonal antibodies on the surface of pox viruses. It has collaborations with Merck Sharp & Dohme; Ares Trading S.A.; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Emory University; Huntington Study Group; H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc; Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC; Surface Oncology, Inc.; and Pharmaceutical and Biotech Co. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York. 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