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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
$93.72
+1.9%		$88.47
$67.27
▼
$94.10
$404.01B0.3216.27 million shs23.07 million shs
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
$58.18
+1.9%		$58.46
$48.38
▼
$60.95
$58.97B0.491.42 million shs1.64 million shs
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$146.01
+0.6%		$145.60
$82.01
▼
$156.92
$360.08B0.2110.20 million shs11.23 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
0.00%+6.42%+6.37%+14.99%+39.81%
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
0.00%+3.33%-0.76%+1.88%+17.85%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.00%+0.33%-0.89%+14.54%+73.60%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
$93.72
+1.9%		$88.47
$67.27
▼
$94.10
$404.01B0.3216.27 million shs23.07 million shs
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
$58.18
+1.9%		$58.46
$48.38
▼
$60.95
$58.97B0.491.42 million shs1.64 million shs
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$146.01
+0.6%		$145.60
$82.01
▼
$156.92
$360.08B0.2110.20 million shs11.23 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
0.00%+6.42%+6.37%+14.99%+39.81%
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
0.00%+3.33%-0.76%+1.88%+17.85%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.00%+0.33%-0.89%+14.54%+73.60%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
2.96
Moderate Buy$96.272.72% Upside
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
2.57
Moderate Buy$63.609.32% Upside
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.63
Moderate Buy$151.924.05% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest KO, MRK, and MPLX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/16/2026
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
TD Cowen logo
TD Cowen
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Reiterated RatingBuy
10/16/2026
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
Barclays PLC logo
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$93.00 ➝ $98.00
10/14/2026
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy$100.00 ➝ $102.00
10/13/2026
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$66.00 ➝ $64.00
10/12/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$125.00 ➝ $145.00
10/12/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Royal Bank Of Canada logo
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Lower Price TargetSector Perform$150.00 ➝ $145.00
10/8/2026
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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UpgradeBuy (A-) ➝ Buy (A+)
10/8/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Cantor Fitzgerald logo
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$120.00 ➝ $145.00
10/7/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$179.00 ➝ $177.00
10/5/2026
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$95.00 ➝ $90.00
10/5/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$150.00 ➝ $165.00
(Data available from 10/18/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
$47.94B8.41$3.25 per share28.81$7.97 per share11.76
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
$13.00B4.54$6.20 per share9.38$14.31 per share4.07
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$66.57B5.41$11.42 per share12.78$21.22 per share6.88
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
$13.11B$3.3328.1426.553.6528.56%39.38%13.18%10/27/2026 (Estimated)
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
$4.91B$4.6512.5112.415.5335.75%32.83%10.98%11/3/2026 (Estimated)
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$18.25B$1.25116.8115.756.744.77%16.73%6.13%10/29/2026 (Estimated)

Latest KO, MRK, and MPLX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
11/3/2026Q3 2026
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
$1.13N/AN/AN/A$3.35 billionN/A
10/29/2026Q3 2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$2.09N/AN/AN/A$17.29 billionN/A
10/27/2026Q3 2026
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
$0.8810N/AN/AN/A$12.92 billionN/A
8/4/2026Q2 2026
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
$1.06$1.06N/A$1.06$3.14 billion$3.13 billion
8/4/2026Q2 2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-$0.26-$0.13+$0.13-$0.54$16.37 billion$16.61 billion
7/28/2026Q2 2026
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
$0.9320$0.97+$0.0380$1.03$13.17 billion$13.37 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
$2.122.26%+4.46%63.66%64 Years
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
$4.317.41%+7.51%92.69%9 Years
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.402.33%+5.75%272.00%14 Years

Latest KO, MRK, and MPLX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
10/15/2026
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
quarterly$0.532.31%12/1/202612/1/202612/15/2026
7/29/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
quarterly$0.852.36%9/15/20269/15/202610/7/2026
7/28/2026
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
quarterly$1.07657.31%8/7/20268/7/20268/14/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
0.97
1.30
1.12
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
1.71
0.89
0.83
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
1.22
1.32
1.10

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
70.26%
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
24.25%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
76.07%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
0.90%
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
N/A
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.17%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
CocaCola Company (The) stock logo
KO
CocaCola
65,9004.30 billion4.26 billionOptionable
Mplx Lp stock logo
MPLX
Mplx
5,7621.01 billionN/AOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
75,0002.47 billion2.46 billionOptionable

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Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Stock: Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC Cuts Holdings
October 18 at 4:00 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-merck-co-inc-mrk-stock-birch-hill-investment-advisors-llc-cuts-holdings-2026-10-18/
Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Stock: 1834 Investment Advisors Co. Decreases Position
October 18 at 3:19 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-merck-co-inc-mrk-stock-1834-investment-advisors-co-decreases-position-2026-10-18/
AbbVie vs. Merck: Which Pharma Stock Offers Better Value?
October 17 at 12:42 PM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/abbvie-vs-merck-pharma-stock-173615656.html
Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Stock: Hengehold Capital Management LLC Reduces Position
October 17 at 12:39 PM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-merck-co-inc-mrk-stock-hengehold-capital-management-llc-reduces-position-2026-10-17/
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Purchases 131,302 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK
October 17 at 12:07 PM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-td-waterhouse-canada-inc-purchases-131302-shares-of-merck-co-inc-mrk-2026-10-17/
Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Stock: Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. Cuts Position
October 17 at 4:02 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-merck-co-inc-mrk-stock-cantor-fitzgerald-investment-advisors-lp-cuts-position-2026-10-17/
Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Stock: Banque Pictet & Cie SA Cuts Holdings
October 17 at 3:22 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-merck-co-inc-mrk-stock-banque-pictet-cie-sa-cuts-holdings-2026-10-17/
Merck’s Rally Reflects Renewed Confidence, but Has the Market Priced in Too Much?
October 16 at 1:35 PM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/merck-rally-reflects-renewed-confidence-160002131.html
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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Reports Promising Skin Cancer Trial Results for Keytruda and Personalized mRNA Vaccine
October 16 at 8:33 AM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/merck-co-inc-mrk-reports-152746893.html
Milestone Asset Management LLC Sells 9,248 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK
October 16 at 5:59 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-milestone-asset-management-llc-sells-9248-shares-of-merck-co-inc-mrk-2026-10-16/
8,527 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Acquired by Neumann Capital Management LLC
October 16 at 5:51 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-8527-shares-of-merck-co-inc-mrk-acquired-by-neumann-capital-management-llc-2026-10-16/
18,326 Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Shares Sold by Ninety One UK Ltd
October 16 at 5:11 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-18326-merck-co-inc-mrk-shares-sold-by-ninety-one-uk-ltd-2026-10-16/
Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Stock: State of Alaska Department of Revenue Reduces Stake
October 16 at 5:11 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-merck-co-inc-mrk-stock-state-of-alaska-department-of-revenue-reduces-stake-2026-10-16/
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October 16 at 4:45 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=31125476
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October 16 at 3:04 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-1133024-merck-co-inc-mrk-shares-sold-by-assenagon-asset-management-sa-2026-10-16/
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CocaCola NYSE:KO

$93.72 +1.72 (+1.87%)
Closing price 10/16/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$93.78 +0.06 (+0.07%)
As of 10/16/2026 08:00 PM Eastern
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The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores. The company sells its products under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, caffeine free Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Fanta Orange, Fanta Zero Orange, Fanta Zero Sugar, Fanta Apple, Sprite, Sprite Zero Sugar, Simply Orange, Simply Apple, Simply Grapefruit, Fresca, Schweppes, Thums Up, Aquarius, Ayataka, BODYARMOR, Ciel, Costa, Dasani, dogadan, FUZE TEA, Georgia, glacéau smartwater, glacéau vitaminwater, Gold Peak, Ice Dew, I LOHAS, Powerade, Topo Chico, AdeS, Del Valle, fairlife, innocent, Minute Maid, and Minute Maid Pulpy brands. It operates through a network of independent bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers, as well as through bottling and distribution operators. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mplx stock logo

Mplx NYSE:MPLX

$58.18 +1.06 (+1.86%)
Closing price 10/16/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$57.91 -0.27 (-0.46%)
As of 10/16/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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MPLX LP engages in the operation of midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets, and distribution fuels services. It operates through the Crude Oil and Products Logistics and Natural Gas and NGL Services segments. The Crude Oil and Products Logistics segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil, asphalt, refined petroleum products, and water. The Natural Gas and NGL Services segment gathers, processes, and transports natural gas, and gathers, transports, fractionates, stores, and markets natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company was founded on March 27, 2012 and is headquartered in Findlay, OH.

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Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK

$146.01 +0.82 (+0.56%)
Closing price 10/16/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$145.48 -0.53 (-0.36%)
As of 10/16/2026 07:58 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.

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