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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 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.$80.97-0.9%$78.97$73.31▼$134.63$205.18B0.3812.82 million shs12.57 million shs12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know? MarketBeat just compiled its list of the twelve stocks that corporate insiders are abandoning. Complete the form below to see which companies made the list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.-0.87%+2.10%+6.42%-14.49%-37.47%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationMRKMerck & Co., Inc.4.9956 of 5 stars3.25.05.03.92.92.53.8Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceMRKMerck & Co., Inc. 2.43Hold$109.1934.86% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest MRK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/20/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Cantor FitzgeraldSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOverweight ➝ Cautious5/14/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Neutral$115.00 ➝ $84.004/22/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Cantor FitzgeraldSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageNeutral$85.004/17/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.GuggenheimSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$115.00 ➝ $115.00(Data available from 6/17/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$63.92B3.18$2.81 per share28.82$14.85 per share5.45Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$17.12B$6.8712.038.180.7726.67%45.35%17.36%7/29/2025 (Estimated)Latest MRK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails4/24/2025Q1 2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.$2.16$2.22+$0.06$2.01$15.59 billion$15.53 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$3.244.00%N/A47.16%14 YearsLatest MRK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/27/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.quarterly$0.814.18%6/16/20256/16/20257/8/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.791.361.15Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.76.07%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.13%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableMRKMerck & Co., Inc.69,0002.51 billion2.53 billionOptionableMRK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesWall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Merck (MRK): Should You Buy?June 16 at 10:31 AM | zacks.comCommunity Trust & Investment Co. Has $3.66 Million Stake in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 16 at 7:52 AM | marketbeat.comStockman Wealth Management Inc. Raises Holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 16 at 7:45 AM | marketbeat.comQRG Capital Management Inc. Reduces Position in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 16 at 7:43 AM | marketbeat.comSagespring Wealth Partners LLC Lowers Position in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 16 at 7:26 AM | marketbeat.comPrecedent Wealth Partners LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 16 at 7:25 AM | marketbeat.comSowell Financial Services LLC Acquires 7,761 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 16 at 7:03 AM | marketbeat.comJanney Montgomery Scott LLC Sells 15,113 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 16 at 6:55 AM | marketbeat.comHanson & Doremus Investment Management Increases Stock Holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 16 at 6:08 AM | marketbeat.comBank Pictet & Cie Europe AG Has $48.99 Million Stake in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 16 at 5:31 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Shares Sold by Ritholtz Wealth ManagementJune 16 at 4:39 AM | marketbeat.comGoldman Sachs Remains a Buy on Merck & Co (MRK), Sets a $99.00 PTJune 15 at 6:54 PM | msn.comMn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. Sells 67,700 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 15 at 9:03 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Position Trimmed by Fairvoy Private Wealth LLCJune 15 at 9:01 AM | marketbeat.comFactory Mutual Insurance Co. Reduces Stock Position in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 15 at 7:51 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Holdings Lifted by Compass Capital Management Inc.June 15 at 7:44 AM | marketbeat.comAtlas Private Wealth Advisors Cuts Stock Holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 15 at 7:43 AM | marketbeat.comMEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH Reduces Stock Holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 15 at 7:21 AM | marketbeat.comFoster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC Has $9.42 Million Stock Position in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 15 at 7:12 AM | marketbeat.comBlodgett Wealth Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 15 at 6:56 AM | marketbeat.comMissouri Trust & Investment Co Has $362,000 Holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)June 15 at 5:56 AM | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeMRK Company DescriptionsMerck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK$80.96 -0.75 (-0.91%) Closing price 06/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.88 -0.09 (-0.11%) As of 04:25 AM 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 Polygon.io. 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. 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