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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.$79.62-0.4%$82.63$73.31▼$116.02$199.72B0.3711.79 million shs11.80 million shs7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.-0.33%-1.84%-6.80%+0.87%-30.74%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$79.62-0.4%$82.63$73.31▼$116.02$199.72B0.3711.79 million shs11.80 million shs7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.-0.33%-1.84%-6.80%+0.87%-30.74%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceMRKMerck & Co., Inc. 2.33Hold$106.4133.65% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest MRK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails9/17/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Berenberg BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$100.00 ➝ $90.007/30/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$97.00 ➝ $90.007/10/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$99.00 ➝ $98.00(Data available from 9/25/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$63.62B3.13$9.42 per share8.45$18.33 per share4.34Compare 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$6.4912.278.040.8225.79%41.05%16.55%10/30/2025 (Estimated)Latest MRK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails7/29/2025Q2 2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.$2.03$2.13+$0.10$1.76$15.92 billion$15.81 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$3.244.07%N/A49.92%14 YearsLatest MRK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/22/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.quarterly$0.814%9/15/20259/15/202510/7/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.691.421.17Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.76.07%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.13%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableMRKMerck & Co., Inc.75,0002.50 billion2.49 billionOptionableMRK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesVerona Pharma Shareholders Approve Merck Acquisition Proposal for $10 Billion TransactionSeptember 24 at 4:30 PM | quiverquant.comQJP Morgan Says Economy Slowing Fast: 5 High-Yield Value Stock Fall BuysSeptember 24 at 4:13 PM | 247wallst.comMerck's Keytruda gets an upgradeSeptember 24 at 2:13 PM | youtube.comYFoster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC Has $9.83 Million Position in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 24 at 7:16 AM | marketbeat.comPublic Employees Retirement System of Ohio Reduces Holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 24 at 7:06 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. $MRK Holdings Raised by Northside Capital Management LLCSeptember 24 at 6:37 AM | marketbeat.comIMS Capital Management Buys New Shares in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 24 at 6:36 AM | marketbeat.comBallentine Partners LLC Has $3.86 Million Position in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 24 at 6:25 AM | marketbeat.comMaseco LLP Takes Position in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 24 at 5:41 AM | marketbeat.comFifth Third Bancorp Has $49.32 Million Stock Position in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 24 at 5:19 AM | marketbeat.comCCM Investment Advisers LLC Buys 22,535 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 24 at 5:18 AM | marketbeat.comWaycross Partners LLC Sells 23,000 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 24 at 5:09 AM | marketbeat.comVariational AI inks drug discovery deal with Merck worth up to $349-millionSeptember 23 at 7:58 PM | theglobeandmail.comMerck Gains FDA Approval for KEYTRUDA QLEX and Supports Dividend AppealSeptember 23 at 7:58 PM | msn.comMerck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Received FDA Approval For Keytruda Qlex, Cutting Infusion Time to 2 MinutesSeptember 23 at 7:58 PM | msn.comHall Laurie J Trustee Cuts Stock Position in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 23 at 7:45 AM | marketbeat.comCompagnie Lombard Odier SCmA Has $54.96 Million Stock Position in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 23 at 7:36 AM | marketbeat.comCardinal Capital Management Grows Position in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 23 at 6:10 AM | marketbeat.comOccidental Asset Management LLC Has $3.83 Million Stock Position in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 23 at 5:36 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. $MRK Shares Purchased by CHICAGO TRUST Co NASeptember 23 at 5:36 AM | marketbeat.comPark Avenue Securities LLC Buys New Stake in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKSeptember 23 at 4:22 AM | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeMRK Company DescriptionsMerck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK$79.62 -0.34 (-0.42%) Closing price 09/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$79.69 +0.07 (+0.09%) As of 09/24/2025 07:59 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 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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