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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.$114.04+0.1%$115.94$76.66▼$125.14$281.24B0.2111.90 million shs29.52 million shs10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. Inside this report, you’ll find 10 companies positioned to benefit as artificial intelligence moves from hype to real-world deployment and becomes a core growth driver for corporate America.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.00%-4.21%+0.91%-0.12%+43.87%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$114.04+0.1%$115.94$76.66▼$125.14$281.24B0.2111.90 million shs29.52 million shs10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. Inside this report, you’ll find 10 companies positioned to benefit as artificial intelligence moves from hype to real-world deployment and becomes a core growth driver for corporate America.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.00%-4.21%+0.91%-0.12%+43.87%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceMRKMerck & Co., Inc. 2.68Moderate Buy$128.1812.40% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest 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 ➝ $125.00(Data available from 6/20/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$65.01B4.33$11.44 per share9.97$21.22 per share5.37Compare 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$3.5532.1211.582.5613.59%27.55%10.73%8/4/2026 (Estimated)Latest MRK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails4/30/2026Q1 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 YearsLatest MRK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/26/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc.quarterly$0.852.96%6/15/20266/15/20267/8/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioMRKMerck & Co., Inc.1.021.301.06Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.76.07%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.17%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableMRKMerck & Co., Inc.75,0002.47 billion2.47 billionOptionableMRK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesArwa LLC Invests $1.50 Million in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK22 minutes ago | marketbeat.com45,373 Shares in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Acquired by SG Trading Solutions LLCJune 19 at 5:36 AM | marketbeat.comPacer Advisors Inc. Sells 885,756 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKJune 19 at 5:35 AM | marketbeat.comMV Capital Management Inc. Invests $2.45 Million in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKJune 19 at 5:19 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. $MRK Shares Purchased by Invesco Ltd.June 19 at 4:39 AM | marketbeat.comRare Wolf Capital LLC Buys New Holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKJune 19 at 4:31 AM | marketbeat.comCambient Family Office LLC Buys Shares of 11,421 Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKJune 19 at 3:51 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. $MRK Position Lifted by Compound Planning Inc.June 19 at 3:43 AM | marketbeat.comCorient Private Wealth LLC Buys 2,783,482 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKJune 19 at 3:28 AM | marketbeat.comMerck (MRK) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to KnowJune 18 at 6:51 PM | zacks.comDow Jumps 200 Points After Fed-Related Sell-Off – Index On Track To Post Best Week In A MonthJune 18 at 3:08 PM | stocktwits.comSU.S. FDA Approves an Additional Indication for CAPVAXIVE® (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) in Children and Adolescents Aged 2 through 17 at Increased Risk for Pneumococcal DiseaseJune 18 at 10:08 AM | finance.yahoo.comPortal Biotechnologies Accelerates Growth with Latest Round Led by NFX, Expanded DARPA Contract, and Broad Adoption Across Top Pharma and Academic CentersJune 18 at 10:08 AM | finance.yahoo.comU.S. FDA Approves an Additional Indication for CAPVAXIVE® (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) in Children and Adolescents Aged 2 through 17 at Increased Risk for Pneumococcal DiseaseJune 18 at 7:01 AM | businesswire.comMerck's pneumococcal vaccine wins US approval for high-risk children, teensJune 18 at 7:01 AM | reuters.comMerck & Co., Inc. $MRK Shares Bought by IHT Wealth Management LLCJune 18 at 6:56 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. $MRK Shares Bought by Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLCJune 18 at 6:47 AM | marketbeat.comInvestment Management Corp of Ontario Decreases Position in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRKJune 18 at 6:29 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. $MRK Shares Sold by Gotham Asset Management LLCJune 18 at 6:03 AM | marketbeat.comMerck & Co., Inc. $MRK Stock Holdings Lifted by Element Capital Management LLCJune 18 at 6:02 AM | marketbeat.com60,015 Shares in Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK Purchased by Evolve Private Wealth LLCJune 18 at 6:02 AM | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeMRK Company DescriptionsMerck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK$114.04 +0.17 (+0.15%) Closing price 06/18/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$114.07 +0.04 (+0.03%) As of 06/18/2026 07:55 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. 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