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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$112.94
0.0%
$113.39
$77.74
$121.83
$140.27B0.368.08 million shs965,886 shs
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$83.63
-0.7%
$82.41
$73.31
$120.30
$208.89B0.3715.17 million shs1.96 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
+0.25%-0.82%-1.33%+2.29%+41.77%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-1.33%+0.06%+5.36%+8.51%-27.77%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
4.979 of 5 stars
2.45.04.24.13.52.53.1
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.9964 of 5 stars
3.24.05.04.23.01.73.8
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
2.88
Moderate Buy$115.392.17% Upside
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.35
Hold$107.4428.47% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest MRK and GILD Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/19/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
Daiwa America
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UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
8/19/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
Daiwa Capital Markets
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Outperform$128.00
8/8/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$96.00 ➝ $98.00
8/8/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$108.00 ➝ $112.00
8/8/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
Truist Financial
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$108.00 ➝ $127.00
7/30/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$97.00 ➝ $90.00
7/25/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
Needham & Company LLC
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$133.00
7/10/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$99.00 ➝ $98.00
(Data available from 9/4/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$28.75B4.87$6.87 per share16.44$15.79 per share7.15
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$64.17B3.26$9.41 per share8.89$19.64 per share4.26
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$480M$5.0222.5213.930.7021.86%50.99%17.24%11/5/2025 (Estimated)
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$17.12B$6.4912.898.450.8925.79%41.05%16.55%10/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest MRK and GILD Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/7/2025Q2 2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$1.96$2.01+$0.05$1.55$6.95 billion$7.08 billion
7/29/2025Q2 2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$2.03$2.13+$0.10$1.76$15.92 billion$15.81 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$3.162.80%N/A62.95%10 Years
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.243.87%N/A49.92%14 Years

Latest MRK and GILD Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/22/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
quarterly$0.813.97%9/15/20259/15/202510/7/2025
7/29/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
quarterly$0.792.7%9/15/20259/15/20259/29/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
1.13
1.32
1.15
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.69
1.42
1.17

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
83.67%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
76.07%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
0.27%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.09%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
17,6001.24 billion1.24 billionOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
75,0002.50 billion2.50 billionOptionable

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Gilead Sciences stock logo

Gilead Sciences NASDAQ:GILD

$112.94 -0.05 (-0.04%)
As of 11:38 AM Eastern
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Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines in the areas of unmet medical need in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides Biktarvy, Genvoya, Descovy, Odefsey, Truvada, Complera/ Eviplera, Stribild, Sunlencs, and Atripla products for the treatment of HIV/AIDS; Veklury, an injection for intravenous use, for the treatment of COVID-19; and Epclusa, Harvoni, Vemlidy, and Viread for the treatment of viral hepatitis. It also offers Yescarta, Tecartus, and Trodelvy products for the treatment of oncology; Letairis, an oral formulation for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension; and AmBisome, a liposomal formulation for the treatment of serious invasive fungal infections. The company has collaboration agreements with Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; Pionyr Immunotherapeutics Inc.; Tizona Therapeutics, Inc.; Galapagos NV; Janssen Sciences Ireland Unlimited Company; Japan Tobacco, Inc.; Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc.; Arcellx, Inc.; Everest Medicines; Merck & Co, Inc.; Tentarix Biotherapeutics Inc.; and Assembly Biosciences, Inc. It also has research collaboration, option, and license agreement with Merus N.V. for the discovery of novel dual tumor-associated antigens (TAA) targeting trispecific antibodies. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.

Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo

Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK

$83.63 -0.55 (-0.65%)
As of 11:38 AM 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.