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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$79.52
+0.6%
$86.17
$75.93
$134.63
$200.52B0.4316.10 million shs2.89 million shs
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
$58.06
+1.8%
$63.70
$52.28
$98.04
$85.87B1.2317.76 million shs4.22 million shs
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
$159.18
0.0%
$166.86
$156.58
$180.43
$373.20B0.418.25 million shs1.21 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-4.52%-6.60%-2.91%-11.63%-37.98%
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
-0.38%-0.73%-0.04%-23.39%-38.78%
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
+0.31%-1.86%-2.73%-5.80%-3.14%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
5 of 5 stars
4.33.05.03.94.02.53.8
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
4.8788 of 5 stars
4.33.04.21.52.03.31.9
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.5093 of 5 stars
3.43.04.21.73.42.50.6
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.59
Moderate Buy$111.1339.75% Upside
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
2.58
Moderate Buy$80.4838.63% Upside
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
2.79
Moderate Buy$178.5212.15% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NKE, PG, and MRK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/6/2025
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
Telsey Advisory Group
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$80.00 ➝ $70.00
5/5/2025
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$64.00 ➝ $56.00
5/5/2025
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$160.00 ➝ $164.00
5/1/2025
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
Redburn Partners
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Set Price Target$161.00
5/1/2025
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
Redburn Atlantic
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral$161.00
4/30/2025
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
Wells Fargo & Company
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DowngradeOverweight ➝ Equal Weight$75.00 ➝ $55.00
4/30/2025
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
Erste Group Bank
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DowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold
4/28/2025
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$72.00 ➝ $57.00
4/25/2025
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
Piper Sandler
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Reiterated RatingUnderperform ➝ Underperform
4/25/2025
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
Morgan Stanley
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Set Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$191.00 ➝ $180.00
4/25/2025
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$90.00 ➝ $80.00
(Data available from 5/7/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$63.92B3.14$2.76 per share28.82$14.85 per share5.35
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
$47.82B1.80$3.44 per share16.87$9.60 per share6.05
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
$83.93B4.45$7.73 per share20.58$21.60 per share7.37
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$17.12B$6.8711.828.030.7726.67%45.35%17.36%N/A
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
$5.70B$3.0117.9224.812.529.98%36.99%13.85%6/26/2025 (Estimated)
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
$14.88B$6.3025.3521.693.7618.35%33.00%13.53%N/A

Latest NKE, PG, and MRK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/24/2025Q1 2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$2.16$2.22+$0.06$2.01$15.59 billion$15.53 billion
4/24/2025Q3 2025
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
$1.53$1.54+$0.01$1.54$20.42 billion$19.78 billion
3/20/2025Q3 2025
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
$0.28$0.54+$0.26$0.54$11.02 billion$11.27 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.244.07%+5.73%47.16%14 Years
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
$1.602.76%+10.15%53.16%22 Years
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
$4.222.65%+4.99%66.98%70 Years

Latest NKE, PG, and MRK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/1/2025
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
quarterly$0.402.82%6/2/20256/2/20257/1/2025
4/8/2025
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
quarterly$1.05682.68%4/21/20254/21/20255/15/2025
2/13/2025
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
quarterly$0.402.18%3/3/20253/3/20254/1/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.79
1.36
1.15
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
0.57
2.22
1.51
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
0.50
0.76
0.55

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
76.07%
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
64.25%
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
65.77%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.09%
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
1.10%
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
0.18%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
69,0002.52 billion2.53 billionOptionable
NIKE, Inc. stock logo
NKE
NIKE
79,1001.48 billion1.46 billionOptionable
The Procter & Gamble Company stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
106,0002.34 billion2.34 billionOptionable

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Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo

Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK

$79.52 +0.48 (+0.60%)
As of 11:15 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.

NIKE stock logo

NIKE NYSE:NKE

$58.06 +1.02 (+1.78%)
As of 11:15 AM Eastern
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NIKE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks. It also sells a line of performance equipment and accessories comprising bags, sport balls, socks, eyewear, timepieces, digital devices, bats, gloves, protective equipment, and other equipment for sports activities under the NIKE brand; and various plastic products to other manufacturers. In addition, the company markets apparel with licensed college and professional team, and league logos, as well as sells sports apparel; and licenses unaffiliated parties to manufacture and sell apparel, digital devices, and applications and other equipment for sports activities under NIKE-owned trademarks. It sells its products to footwear stores; sporting goods stores; athletic specialty stores; department stores; skate, tennis, and golf shops; and other retail accounts through NIKE-owned retail stores, digital platforms, independent distributors, licensees, and sales representatives. NIKE, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.

Procter & Gamble stock logo

Procter & Gamble NYSE:PG

$159.18 -0.07 (-0.05%)
As of 11:15 AM Eastern
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Procter & Gamble Co. engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers hair, skin, and personal care. The Grooming segment consists of shave care like female and male blades and razors, pre and post shave products, and appliances. The Health Care segment includes oral care products like toothbrushes, toothpaste, and personal health care such as gastrointestinal, rapid diagnostics, respiratory, and vitamins, minerals, and supplements. The Fabric and Home care segment consists of fabric enhancers, laundry additives and detergents, and air, dish, and surface care. The Baby, Feminine and Family Care segment sells baby wipes, diapers, and pants, adult incontinence, feminine care, paper towels, tissues, and toilet paper. The company was founded by William Procter and James Gamble in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.