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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$66.20
-4.5%
$67.98
$47.85
$72.55
$274.43B0.9120.66 million shs40.85 million shs
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$84.35
+1.9%
$81.18
$73.31
$120.30
$206.72B0.3812.03 million shs10.48 million shs
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
$866.89
+1.9%
$967.03
$678.66
$1,198.09
$176.98B0.931.86 million shs1.76 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
-1.44%-0.86%+3.16%+8.93%+52.51%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
+0.12%+3.09%+1.51%+8.80%-27.12%
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
-1.43%-2.50%-11.16%-18.24%+3.84%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4.943 of 5 stars
3.44.04.23.63.32.51.9
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.9972 of 5 stars
3.25.05.04.23.11.73.8
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
4.9339 of 5 stars
4.45.00.02.54.02.51.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
2.74
Moderate Buy$74.5312.58% Upside
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.35
Hold$107.4427.37% Upside
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
2.88
Moderate Buy$1,115.2028.64% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NOW, CSCO, and MRK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/15/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
HSBC
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Hold$69.00
8/14/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$64.00 ➝ $70.00
8/14/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$72.00 ➝ $74.00
8/14/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$75.00 ➝ $83.00
8/14/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$66.00 ➝ $71.00
8/14/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$76.00 ➝ $85.00
8/14/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
Rosenblatt Securities
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$87.00
8/5/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$70.00 ➝ $74.00
8/4/2025
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$1,300.00
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
7/28/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
Evercore ISI
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ In-Line$72.00
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$56.65B4.63$3.64 per share18.19$11.90 per share5.56
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$64.17B3.28$9.65 per share8.74$19.64 per share4.29
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
$10.98B16.42$12.95 per share66.92$52.56 per share16.49
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$10.32B$2.4525.2720.623.8418.45%27.02%10.20%N/A
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$17.12B$6.4913.008.520.8725.79%41.05%16.55%10/30/2025 (Estimated)
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
$1.43B$7.94109.1875.453.8313.78%18.04%8.81%10/22/2025 (Estimated)

Latest NOW, CSCO, and MRK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/13/2025Q4 2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$0.98$0.99+$0.01$0.71$14.63 billion$14.67 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
7/23/2025Q2 2025
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
$3.57$4.09+$0.52$1.84$3.12 billion$3.22 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$1.642.48%N/A66.94%13 Years
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.243.84%N/A49.92%14 Years
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest NOW, CSCO, and MRK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
8/13/2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
quarterly$0.412.33%10/3/202510/3/202510/22/2025
7/22/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
quarterly$0.813.97%9/15/20259/15/202510/7/2025
5/27/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
quarterly$0.814.18%6/16/20256/16/20257/8/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
0.49
1.01
0.87
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.69
1.42
1.17
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
0.14
1.09
1.09

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
73.33%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
76.07%
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
87.18%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
0.01%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.13%
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
0.38%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
90,4003.96 billion3.96 billionOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
75,0002.50 billion2.49 billionOptionable
ServiceNow, Inc. stock logo
NOW
ServiceNow
26,293208.00 million207.21 millionOptionable

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Cisco Systems stock logo

Cisco Systems NASDAQ:CSCO

$66.20 -3.10 (-4.47%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$66.13 -0.07 (-0.10%)
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Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization. In addition, it provides Internet for the future product consists of routed optical networking, 5G, silicon, and optics solutions; collaboration products, such as meetings, collaboration devices, calling, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end security product consists of network security, cloud security, security endpoints, unified threat management, and zero trust; and optimized application experiences products including full stack observability and network assurance. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with other companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo

Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK

$84.35 +1.59 (+1.92%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$84.50 +0.15 (+0.17%)
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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.

ServiceNow stock logo

ServiceNow NYSE:NOW

$866.89 +16.03 (+1.88%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$866.12 -0.77 (-0.09%)
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ServiceNow, Inc. provides end to-end intelligent workflow automation platform solutions for digital businesses in the North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates the Now platform for end-to-end digital transformation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation, process mining, performance analytics, and collaboration and development tools. It also provides asset management, cloud observability, integrated risk management; information technology (IT) service management applications; IT service management product suite for enterprise's employees, customers, and partners; strategic portfolio management product suite; IT operations management product that connects a customer's physical and cloud-based IT infrastructure; IT asset management; and security operations that connects with internal and third party. In addition, the company offers integrated risk management product to manage risk and resilience; environmental, social and governance management product; human resources, legal, and workplace service delivery products; customer service management product; and field service management applications. Further, the company provides app engine product; automation engine; platform privacy and security product; and source-to-pay operations. It serves to government, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, IT services, technology, oil and gas, education, and consumer products through service providers and resale partners. The company was formerly known as Service-now.com and changed its name to ServiceNow, Inc. in May 2012. ServiceNow, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.