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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 NYSE:VZ NYSE:XOM 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.$127.35-0.2%$119.79$76.66▼$131.74$314.56B0.1911.00 million shs9.32 million shsVZVerizon Communications$43.74-0.3%$45.74$38.39▼$51.68$182.63B0.2629.21 million shs22.07 million shsXOMExxonMobil$147.28+0.9%$145.72$105.53▼$176.41$610.23B0.1719.97 million shs11.49 million shsOptions Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. Click the link below to get your free copy.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.+3.33%+2.00%+10.92%+7.29%+54.85%VZVerizon Communications+2.36%+3.93%-6.34%-5.90%+6.32%XOMExxonMobil+0.90%+6.18%+2.93%-0.48%+29.88%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$127.35-0.2%$119.79$76.66▼$131.74$314.56B0.1911.00 million shs9.32 million shsVZVerizon Communications$43.74-0.3%$45.74$38.39▼$51.68$182.63B0.2629.21 million shs22.07 million shsXOMExxonMobil$147.28+0.9%$145.72$105.53▼$176.41$610.23B0.1719.97 million shs11.49 million shsOptions Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. Click the link below to get your free copy.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.+3.33%+2.00%+10.92%+7.29%+54.85%VZVerizon Communications+2.36%+3.93%-6.34%-5.90%+6.32%XOMExxonMobil+0.90%+6.18%+2.93%-0.48%+29.88%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceMRKMerck & Co., Inc. 2.70Moderate Buy$133.945.18% UpsideVZVerizon Communications 2.43Hold$50.0914.54% UpsideXOMExxonMobil 2.59Moderate Buy$164.4511.66% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest XOM, VZ, and MRK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/15/2026VZVerizon Communications ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetSector Outperform$54.50 ➝ $51.507/14/2026VZVerizon Communications BNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$46.00 ➝ $44.007/13/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$135.00 ➝ $140.007/13/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$135.00 ➝ $142.007/13/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. GuggenheimSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$140.00 ➝ $145.007/9/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight$112.00 ➝ $113.007/9/2026XOMExxonMobil MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$175.00 ➝ $170.007/8/2026XOMExxonMobil CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral7/8/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform$142.007/8/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$145.00 ➝ $150.007/8/2026VZVerizon Communications Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageEqual Weight$43.00(Data available from 7/17/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$65.01B4.84$11.77 per share10.82$21.22 per share6.00VZVerizon Communications$138.19B1.32$9.27 per share4.72$25.07 per share1.74XOMExxonMobil$332.24B1.84$13.56 per share10.86$63.22 per share2.33Compare 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$3.5535.8813.004.2613.59%27.55%10.73%8/4/2026 (Estimated)VZVerizon Communications$17.17B$4.1010.678.281.0512.46%19.25%5.09%7/24/2026 (Estimated)XOMExxonMobil$28.84B$5.9324.8313.570.597.57%10.24%6.01%7/31/2026 (Estimated)Latest XOM, VZ, and MRK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/4/2026Q2 2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc.-$0.25N/AN/AN/A$16.40 billionN/A7/31/2026Q2 2026XOMExxonMobil$3.68N/AN/AN/A$110.25 billionN/A7/24/2026Q2 2026VZVerizon Communications$1.27N/AN/AN/A$35.23 billionN/A5/1/2026Q1 2026XOMExxonMobil$0.9840$1.16+$0.1760$1.00$81.13 billion$83.16 billion4/30/2026Q1 2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc.-$1.47-$1.28+$0.19-$1.72$15.85 billion$16.29 billion4/27/2026Q1 2026VZVerizon Communications$1.21$1.28+$0.07$1.20$34.82 billion$34.44 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$3.402.67%+5.75%95.77%14 YearsVZVerizon Communications$2.836.47%+1.95%69.02%20 YearsXOMExxonMobil$4.122.80%+2.82%69.48%42 YearsLatest XOM, VZ, and MRK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date6/4/2026VZVerizon Communicationsquarterly$0.70756.72%7/10/20267/10/20268/3/20265/26/2026MRKMerck & Co., Inc.quarterly$0.852.96%6/15/20266/15/20267/8/20264/30/2026XOMExxonMobilquarterly$1.032.61%5/15/20265/15/20266/10/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioMRKMerck & Co., Inc.1.021.301.06VZVerizon Communications1.380.640.61XOMExxonMobil0.131.040.77Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.76.07%VZVerizon Communications62.06%XOMExxonMobil61.80%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.17%VZVerizon Communications0.03%XOMExxonMobil0.03%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableMRKMerck & Co., Inc.75,0002.47 billion2.47 billionOptionableVZVerizon Communications89,9004.18 billion4.17 billionOptionableXOMExxonMobil58,0004.14 billion4.14 billionOptionableXOM, VZ, and MRK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesOil Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - July 17th2 hours ago | marketbeat.comWill ExxonMobil's Expanding LNG Portfolio Drive Long-Term Growth?2 hours ago | zacks.comErste Group Bank Increases Earnings Estimates for ExxonMobilJuly 17 at 8:11 AM | marketbeat.comAnalysts Set ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) Target Price at $164.45July 17 at 7:48 AM | americanbankingnews.comPittenger & Anderson Inc. Acquires 10,409 Shares of ExxonMobil Corporation $XOMJuly 17 at 4:55 AM | marketbeat.comTeachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky Has $66.79 Million Stock Position in ExxonMobil Corporation $XOMJuly 17 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.comExxonMobil Corporation $XOM Shares Purchased by Procyon Advisors LLCJuly 17 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.comLGT Fund Management Co Ltd. Has $24.07 Million Stock Holdings in ExxonMobil Corporation $XOMJuly 17 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.comExxonMobil Corporation $XOM Stock Holdings Trimmed by Global Assets Advisory LLCJuly 17 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.comDiversify Wealth Management LLC Purchases 53,353 Shares of ExxonMobil Corporation $XOMJuly 17 at 3:35 AM | marketbeat.comRep. Kevin Hern Shares of ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)July 17 at 2:00 AM | marketbeat.comBreaking Down The Big 3 Investing StrategiesJuly 16 at 10:41 PM | finance.yahoo.comPromising Oil Stocks Worth Watching - July 16thJuly 16 at 1:02 PM | marketbeat.comLithiumBank Appoints Former ExxonMobil Project Development Director Logan Harris as VP Project DevelopmentJuly 16 at 12:36 PM | finance.yahoo.comMulch Films Market to Grow from USD 11.02 Billion in 2026 to USD 15.13 Billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 6.5% — MarketsandMarkets™July 16 at 12:36 PM | finance.yahoo.comMarkel Group Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in ExxonMobil Corporation $XOMJuly 16 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.comExxonMobil Corporation $XOM Shares Acquired by Midwest Trust CoJuly 16 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.comCommonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Has $165.16 Million Stake in ExxonMobil Corporation $XOMJuly 16 at 3:35 AM | marketbeat.comGeneral American Investors Co. Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in ExxonMobil Corporation $XOMJuly 16 at 3:35 AM | marketbeat.comCullinan Associates Inc. Trims Holdings in ExxonMobil Corporation $XOMJuly 16 at 3:35 AM | marketbeat.comFifth Third Bancorp Buys 1,307,465 Shares of ExxonMobil Corporation $XOMJuly 16 at 3:27 AM | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All Headlines5 Tech Stocks to Buy on the July PullbackBy Thomas Hughes | June 29, 2026SK Hynix’s Nasdaq Listing Could Reset the AI Memory TradeBy Thomas Hughes | July 7, 2026The Oil Trade May Not Be Over: 3 Energy Stocks to WatchBy Thomas Hughes | June 21, 2026Micron’s Sudden Plunge May Be an AI Buying ChanceBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | June 23, 2026Why Exxon Could Be the Market's Next Big Comeback StockBy Thomas Hughes | July 8, 2026XOM, VZ, and MRK Company DescriptionsMerck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK$127.35 -0.28 (-0.22%) As of 03:33 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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.Verizon Communications NYSE:VZ$43.74 -0.15 (-0.33%) As of 03:33 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.ExxonMobil NYSE:XOM$147.28 +1.33 (+0.91%) As of 03:33 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.ExxonMobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas. The Energy Products segment offers fuels, aromatics, catalysts, and licensing services. It sells its products under the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands. The Chemical Products segment manufactures and markets petrochemicals, including olefins, polyolefins, and intermediates. The Specialty Products segment offers performance products, including lubricants, basestocks, waxes, synthetics, elastomers, and resins. The company is also involved in the manufacturing, trade, transport, and selling crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals, and other specialty products in pursuit of lower-emission business opportunities, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, lower-emission fuels, and lithium. Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Spring, Texas. 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