Compare Stocks Compare stocks with our powerful stock comparison tool. Analyze fundamentals, price performance, and key financial indicators to make informed investment decisions. Our tool lets you compare up to ten stocks side by side based on Performance Charts, Price & Volume, MarketRank™, Analyst Ratings, Sales & Book Value, Profitability & Earnings, Dividends, Debt, Ownership, Headlines, and more. Simply enter up to ten stock symbols (e.g., BAC, JPM, WFC, C, GS) to get started and uncover top investment opportunities. 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.$84.41-1.3%$82.32$73.31▼$120.30$210.88B0.3715.21 million shs6.02 million shsVZVerizon Communications$43.59-0.5%$43.09$37.58▼$47.35$183.85B0.3621.17 million shs13.17 million shsXOMExxon Mobil$111.83-2.5%$110.34$97.80▼$126.34$476.75B0.5716.59 million shs7.43 million shsThe Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. Download the report now to identify top dividend payers and avoid common yield traps.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.+1.44%+0.24%+7.66%+9.02%-27.95%VZVerizon Communications-1.05%-0.49%+2.18%+1.03%+4.78%XOMExxon Mobil+0.37%+2.68%+4.65%+12.10%-2.74%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationMRKMerck & Co., Inc.4.9971 of 5 stars3.24.05.04.23.01.73.8VZVerizon Communications4.556 of 5 stars2.32.05.03.52.91.71.9XOMExxon Mobil4.8093 of 5 stars3.23.04.20.02.92.53.1Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceMRKMerck & Co., Inc. 2.35Hold$107.4427.28% UpsideVZVerizon Communications 2.62Moderate Buy$47.448.84% UpsideXOMExxon Mobil 2.43Hold$125.0011.77% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest XOM, VZ, and MRK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails9/2/2025VZVerizon CommunicationsThe Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageBuy$49.009/2/2025VZVerizon CommunicationsThe Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageBuy$49.008/20/2025XOMExxon MobilUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$130.00 ➝ $143.008/20/2025XOMExxon MobilMelius ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageHold$111.008/20/2025XOMExxon MobilMeliusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageHold$111.008/18/2025XOMExxon MobilPiper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$134.00 ➝ $145.008/4/2025XOMExxon MobilMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$134.00 ➝ $135.007/30/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$97.00 ➝ $90.007/22/2025VZVerizon CommunicationsBank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$45.00 ➝ $49.007/22/2025VZVerizon CommunicationsMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$47.00 ➝ $48.007/22/2025VZVerizon CommunicationsRoyal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$45.00 ➝ $46.00(Data available from 9/3/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$63.62B3.31$9.49 per share8.89$19.64 per share4.30VZVerizon Communications$137B1.34$8.72 per share5.00$24.75 per share1.76XOMExxon Mobil$329.39B1.45$12.67 per share8.83$63.32 per share1.77Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$17.12B$6.4913.018.530.8925.79%41.05%16.55%10/30/2025 (Estimated)VZVerizon Communications$17.51B$4.2910.168.973.4113.28%19.61%5.19%10/28/2025 (Estimated)XOMExxon Mobil$33.68B$7.0415.8812.402.139.17%11.34%6.79%11/7/2025 (Estimated)Latest XOM, VZ, and MRK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/1/2025Q2 2025XOMExxon Mobil$1.47$1.64+$0.17$1.64$79.07 billion$81.51 billion7/29/2025Q2 2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.$2.03$2.13+$0.10$1.76$15.92 billion$15.81 billion7/21/2025Q2 2025VZVerizon Communications$1.19$1.22+$0.03$1.19$33.47 billion$34.50 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$3.243.84%N/A49.92%14 YearsVZVerizon Communications$2.716.22%N/A63.17%20 YearsXOMExxon Mobil$3.963.54%N/A56.25%42 YearsLatest XOM, VZ, and MRK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/22/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.quarterly$0.813.97%9/15/20259/15/202510/7/20258/1/2025XOMExxon Mobilquarterly$0.993.54%8/15/20258/15/20259/10/20256/6/2025VZVerizon Communicationsquarterly$0.67756.22%7/10/20257/10/20258/1/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.691.421.17VZVerizon Communications1.190.640.60XOMExxon Mobil0.121.250.88Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.76.07%VZVerizon Communications62.06%XOMExxon Mobil61.80%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.13%VZVerizon Communications0.10%XOMExxon Mobil0.03%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableMRKMerck & Co., Inc.75,0002.50 billion2.50 billionOptionableVZVerizon Communications99,6004.22 billion4.21 billionOptionableXOMExxon Mobil61,0004.26 billion4.26 billionOptionableXOM, VZ, and MRK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesOil Stocks To Follow Now - September 2nd1 hour ago | marketbeat.comBest Lithium Stocks To Follow Now - September 2nd1 hour ago | marketbeat.comHydrogen Stocks To Keep An Eye On - September 2nd1 hour ago | marketbeat.comExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) Presents At Barclays 39th Annual CEO Energy-Power Conference 2025 Transcript3 hours ago | seekingalpha.comExxon Mobil: Comeback Story Is Ready To Regain MomentumSeptember 3 at 9:30 AM | seekingalpha.comExxon Mobil Corporation $XOM Shares Bought by Ashton Thomas Securities LLCSeptember 3 at 8:04 AM | marketbeat.comExxon Mobil Corporation $XOM Shares Sold by First Manhattan CO. LLC.September 3 at 8:04 AM | marketbeat.comGW Henssler & Associates Ltd. Purchases 6,231 Shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOMSeptember 3 at 7:51 AM | marketbeat.comExxon Mobil Corporation $XOM Shares Sold by Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C.September 3 at 7:41 AM | marketbeat.comExxon Mobil Corporation $XOM Shares Acquired by Ameriflex Group Inc.September 3 at 6:57 AM | marketbeat.comFlputnam Investment Management Co. Has $9.68 Million Holdings in Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOMSeptember 3 at 6:57 AM | marketbeat.comFederation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec Has $24.60 Million Stock Holdings in Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOMSeptember 3 at 5:56 AM | marketbeat.comDriehaus Capital Management LLC Decreases Holdings in Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOMSeptember 3 at 5:25 AM | marketbeat.comLithium Stocks To Keep An Eye On - September 1stSeptember 2 at 2:28 PM | marketbeat.comTop Hydrogen Stocks To Watch Now - September 1stSeptember 2 at 2:28 PM | marketbeat.comExxon Mobil (XOM) Valuation in Focus After Record Output and Global Expansion PlansSeptember 2 at 9:26 AM | finance.yahoo.comEP Wealth Advisors LLC Increases Holdings in Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOMSeptember 2 at 6:27 AM | marketbeat.comNomura Holdings Inc. Lowers Position in Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOMSeptember 2 at 5:33 AM | marketbeat.comReviewing Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and Delek Group (OTCMKTS:DGRLY)September 2 at 2:39 AM | americanbankingnews.comLithium Stocks To Watch Today - August 31stSeptember 1 at 2:07 PM | marketbeat.comHydrogen Stocks To Watch Today - August 31stSeptember 1 at 2:07 PM | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesBuffett Makes Big Moves Outside of UNH: A Buy and Sell BreakdownBy Leo Miller | August 18, 20253 Companies That Will Profit From Trump's Semiconductor TariffsBy Jordan Chussler | August 14, 2025An Atomic Sized Surge Is Brewing for NuScale Power Stock PriceBy Thomas Hughes | August 11, 20253 Long-Term Dividend Buys You Can Get for Under $50By Chris Markoch | August 15, 20253 Energy Stocks That Could Rally If the Oil Bears Are Wrong By Chris Markoch | August 21, 2025XOM, VZ, and MRK Company DescriptionsMerck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK$84.41 -1.07 (-1.25%) As of 02:49 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. 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$43.59 -0.21 (-0.48%) As of 02:49 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. 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.Exxon Mobil NYSE:XOM$111.83 -2.86 (-2.49%) As of 02:49 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Exxon Mobil 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. More Stock Comparisions from MarketBeat Stock Comparison Ideas (A-K)5GAgricultureAirlineAmerica FirstApparelArtificial IntelligenceAutomotiveBankBiotechBitcoinBlockchainBlue ChipCanadianCannabisCasinoChatGPTChineseCloud StorageCryptocurrencyCybersecurityDefenseDividendDow 30DroneEcommerceElectric VehiclesEnergyEntertainmenteSportsEV ChargingFertilizerFlying CarGoldGroceryGrowthHealthcareHigh DividendHotelStock Comparison Ideas (L-Z)Large CapLeisureLithiumMade In AmericaMagnificent SevenMega CapMemeMetaverseMid CapMiningMusic IndustryNanotechnologyNFTNuclear EnergyOilPharmaceuticalQuantum ComputingRenewable EnergyRestaurantRetailSemiconductorSocial MediaSolarSpaceTechnologyTelecomToyUraniumUtilityVideo GameVirtual RealityWallStreetBets More Stock Ideas from MarketBeat Stock Lists 5G Stocks Biotech Stocks Blue Chip Stocks DOW 30 Stocks FAANG Stocks Gold Stocks Large Cap Stocks Lumber Stocks Marijuana Stocks Micro Cap Stocks Oil Stocks REITs Small Cap Stocks SPACs Travel Stocks Trillion Dollar Stocks Water Stocks Warren Buffett Stocks Low Priced Stocks Penny Stock List Popular Penny Stocks Top Stocks Today Stocks on Sale Stocks Under $0.05 Stocks Under $0.10 Stocks Under $0.25 Stocks Under $0.50 Stocks Under $1 Stocks Under $2 Stocks Under $3 Stocks Under $5 Stocks Under $10 Stocks Under $20 Stocks Under $30 Stocks Under $50 Stocks By Exchange NASDAQ Stocks NYSE Stocks NYSEAMERICAN Stocks NYSEARCA Stocks NYSEMKT Stocks OTCMKTS Stocks TSX Stocks TSXV Stocks LSE Stocks BATS Stocks Latest Stock Ideas Zscaler Shares Can Hit a Fresh High Before Year-End CrowdStrike Tests $412 Support as Options Traders Turn Bullish What to Expect From the Q3 Reporting Season Loop Industries Insiders Buy Stock, Signal Confidence in Outlook Joby Aviation's Pullback: A Gift for Investors Who See the Future Opera Limited Stock Set to End 2025 on a High Note Kohl’s Stock Rebound Faces a Showdown With Short Sellers Tesla Bulls Need to Tread Very Carefully Right Now Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
