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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$143.91
-0.6%		$137.17
$77.58
▼
$156.92
$357.37B0.2110.69 million shs8.27 million shs
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$51.44
+0.3%		$47.43
$38.39
▼
$51.68
$213.10B0.2616.85 million shs18.67 million shs
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
$169.28
+2.5%		$156.76
$110.39
▼
$176.41
$684.25B0.1813.41 million shs12.32 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-0.63%-3.05%+5.99%+24.42%+77.52%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
+0.25%+2.07%+6.06%+12.17%+17.16%
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
+2.70%+5.30%+5.75%+20.37%+50.62%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$143.91
-0.6%		$137.17
$77.58
▼
$156.92
$357.37B0.2110.69 million shs8.27 million shs
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$51.44
+0.3%		$47.43
$38.39
▼
$51.68
$213.10B0.2616.85 million shs18.67 million shs
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
$169.28
+2.5%		$156.76
$110.39
▼
$176.41
$684.25B0.1813.41 million shs12.32 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-0.63%-3.05%+5.99%+24.42%+77.52%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
+0.25%+2.07%+6.06%+12.17%+17.16%
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
+2.70%+5.30%+5.75%+20.37%+50.62%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.68
Moderate Buy$151.325.14% Upside
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
2.40
Hold$50.97-0.93% Downside
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
2.45
Hold$167.45-1.08% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest XOM, VZ, and MRK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
9/10/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
HSBC Holdings plc logo
HSBC
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Boost Price TargetBuy$150.00 ➝ $172.00
9/9/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Leerink Partners logo
Leerink Partners
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Boost Price TargetOutperform$127.00 ➝ $161.00
9/8/2026
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Reiterated RatingBuy
9/8/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Guggenheim logo
Guggenheim
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Boost Price TargetBuy$146.00 ➝ $170.00
9/4/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$150.00 ➝ $170.00
9/3/2026
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
Piper Sandler logo
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$158.00 ➝ $185.00
8/26/2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
8/25/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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UpgradeHold (C-) ➝ Hold (C)
8/25/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Wolfe Research logo
Wolfe Research
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Boost Price TargetOutperform$155.00 ➝ $180.00
8/25/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Argus logo
Argus
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Boost Price TargetBuy$145.00 ➝ $170.00
8/21/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. logo
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy$140.00 ➝ $160.00
(Data available from 9/15/2023 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.
$65.01B5.46$11.35 per share12.68$21.22 per share6.78
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$138.19B1.55$9.10 per share5.65$25.07 per share2.05
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
$332.24B2.11$13.64 per share12.41$63.22 per share2.68
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.
$18.25B$1.25115.1314.906.304.77%16.73%6.13%10/29/2026 (Estimated)
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$17.17B$3.8413.409.721.7411.64%19.48%5.07%10/20/2026 (Estimated)
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
$28.84B$7.7721.7914.371.018.88%13.14%7.62%10/30/2026 (Estimated)

Latest XOM, VZ, and MRK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/4/2026Q2 2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-$0.26-$0.13+$0.13-$0.54$16.37 billion$16.61 billion
7/31/2026Q2 2026
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
$3.56$3.52-$0.04$3.48$109.94 billion$114.53 billion
7/24/2026Q2 2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$1.27$1.30+$0.03$0.92$35.16 billion$34.25 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.402.36%+5.75%272.00%14 Years
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$2.835.50%+1.95%73.70%20 Years
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
$4.122.43%+2.82%53.02%42 Years

Latest XOM, VZ, and MRK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
9/9/2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
quarterly$0.70755.69%10/9/202610/9/202611/2/2026
7/29/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
quarterly$0.852.36%9/15/20269/15/202610/7/2026
7/30/2026
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
quarterly$1.032.55%8/17/20268/17/20269/10/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
1.22
1.32
1.10
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
1.36
0.60
0.57
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
0.12
1.13
0.85

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
76.07%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
62.06%
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
61.80%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.17%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
0.03%
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
0.03%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
75,0002.47 billion2.46 billionOptionable
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
89,9004.15 billion4.15 billionOptionable
ExxonMobil Corporation stock logo
XOM
ExxonMobil
58,0004.14 billion4.14 billionOptionable

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Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo

Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK

$143.91 -0.94 (-0.65%)
Closing price 09/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$144.00 +0.09 (+0.06%)
As of 09/15/2026 07:56 PM 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.

Verizon Communications stock logo

Verizon Communications NYSE:VZ

$51.44 +0.15 (+0.30%)
Closing price 09/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$51.46 +0.02 (+0.03%)
As of 09/15/2026 07:56 PM Eastern
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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 stock logo

ExxonMobil NYSE:XOM

$169.28 +4.20 (+2.54%)
Closing price 09/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$169.40 +0.12 (+0.07%)
As of 09/15/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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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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