NYSE:MRKMerck & Co., Inc. Stock Price, Forecast & News

Merck & Co., Inc.'s stock was trading at $79.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MRK shares have increased by 4.2% and is now trading at $82.56.
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14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Merck & Co., Inc. in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Merck & Co., Inc. is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 3rd 2020.
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Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July, 31st. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $10.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.52 billion. Merck & Co., Inc. had a return on equity of 53.61% and a net margin of 22.20%. The company's revenue was down 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.30 EPS.
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Merck & Co., Inc. announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.61 per share on Wednesday, October 7th. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 14th.
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Merck & Co., Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, October 25th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $10,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 5.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Merck & Co., Inc. updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Friday, July, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.63-5.78 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.31. The company issued revenue guidance of $47.2-48.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $47.33 billion.

14 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Merck & Co., Inc.'s stock. Their forecasts range from $89.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Merck & Co., Inc.'s stock price to reach $94.93 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.0% from the stock's current price.
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News headlines about MRK stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Merck & Co., Inc. earned a news sentiment score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.
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Merck & Co., Inc. saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,560,000 shares, a decrease of 7.9% from the June 15th total of 15,810,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,610,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Merck & Co., Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MRK."

Merck & Co., Inc.'s stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.50%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.15%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.14%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%), Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.10%) and Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. (0.09%). Company insiders that own Merck & Co., Inc. stock include Adam H Schechter, Ashley Watson, Frank Clyburn, Julie L Gerberding, Kenneth C Frazier, Leslie A Brun, Merck & Co, Inc, Richard R Deluca, Rita A Karachun, Robert M Davis, Roger M Perlmutter, Sanat Chattopadhyay, Thomas H Glocer and Wendell P Weeks.
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MRK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Railway Pension Investments Ltd, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Prudential PLC, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, and Hexavest Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Merck & Co., Inc. company stock in the last year include Julie L Gerberding, Richard R Deluca, and Wendell P Weeks.
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MRK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sarasin & Partners LLP, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Strs Ohio, First Trust Advisors LP, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and State of Michigan Retirement System.
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Shares of MRK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MRK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $82.56.

Merck & Co., Inc. has a market capitalization of $208.39 billion and generates $46.84 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $9.84 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.19 on an earnings per share basis. Merck & Co., Inc. employs 71,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Merck & Co., Inc. is www.merck.com.

Merck & Co., Inc.'s mailing address is 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ, 07033. The company can be reached via phone at 908-740-4000 or via email at [email protected]