Merck & Co., Inc. Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Merck & Co., Inc. in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Merck & Co., Inc. stock.
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Merck & Co., Inc. saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 23,740,000 shares, an increase of 30.9% from the March 15th total of 18,140,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,960,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Merck & Co., Inc. is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 29th 2021.
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Merck & Co., Inc. will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 3rd. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.06. The company earned $12.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.65 billion. Merck & Co., Inc. had a net margin of 24.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 53.83%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.16 earnings per share.
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Merck & Co., Inc.'s stock was trading at $79.25 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MRK stock has decreased by 2.2% and is now trading at $77.47.
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Merck & Co., Inc. declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share on Wednesday, April 7th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 12th.
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Merck & Co., Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.40%. Merck & Co., Inc. does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Merck & Co., Inc. is 50.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Merck & Co., Inc. will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.83% next year. This indicates that Merck & Co., Inc. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Merck & Co., Inc. issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $6-48-6.68 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.19. The company issued revenue guidance of $51.8-53.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $51.58 billion.

13 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Merck & Co., Inc.'s stock. Their forecasts range from $88.00 to $105.00. On average, they anticipate Merck & Co., Inc.'s share price to reach $96.27 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.3% from the stock's current price.
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1,343 employees have rated Merck & Co., Inc. CEO Kenneth C. Frazier on Glassdoor.com. Kenneth C. Frazier has an approval rating of 94% among Merck & Co., Inc.'s employees. This puts Kenneth C. Frazier in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.07%), Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (0.04%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.03%) and Calamos Advisors LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Merck & Co., Inc. stock include Frank Clyburn, Julie L Gerberding, Richard R Deluca, Robert M Davis, Sanat Chattopadhyay and Wendell P Weeks.
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MRK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UMB Bank N A MO, FDx Advisors Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Renaissance Investment Group LLC, Park National Corp OH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Hexavest Inc., and Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY. Company insiders that have sold Merck & Co., Inc. company stock in the last year include Frank Clyburn, Julie L Gerberding, Robert M Davis, Sanat Chattopadhyay, and Wendell P Weeks.
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MRK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cardinal Capital Management Inc., M&R Capital Management Inc., Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA, Everence Capital Management Inc., Buffington Mohr McNeal, Founders Capital Management LLC, Systematic Alpha Investments LLC, and Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MRK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.47.

Merck & Co., Inc. has a market capitalization of $196.03 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 73,000 workers across the globe.

Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891.

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

Merck & Co., Inc. is headquartered at 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ, 07033.

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]