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

17 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Merck & Co., Inc. in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Merck & Co., Inc. stock.
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17 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Merck & Co., Inc.'s shares. Their MRK stock forecasts range from $70.00 to $110.00. On average, they expect Merck & Co., Inc.'s share price to reach $92.82 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.2% from the stock's current price.
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Merck & Co., Inc.'s stock was trading at $76.64 at the start of the year. Since then, MRK stock has increased by 20.9% and is now trading at $92.64.
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Merck & Co., Inc. is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 28th 2022.
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Merck & Co., Inc. will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 28th at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 28th. The company reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $15.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.64 billion. Merck & Co., Inc. had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 47.86% and a net margin of 26.27%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 31.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.40 earnings per share.
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Merck & Co., Inc. declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.69 per share on Friday, July 8th. This represents a $2.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 14th.
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Merck & Co., Inc.(NYSE:MRK) pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.99%. Merck & Co., Inc. has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Merck & Co., Inc. is 49.37%. 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 38.33% next year. This indicates that Merck & Co., Inc. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Merck & Co., Inc. updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.24-$7.36 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.24. The company issued revenue guidance of $56.90 billion-$58.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $57.35 billion.

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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.03%), M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.00%), Park National Corp OH (0.00%), Chemung Canal Trust Co. (0.00%), Red Spruce Capital LLC (0.00%) and First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%). Company insiders that own Merck & Co., Inc. stock include Caroline Litchfield, Frank Clyburn, Julie L Gerberding, Kenneth C Frazier, Richard R Deluca, Rita A Karachun, 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 Park National Corp OH, Stonebridge Capital Management Inc., M&R Capital Management Inc., First Financial Bank Trust Division, Red Spruce Capital LLC, and Chemung Canal Trust Co.. Company insiders that have sold Merck & Co., Inc. company stock in the last two years include Caroline Litchfield, Frank Clyburn, Julie L Gerberding, Kenneth C Frazier, Richard R Deluca, Rita A Karachun, Robert M Davis, and Sanat Chattopadhyay.
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MRK stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Insight Wealth Strategies LLC, Cacti Asset Management LLC, and Ellenbecker Investment Group.
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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 $92.64.

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) has a market capitalization of $234.27 billion and generates $48.70 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $13.05 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.59 on an earnings per share basis.

Merck & Co., Inc. employs 68,000 workers across the globe.

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

Merck & Co., Inc.'s mailing address is 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ, 07033. The official website for Merck & Co., Inc. is www.merck.com. The company can be reached via phone at (908) 740-4000, via email at investor_relations@merck.com, or via fax at 908-735-1253.