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

Merck & Co., Inc.'s stock was trading at $79.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MRK stock has decreased by 3.2% and is now trading at $76.73. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

13 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 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Merck & Co., Inc..

Merck & Co., Inc. is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 31st 2020. View our earnings forecast for Merck & Co., Inc..

Merck & Co., Inc. will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, July 31st 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 Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.16. The firm earned $12.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.46 billion. Merck & Co., Inc. had a return on equity of 52.46% and a net margin of 21.10%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.22 earnings per share. View Merck & Co., Inc.'s earnings history.

Merck & Co., Inc. declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.61 per share on Tuesday, July 7th. This represents a $2.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. View Merck & Co., Inc.'s dividend history.

Merck & Co., Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, October 25th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $10,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Merck & Co., Inc. issued an update on its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.17-5.37 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.56. The company issued revenue guidance of $46.1-48.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $48.72 billion.

13 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Merck & Co., Inc.'s shares. Their forecasts range from $89.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Merck & Co., Inc.'s stock price to reach $94.15 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Merck & Co., Inc..

News coverage about MRK stock has trended negative on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Merck & Co., Inc. earned a news sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Merck & Co., Inc..

Merck & Co., Inc. saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,560,000 shares, a drop of 7.9% from the June 15th total of 15,810,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,610,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Merck & Co., Inc.'s Current Options Chain.

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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 shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%), Hexavest Inc. (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.03%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%) and Park National Corp OH (0.01%). 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. View institutional ownership trends for Merck & Co., Inc..

MRK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Cacti Asset Management LLC, HNP Capital LLC, Exane Derivatives, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, Park National Corp OH, and Abner Herrman & Brock LLC. 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. View insider buying and selling activity for Merck & Co., Inc..

MRK stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Canandaigua National Corp, DNB Asset Management AS, Fulton Bank N. A., Legacy Private Trust Co., Watchman Group Inc., and Red Spruce Capital LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Merck & Co., Inc..

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 $76.73.

Merck & Co., Inc. has a market capitalization of $193.67 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]