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

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 increased by 5.3% and is now trading at $83.48.
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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) posted its earnings results on Friday, July, 31st. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.23. The firm earned $10.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.52 billion. Merck & Co., Inc. had a return on equity of 52.94% and a net margin of 22.20%. Merck & Co., Inc.'s quarterly revenue was down 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.30 EPS.
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Merck & Co., Inc. declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 29th. Investors 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 dividend yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 14th.
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Merck & Co., Inc. announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, October 25th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $10,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Merck & Co., Inc. issued an update on 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 twelve-month price targets for Merck & Co., Inc.'s shares. Their forecasts range from $89.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Merck & Co., Inc.'s share price to reach $94.93 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.7% from the stock's current price.
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Media headlines about MRK stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Merck & Co., Inc. earned a media sentiment score of 2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.
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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 Vanguard Group Inc. (8.41%), BlackRock Inc. (7.81%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.25%), Nordea Investment Management AB (0.73%), FMR LLC (0.51%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.50%). 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 Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Toronto Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Thornburg Investment Management Inc., CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, and Victory Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Merck & Co., Inc. company stock in the last year include Frank Clyburn, Julie L Gerberding, and Wendell P Weeks.
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MRK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nordea Investment Management AB, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Sarasin & Partners LLP, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, BlackRock Inc., TD Asset Management Inc., and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc..
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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 $83.48.

Merck & Co., Inc. has a market capitalization of $211.14 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]