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) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $12.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.46 billion. Merck & Co., Inc. had a net margin of 21.10% and a return on equity of 52.46%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.22 earnings per share. View Merck & Co., Inc.'s earnings history.

Merck & Co., Inc. announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. View Merck & Co., Inc.'s dividend history.

Merck & Co., Inc. declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, October 25th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $10,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Merck & Co., Inc. issued an update on its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.17-5.37 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month 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 share price to reach $94.15 in the next twelve months. 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 somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Merck & Co., Inc. earned a coverage optimism score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Merck & Co., Inc..

Merck & Co., Inc. saw a drop in short interest in 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 company's stock are sold short. 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%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.03%), Hexavest Inc. (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.03%) and DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%). 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 acquired 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, Whittier Trust Co., Fulton Bank N. A., Legacy Private Trust Co., and Watchman Group Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Merck & Co., Inc..

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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]