Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

NYSE: MRK · Real-Time Price · USD
98.50
-0.08 (-0.08%)
At close: Nov 13, 2024, 4:00 PM
98.75
+0.25 (0.25%)
Pre-market: Nov 14, 2024, 9:10 AM EST
-0.08%
Market Cap 249.17B
Revenue (ttm) 63.17B
Net Income (ttm) 12.15B
Shares Out 2.53B
EPS (ttm) 4.78
PE Ratio 20.61
Forward PE 10.80
Dividend $3.08 (3.13%)
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 16, 2024
Volume 8,824,071
Open 98.51
Previous Close 98.58
Day's Range 97.90 - 99.45
52-Week Range 97.90 - 134.63
Beta 0.41
Analysts Buy
Price Target 130.86 (+32.85%)
Earnings Date Oct 31, 2024

About MRK

Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes under the Keytruda, Bridion, Adempas, Lagevrio, Belsomra, Simponi, and Januvia brands, as well as vaccine products consisting of preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines under the Gardasil/Gardasil 9, ProQuad, M−M−R II, Variv... [Read more]

Sector Healthcare
Founded 2000
Employees 72,000
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol MRK
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2023, Merck & Co.'s revenue was $60.12 billion, an increase of 1.40% compared to the previous year's $59.28 billion. Earnings were $365.00 million, a decrease of -97.49%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 14 analysts, the average rating for MRK stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $130.86, which is an increase of 32.85% from the latest price.

Price Target
$130.86
(32.85% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Merck to Participate in the Jefferies London Healthcare Conference

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck to Participate in the Jefferies London Healthcare Conference.

1 hour ago - Business Wire

Immunology Biosimilars Market Research 2024-2030, Profiles of Key Players - F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Merck, Eli Lily,.

Dublin, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Immunology Biosimilars Market (2024 Edition): Analysis By Indication (Arthritis, Irritable Bowel Disease, Other Indications), By Distribution Channel, By...

1 hour ago - GlobeNewsWire

Merck signs $3.3 bln deal for experimental cancer drug

Merck has signed a licensing agreement worth up to $3.3 billion with Shanghai-based LaNova Medicines to develop, make and sell an experimental cancer drug, the two companies said on Thursday.

2 hours ago - Reuters

Merck Enters into Exclusive Global License for LM-299, An Investigational Anti-PD-1/VEGF Bispecific Antibody from LaNova Medicines Ltd.

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and LaNova Medicines Ltd. (LaNova), a privately held clinical-stage biotechnology company, today...

2 hours ago - Business Wire

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) UBS Global Healthcare Conference (Transcript)

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) UBS Global Healthcare Conference November 13, 2024 12:30 PM ET Company Participants Jannie Oosthuizen - President of Human Health of the U.S. Joerg Koglin - SVP of Clinic...

17 hours ago - Seeking Alpha

KOSELUGO® (selumetinib) Showed Significant and Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Objective Response Rate Versus Placebo in Adults With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 who Have Symptomatic, Inoperable Plexiform Neurofibromas in Global Phase 3 KOMET Trial

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $MRK #MRK--KOSELUGO Showed Significant and Clinically Meaningful Improvement in ORR Versus Placebo in Adults With NF1 who Have Symptomatic, Inoperable PNs.

2 days ago - Business Wire

Merck: An Undervalued Dividend Machine

Keytruda, Merck's flagship oncology drug, drives significant revenue growth, with a solid market position and patent protection ensuring continued growth. Merck is the second largest player in the onc...

7 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Is MRK Stock Undervalued At $100?

Merck (NYSE: MRK) recently reported its Q3 results, with revenues and earnings exceeding the street estimates. It garnered $16.7 billion in revenue and adjusted earnings of $1.57 per share, compared t...

7 days ago - Forbes

Merck to Participate in the UBS Global Healthcare Conference

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck to Participate in the UBS Global Healthcare Conference.

8 days ago - Business Wire

Top 2 pharma stocks to buy amid surge in deadly fungi

Recent data cited by Bloomberg reveals that deadly fungi, including Candida auris, have been spreading globally since the COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change has enabled many of these illness-causing ag...

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9 days ago - Invezz

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9 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Buy 3 November Dogs Of The Dow And Watch 7 More

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12 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Merck's Gardasil Shot Challenges To Continue, Analysts Optimistic For Newly Approved Sotatercept For Rare Lung Disease

On Thursday, Merck & Co Inc MRK reported third-quarter sales of $16.66 billion, up 4% year over year, beating the consensus of $16.47 billion.

12 days ago - Benzinga

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call Transcript

Start Time: 09:00 January 1, 0000 10:00 AM ET Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Q3 2024 Earnings Call October 31, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Company Participants Peter Dannenbaum - SVP, IR Rob Davis - Chairman and...

13 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Merck CEO Robert Davis on Q3 results: Our portfolio sets us up for a good finish to the year

Merck CEO Robert Davis joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, which topped expectations as the company saw strong sales from its top-selling cancer drug Keytruda, rece...

14 days ago - CNBC Television

Merck tops earnings estimates on strong demand for Keytruda even as HPV vaccine sales fall

CNBC's Becky Quick reports on the company's quarterly earnings results.

14 days ago - CNBC Television

Merck's Q3 earnings beat estimates, but company lowers guidance

Merck's stock swung between gains and losses in premarket action.

14 days ago - Market Watch

Merck third quarter better than expected, but Gardasil sales sag in China again

Merck & Co posted higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Thursday on strong sales of its blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda, but the U.S. drugmaker also flagged a second straight quarter of...

14 days ago - Reuters

Merck tops earnings estimates on strong demand for Keytruda, new drugs even as HPV vaccine sales fall

Merck reported third-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations. The company saw strong sales from its top-selling cancer drug Keytruda, recently launched treatments and its animal...

14 days ago - CNBC

Merck Announces Third-Quarter 2024 Financial Results

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck Announces Third-Quarter 2024 Financial Results.

14 days ago - Business Wire

Merck's Earnings Need to Reassure Investors That All Is Well

The drug company had a disastrous second quarter. It doesn't want a repeat performance.

14 days ago - Barrons

Merck and Moderna Initiate Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Adjuvant V940 (mRNA-4157) in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) After Neoadjuvant KEYTRUDA and Chemotherapy in Patients With Certain Types of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

RAHWAY, N.J. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $MRK #MRK--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), today announced the initiatio...

Other symbols: MRNA
17 days ago - Business Wire

BetterInvesting™ Magazine Update on Merck (MRK) and Ball (BALL)

TROY, Mich. , Oct. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Editorial Advisory and Securities Review Committee of BetterInvesting Magazine today announced Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) as its "Stock to Study" and Ball ...

Other symbols: BALL
19 days ago - PRNewsWire

3-Stock Lunch: Merck, Ecolab & Xylem Inc

Anthony Forcione, Rockland Trust vice president, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss stock plays for three stocks.

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19 days ago - CNBC Television

Merck Q3 Earnings Review: Solid Financials May Be Undermined By New Keytruda Threat

Merck & Co., Inc.'s Q3 earnings report is anticipated on 31st October — next Thursday. Despite strong Q2 performance, Merck's stock fell due to a guidance downgrade related to issues with key drugs Ga...

19 days ago - Seeking Alpha