MRK - Merck & Co Inc Stock Price, Fair Value and News

$74.77+1.30 (+1.77%)
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MRK Price Action

Last 7 days

-3.7%


Last 30 days

-4.6%


Last 90 days

-9.9%


Trailing 12 Months

-43.2%

MRK Stock Price

MRK RSI Chart

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MRK Valuation

Market Cap

187.7B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

10.77

Price/Sales (Trailing)

2.94

EV/EBITDA

9.57

Price/Free Cashflow

11.02

MRK Price/Sales (Trailing)

202220232024202533.544.555.5

The Good, Bad and Ugly

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MRK Fundamentals

MRK Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

63.9B

Rev. Growth (Yr)

-1.56%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

-0.61%

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MRK Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

17.4B

Earnings Growth (Yr)

6.66%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

35.69%

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MRK Profitability

EBT Margin

31.55%

Return on Equity

36.02%

Return on Assets

15.14%

Free Cashflow Yield

9.08%

MRK Investor Care

Dividend Yield

4.17%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

3.12

Buy Backs (1Y)

0.86%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

6.88

The Good News

Last Updated: 2025-04-24
Merck's collaboration with Cyprumed is a significant positive step, granting access to innovative oral peptide delivery technology and the potential for substantial milestone payments, reflecting the company's commitment to advancing its product offerings (The Pharma Letter, https://www.thepharmaletter.com/cyprumed-inks-licensed-deal-with-merck-and-co). Analysts have maintained 'Buy' ratings from Guggenheim and Goldman Sachs, recognizing the long-term growth potential despite short-term challenges (Yahoo Finance, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/merck-nyse-mrk-secures-global-174624411.html).

The Bad News

Last Updated: 2025-04-24
Merck is facing serious headwinds, including a class action lawsuit due to alleged securities fraud, which has severely impacted investor confidence and caused a significant drop in stock value (Markets Insider, https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/mrk-lawsuit-alert-class-action-lawsuit-against-merck-company-1034575350). Additionally, concerns over governance and recent disappointing earnings performance have led to a negative outlook among investors (Yahoo Finance UK, https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/merck-nyse-mrk-faces-multiple-172317255.html).
Disclaimer: This information is generated using our AI model (beta) and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information from multiple sources.

Revenue Breakdown

As of: Dec 31, 2024
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Historical Charts for Stock Metrics

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Net sales
YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
202563.9B000
202461.4B62.5B63.2B64.2B
202357.9B58.3B59.3B60.1B
202254.0B57.2B59.0B59.3B
202141.0B43.0B45.2B48.7B
202040.4B38.0B36.5B42.4B
201943.1B44.4B46.0B39.1B
201840.7B41.3B41.7B42.3B
201739.9B40.0B39.8B40.1B
201639.4B39.4B39.9B39.8B
201541.4B40.2B39.8B39.5B
201443.6B43.5B43.1B42.2B
201346.2B44.9B44.5B44.0B
201248.2B48.4B47.8B47.3B
201146.1B47.0B47.8B48.0B
201033.5B38.9B44.0B46.0B
200924.6B25.6B27.0B27.4B
2008024.1B24.0B23.9B
200700024.2B
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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, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. The company serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. It has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.
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 WEBSITEmerck.com
 SECTORHealthcare
 INDUSTRYDrug Manufacturers General
 EMPLOYEES65535

Merck & Co Inc Frequently Asked Questions


What is the ticker symbol for Merck & Co Inc? What does MRK stand for in stocks?

MRK is the stock ticker symbol of Merck & Co Inc. Every public company that trades on a stock exchange gets a ticker symbol.

What is the market capital of Merck & Co Inc (MRK)?

As of Thu May 15 2025, market cap of Merck & Co Inc is 187.75 Billion. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of MRK stock?

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Is Merck & Co Inc a good stock to buy?

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What is Merck & Co Inc's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Thu May 15 2025, MRK's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 10.77 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 2.94. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. MRK PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.

What is 5 year return on Merck & Co Inc's stock?

In the past 10 years, Merck & Co Inc has provided 0.027 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.