Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health segments. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, diabetes, and women's health, as well as vaccine products. The Animal Health segment provides discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as a suite of digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. It 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. The company has collaboration agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to co-develop and co-commercialize long-acting investigational treatment combinations of Lenacapavir and Islatravir in HIV; Amathus Therapeutics to develop treatments for neurodegenerative diseases; and Linnaeus Therapeutics, Inc. to evaluate LNS8801 in combination with KEYTRUDA for patients with advanced cancer. It also has a collaboration with Biomed X Gmbh for building on ongoing research projects in the fields of oncology (DNA damage response and RNA splicing) and autoimmunity (intestinal epithelial barrier in autoimmune diseases); and a collaboration agreement with NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. to focus primarily on the development of novel medicines for unmet patient needs in retinal and CVM diseases, including heart failure. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2026 | $125.00 | Neutral | Citigroup |
| 2/25/2026 | $142.00 | Outperform | RBC Capital Mkts |
| 2/20/2026 | $140.00 | Overweight | Barclays |
| 2/13/2026 | $150.00 | Hold → Buy | Deutsche Bank |
| 1/8/2026 | $135.00 | Peer Perform → Outperform | Wolfe Research |
| 12/18/2025 | $130.00 | Market Perform → Outperform | BMO Capital Markets |
| 11/24/2025 | $125.00 | Equal Weight → Overweight | Wells Fargo |
| 11/13/2025 | $105.00 | Sector Outperform | Scotiabank |
| 10/13/2025 | $95.00 | Neutral | Citigroup |
| 9/17/2025 | $90.00 | Buy → Hold | Berenberg |
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Citigroup resumed coverage of Merck with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $125.00
RBC Capital Mkts initiated coverage of Merck with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $142.00
Barclays initiated coverage of Merck with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $140.00
Deutsche Bank upgraded Merck from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $150.00
Wolfe Research upgraded Merck from Peer Perform to Outperform and set a new price target of $135.00
BMO Capital Markets upgraded Merck from Market Perform to Outperform and set a new price target of $130.00
Wells Fargo upgraded Merck from Equal Weight to Overweight and set a new price target of $125.00
Scotiabank initiated coverage of Merck with a rating of Sector Outperform and set a new price target of $105.00
Citigroup resumed coverage of Merck with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $95.00
Berenberg downgraded Merck from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $90.00
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Sales Growth Driven by Continued Strength in Oncology and Animal Health, Plus Increasing Contributions From Launches Total Worldwide Sales Were $16.3 Billion (5% Growth; 3% Growth ex-FX) KEYTRUDA/KEYTRUDA QLEX1 Sales Were $8.0 Billion (12% Growth; 8% Growth ex-FX); Includes KEYTRUDA QLEX Sales of $128 Million WINREVAIR Sales Were $525 Million (88% Growth; 87% Growth ex-FX) Animal Health Sales Were $1.8 Billion (13% Growth; 6% Growth ex-FX) GAAP Loss per Share Was $1.72; Non-GAAP Loss per Share Was $1.28; GAAP and Non-GAAP Loss per Share Include a Charge of $3.62 per Share for the Acquisition of Cidara Presented New Data From Cardio-Pulmonary Pipeline at ACC.26, Including
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its first-quarter 2026 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 30. During the call, company executives will provide an overview of Merck's performance for the quarter. Investors, journalists and the general public may access a live audio webcast of the call via this weblink. A replay of the webcast, along with the sales and earnings news release, supplemental financial disclosures and slides highlighting the results, will be available at www.merck.com. All participants may join the call by dialing (800) 369-3351 (U.S. and Canada Toll-F
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Reports Strength in Oncology and Animal Health, Plus Increasing Contributions From WINREVAIR and CAPVAXIVE Fourth-Quarter Worldwide Sales Were $16.4 Billion (5% Growth; 4% Growth ex-FX) Fourth-Quarter GAAP EPS Was $1.19; Non-GAAP EPS Was $2.04; GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Include a Charge of $0.05 per Share for the Acquisition of MK-8690 Sole Global Rights Full-Year Worldwide Sales Were $65.0 Billion (1% Growth; 2% Growth ex-FX) KEYTRUDA/KEYTRUDA QLEX Sales Were $31.7 Billion (7% Growth Both Nominally and ex-FX); Includes KEYTRUDA QLEX Sales of $40 Million WINREVAIR Sales Were $1.4 Billion CAPVAXIVE Sales Were $759 Million GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 Sales Were $5.2 Billion (39% Decli
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share of the company's common stock for the second quarter of 2026. Payment will be made on April 7, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2026. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-inten
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 3. During the call, company executives will provide an overview of Merck's performance for the quarter. Investors, journalists and the general public may access a live audio webcast of the call via this weblink. A replay of the webcast, along with the sales and earnings news release, supplemental financial disclosures and slides highlighting the results, will be available at www.merck.com. All participants may join the call by dialing (800) 369-3351 (U.S. and C
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share of the company's common stock for the first quarter of 2026. Payment will be made on Jan. 8, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 15, 2025. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intens
Total Worldwide Sales Were $17.3 Billion, an Increase of 4% From Third Quarter 2024; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 3% KEYTRUDA Sales Grew 10% to $8.1 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 8% WINREVAIR Sales Were $360 Million; Growth of 141% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange CAPVAXIVE Sales Were $244 Million GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 Sales Declined 24% to $1.7 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Declined 25% Animal Health Sales Grew 9% to $1.6 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 7% GAAP EPS Was $2.32; Non-GAAP EPS Was $2.58; GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Include a Ch