Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) shares traded 0.54% higher at $83.19 on Wall Street last session.
MRK stock price is now -4.69% away from the 50-day moving average and -18.64% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $209.34B.
With the price target of $85, Cantor Fitzgerald recently initiated with Neutral rating for Merck & Co Inc (NYSE: MRK). On February 18, 2025, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its previous ‘Buy’ rating to ‘Hold’ on the stock reducing its target price from $128 to quote $105, while ‘TD Cowen’ rates the stock as ‘Hold’
In other news, DALTON SMART, Officer bought 4,262 shares of the company’s stock on Apr 25 ’25. The stock was bought for $352,723 at an average price of $82.76. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Feb 19 ’25, President, U.S. Market Oosthuizen Johannes Jacobus sold 8,500 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $714,745 was realized by selling the stock at an average price of $84.09. This leaves the insider owning 30,705 shares of the company worth $2.55 million. A total of 0.09% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
During the past 12 months, Merck & Co Inc has had a low of $75.93 and a high of $134.63. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.36, and a quick ratio of 1.15. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $234780950528, which is based on a 12.11 price-to-earnings ratio, a 1.00 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 0.45. The fifty day moving average price for MRK is $87.2816 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $102.25095 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from Merck & Co Inc (NYSE: MRK) was released for 2025-03-31. The net profit margin was 27.37% and return on equity was 40.81% for MRK. The company reported revenue of $15.62 billion for the quarter, compared to $14.63 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 6.79 percent.
