The stock of Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) last traded at $79.16, up 0.08% from the previous session.
MRK stock price is now 0.10% away from the 50-day moving average and -15.56% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $198.77B.
With the price target maintained at $84, Citigroup recently Downgraded its rating from Buy to Neutral for Merck & Co Inc (NYSE: MRK). On April 22, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald recently initiated its ‘Neutral’ rating on the stock quoting a target price of $85, while ‘Deutsche Bank’ rates the stock as ‘Hold’
In other news, Smart Dalton E. III, SVP Fin. – Global Controller sold 4,262 shares of the company’s stock on Apr 25 ’25. The stock was sold for $352,723 at an average price of $82.76. Upon completion of the transaction, the SVP Fin. – Global Controller now directly owns 7,778 shares in the company, valued at $0.62 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Apr 25 ’25, Officer DALTON SMART bought 4,262 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $352,723 was incurred on buying the stock at an average price of $82.76. A total of 0.07% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
During the past 12 months, Merck & Co Inc has had a low of $73.31 and a high of $130.97. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.41, and a quick ratio of 1.16. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $224454230016, which is based on a 11.52 price-to-earnings ratio, a 0.99 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 0.40. The fifty day moving average price for MRK is $79.078 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $93.7453 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from Merck & Co Inc (NYSE: MRK) was released for 2025-03-31. The net profit margin was 27.33% and return on equity was 39.31% for MRK. The company reported revenue of $15.53 billion for the quarter, compared to $15.78 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue fell -1.56 percent.
