Merck & Co., Inc. with ticker code (MRK) have now 25 analysts in total covering the stock. The consensus rating is pointing to ‘buy’. The range between the high target price and low target price is between $148.00 and $118.00 suggesting an average Analsyt target price of $137.02. Given that the stocks previous close was at $125.37 this is indicating there is a potential upside of 9.3%. There is a 50 day moving average of $126.05 while the 200 day moving average is $112.57. The market cap for the company is 317.21B. The stock price is currently at: $125.23 USD
The potential market cap would be $346,688,190,777 based on the market consensus.
The company is not paying dividends at this time.
Other points of data to note are a P/E ratio of 894.5, revenue per share of $23.70 and a 2.64% return on assets.
Merck & Co., Inc. is a global healthcare company. The Company offers health solutions through its prescription medicines, including biological therapies, vaccines and animal health products. It operates through two segments: Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. Its human health pharmaceutical products consist of therapeutic and preventive agents, generally sold by prescription for the treatment of human disorders. The Company sells these human health pharmaceutical products primarily to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed healthcare providers, such as health maintenance organizations. The Animal Health segment develops, manufactures and markets a range of veterinary pharmaceutical and vaccine products, as well as health management solutions and services for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in all major livestock and companion animal species.
