Merck & Co., Inc. with ticker code (MRK) have now 27 market analysts covering the stock. The analyst consensus now points to a rating of ‘buy’. The range between the high target price and low target price is between $155.00 and $100.00 calculating the mean target share price we have $131.72. (at the time of writing). Given that the stocks previous close was at $98.50 this would imply there is now a potential upside of 33.7%. There is a 50 day moving average of $109.27 and the 200 moving average now moves to $121.20. The market capitalization for the company is 248.82B. The current share price for the company is: $98.36 USD
The potential market cap would be $332,719,370,414 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 20.58, revenue per share of $24.93 and a 10.53% 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.
