Merck & Co., Inc. which can be found using ticker (MRK) now have 25 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 $124.50 suggesting an average analyst share price target price of $142.98. (at the time of writing). Given that the stocks previous close was at $129.37 this would imply there is now a potential upside of 10.5%. The 50 day moving average now sits at $128.55 and the 200 day MA is $116.73. The company has a market capitalization of 327.52B. The stock price for the company is currently $129.31 USD
The potential market cap would be $361,973,224,662 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 142.1, revenue per share of $24.22 and a 10.26% 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.
