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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

NYSE

Currency in USD
152.55
+3.56 (+2.39%)

Closed

Aug 21, 2026

Day's Range

148.59
154.49

52 wk Range

77.58
154.49

Price Target - MRK - Merck & Co., Inc.

Analyst Price Target

Where analysts expect the price to trade over the next twelve months.

Average‪$ 146.54‬
Current‪$ 152.55‬
Low ‪$ 105.00‬High ‪$ 179.00‬
Low‪$ 105.00‬
Average‪$ 146.54‬
Median‪$ 150.00‬
High‪$ 179.00‬

Implied move to the average target: -3.9%

Recommendations - MRK - Merck & Co., Inc.

Analyst Ratings - MRK - Merck & Co., Inc.

Analyst ratings

DateFirmActionRating
Aug 12, 2026Daiwa CapitalUpgradeNeutral → Outperform
Aug 11, 2026Argus ResearchMaintainsBuy
Aug 05, 2026GuggenheimMaintainsBuy
Jul 29, 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight
Jul 13, 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight
Jul 13, 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform
Jul 13, 2026GuggenheimMaintainsBuy
Jul 09, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight
Jul 08, 2026RBC CapitalReiteratesOutperform
Jul 08, 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight
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Estimates - MRK - Merck & Co., Inc.

Estimate momentum

Current quarter · How the consensus estimate has moved over the last 90 days.

90 days ago2.31
Now2.21
Change-4.2%
Revised last month1/5

Growth estimates

Current quarter-14.3%
Next quarter-4.1%
Current year-69.4%
Next year+247.8%
Next 5 years (per year)-249.6%
Past 5 years (per year)-163.0%

EPS estimates

PeriodAnalystsLowAverageHighYear ago
Current quarter182.012.212.412.58
Next quarter181.861.962.092.04
Current year252.622.752.878.98
Next year248.339.5610.362.75

Earnings History - MRK - Merck & Co., Inc.

Estimate surprises

DateTimeEPS EstimateEPS ActualDifferenceSurprise PRC
2026-10-28-----
2026-08-04--0.26-0.13+0.13‪-50.00%‬
2026-04-30--1.47-1.28+0.19‪-12.93%‬
2026-02-16--10.85-0.59+10.26‪-94.56%‬
2026-02-03-2.012.04+0.03‪+1.49%‬

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