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Merck & Co. (MRK)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$114.96 USD

114.96
9,840,160

-0.67 (-0.58%)

Updated Sep 24, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $114.90 -0.06 (-0.05%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.68%
2Buy17.55%
3Hold9.21%
4Sell4.93%
5Strong Sell2.36%
S&P50010.96%

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4-Sell of 5       4  

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value C Growth A Momentum B VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 32% (80 out of 252)

Industry: Large Cap Pharmaceuticals

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Zacks News

Merck (MRK) Tops on Q1 Earnings & Sales, Stock Up

Merck (MRK) beats estimates for earnings as well as sales in first-quarter 2019. Stock is up in pre-market trading.

AstraZeneca's (AZN) Q1 Earnings Beat, New Drugs Drive Sales

AstraZeneca (AZN) beats earnings and sales estimates in the first quarter. New drugs, especially cancer drugs, drive revenues.

Alkermes (ALKS) Reports Narrower-Than-Expected Loss in Q1

Alkermes (ALKS) reports narrower-than-expected loss and sales beat in the first quarter of 2019.

Bristol-Myers Q1 Earnings Beat, Sales Up on Strong Eliquis

Bristol-Myers (BMY) Q1 earnings and sales beat estimates on strong performance of Eliquis and Opdivo.

Can Keytruda Drive Merck's (MRK) Q1 Earnings and Sales?

Merck's (MRK) relatively newer products like Keytruda, Gardasil and Bridion are likely to drive first-quarter sales. However, genericization of key drugs and increasing competition are concerns.

Merck (MRK) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

Merck (MRK) closed at $74.73 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.17% move from the prior day.

What's in the Cards for AstraZeneca (AZN) in Q1 Earnings?

AstraZeneca (AZN) will report first-quarter results on Apr 26. New drugs likely to drive sales.

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wells Fargo, UnitedHealth, Merck, Schwab and Raytheon

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wells Fargo, UnitedHealth, Merck, Schwab and Raytheon

Earnings Preview: Merck (MRK) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline

Merck (MRK) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Clovis Focuses on Rubraca Label Expansion, Competition Stiff

Although sales of Clovis' (CLVS) Rubraca improved in the fourth quarter of 2018, the drug may face significant competition going forward. Clovis is also evaluating Rubrca for other cancer indications.

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    Can Q1 Earnings Lift Healthcare ETFs Higher?

    With negative earnings revisions, the healthcare sector is expected to witness earnings growth of 1.8% in the first quarter, suggesting smooth trading for healthcare ETFs.

    Here Are the Key Takeaways From J&J's Q1 Earnings Report

    Let's have a look at some of the highlights of J&J's (JNJ) first-quarter 2019 results.

    Novo Nordisk's (NVO) Share Price Rises YTD on Strong Pipeline

    Share price of Novo Nordisk (NVO) has increased year to date on strong presence in the Diabetes Care market and a solid pipeline.

    Gilead Collaborates With Insitro to Develop NASH Therapies

    Gilead (GILD) collaborates with data-driven company, Insitro, to harness the power of computers to discover and develop therapies for treating NASH (fatty liver).

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    Top Analyst Reports for Wells Fargo, UnitedHealth & Merck

    Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Wells Fargo (WFC), UnitedHealth (UNH) and Merck (MRK).

    J&J (JNJ) Beats on Q1 Earnings, Ups 2019 Sales Growth View

    J&J (JNJ) beats estimates for both earnings and sales in the first quarter of 2019 and raises 2019 guidance for operational sales and adjusted operational EPS growth. Shares up in pre-market trading.

    Why Merck (MRK) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio

    Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Merck (MRK) have what it takes? Let's find out.

    Merck (MRK) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know

    Merck (MRK) closed the most recent trading day at $78.53, moving -1.13% from the previous trading session.

    Bristol-Myers' Shareholders Vote for Celgene Acquisition

    Bristol-Myers' (BMY) gets a green signal from a majority of its shareholders for the merger with Celgene Corporation.

    J&J's Erdafitinib Gets FDA Approval for Urothelial Cancer

    FDA grants approval to J&J's (JNJ) erdafitinib for metastatic urothelial cancer, a type of bladder cancer. This is J&J's second FDA approval for a new drug in less than two months

    Merck's Keytruda Gets FDA Nod for Expanded Lung Cancer Group

    Merck (MRK) gets FDA approval to include overall survival data from the KEYNOTE-042 study on Keytruda's label.

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    Pharma Stock Roundup: AZN, MRK, GSK Get Regulatory Approvals, Sandoz Inks New Deal

    Glaxo (GSK) gets FDA approval for a new HIV medicine, Dovato. AstraZeneca (AZN)/Merck's (MRK) Lynparza gets approval in EU for metastatic breast cancer.

    Intercept Reports Additional Positive Data From NASH Study

    Intercept Pharmaceuticals (ICPT) reports positive additional supportive data from its phase III REGENERATE study of obeticholic acid in patients with liver fibrosis due to NASH.

    Seattle Genetics' Adcetris Progresses Well Amid Competition

    Seattle Genetics (SEGN) focuses on improving sales of its flagship product, Adcetris. The drug's label expansion programs also appear encouraging.

    Amgen's (AMGN) Osteoporosis Drug Evenity Gets FDA Approval

    Amgen (AMGN) gets approval in the United States for osteoporosis drug, Evenity.