Merck & Company, Inc. (MRK)
(Delayed Data from NYSE)
$66.16 USD
+0.14 (0.21%)
Updated Jun 23, 2017 04:00 PM ET
3-Hold 3
C Value | D Growth | B Momentum | C VGM
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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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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strong Buy | 25.71% |
| 2 | Buy | 18.12% |
| 3 | Hold | 9.91% |
| 4 | Sell | 5.49% |
| 5 | Strong Sell | 2.29% |
| S&P | 500 | 9.79% |
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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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Industry / Sector Report
Industry : Large Cap Pharmaceuticals
Zacks Industry Rank Top 20%(52 out of 265)
Zacks Sector Rank Bottom 19% (13 out of 16)
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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The Zacks Sector Rank assigns a rating to each of the 16 Sectors based on their average Zacks Rank.
A sector 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.
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The sector with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top sector (1 out of 16), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Sectors. The sector with the worst average Zacks Rank (16 out of 16) would place in the bottom 1%.
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| Top Peers | Symbol | Zacks Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Merck & Company, Inc. | MRK |  |
| Astrazeneca PLC | AZN | |
| Bayer AG | BAYRY | |
| H Lundbeck A/S | HLUYY | |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | NVO | |
| AbbVie Inc. | ABBV | |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | BMY | |
| Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | |
| GlaxoSmithKline PLC | GSK | |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | |
Recommendations and Estimates
| Company | Industry | SP500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Recommendation (1=Buy, 5=Sell) | 1.73 | 2.07 | 9.99 |
| Current Quarter Estimate | 0.87 | 26.55 | 31.00 |
| Year Ago Quarter Estimate | 0.93 | 16.28 | 23.97 |
| Next Quarter Estimate | 1.06 | 25.87 | 31.50 |
| Next Year Estimate | 4.18 | 20.00 | 25.70 |
Growth Rates
| Company | Industry | SP500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Year (1.7) | 1.70 | 3.50 | 22.70 |
| Next Year (8.8) | 8.80 | 7.20 | 7.40 |
| Last 5 Years | 0.60 | 2.30 | 2.80 |
| Next 5 Years | 6.90 | 9.00 | NA |
Financials
| Company | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| Price/Earnings (TTM) | 17.55 | 17.35 |
| Price/Book (MRQ) | 4.52 | 6.04 |
| Price/Cash Flow (MRFY) | 11.42 | 14.47 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.84% | 2.71% |
| Net Profit Margin (TTM) | 15.32% | 15.21% |
| Return on Equity (TTM) | 24.99% | 26.50% |
| Debt to Equity (MRQ) | 0.58 | 35.13 |
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months
MRFY = Most Recent Fiscal Year
Note: Company and S&P 500 ratios relating to share price calculated daily; all others calculated weekly or in accordance with company earnings announcement. Industry medians calculated weekly.