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Merck & Co. (MRK)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$113.69 USD

113.69
11,918,995

+0.60 (0.53%)

Updated Sep 27, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $113.60 -0.09 (-0.08%) 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 18% (45 out of 251)

Industry: Large Cap Pharmaceuticals

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Zacks News

Drug/Biotech Stocks Earnings on Feb 3: BIIB, LLY & MRK

Let us take a look at three drug/biotech companies, namely, BIIB, LLY and MRK, which are gearing up for their earnings release.

Is a Beat Likely for Pfizer (PFE) This Earnings Season?

Higher sales of Pfizer's (PFE) key brands, Eliquis (alliance revenue), Xtandi and Inlyta, and revenues from the COVID-19 vaccine are likely to have driven sales in the fourth quarter.

Gilead (GILD) Q4 Earnings Miss on Legal Settlement Charges

Gilead (GILD) misses on earnings but beats on sales in the fourth quarter. While the HIV business maintains momentum on Biktarvy, sales of Veklury decline.

AbbVie (ABBV) Tops Q4 Earnings Estimates

AbbVie (ABBV) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 0.61% and 0.94%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Will Merck (MRK) Succeed in Beating Q4 Earnings Expectations?

Investor focus is likely to be on the sales of Merck's (MRK) blockbuster oncology medicine, Keytruda, when the company reports Q4 earnings.

Pfizer (PFE) Gets CHMP Recommendation for COVID Pill Paxlovid

Pfizer's (PFE) oral COVID-19 drug, Paxlovid, gets recommendation from the CHMP for its authorization in Europe for treating mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in patients at increased risk of hospitalizations.

Merck (MRK) Keytruda Gets EU Nod for Expanded Kidney Cancer Use

Following EU nod, Merck's (MRK) Keytruda is now approved as an adjuvant therapy for renal cell carcinoma in certain adult patients who are at an increased risk of recurrence, following nephrectomy.

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Pharma Stock Roundup: J&J Q4 Earnings, FDA's Rejection of PFE, MRK Pipeline Drugs

J&J (JNJ) reports mixed fourth-quarter results. FDA issues CRL to Merck (MRK) and Pfizer's (PFE) pipeline candidates. FDA approves AbbVie's (ABBV) Skyrizi for a second indication.

Merck (MRK) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

Merck (MRK) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Gilead's (GILD) Magrolimab Studies Put on Hold by the FDA

Gilead (GILD) efforts to build an oncology franchise get jolted as the FDA places hold on a few studies evaluating the combination of magrolimab plus azacitidine.

Is SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (XPH) a Strong ETF Right Now?

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

Merck (MRK) closed the most recent trading day at $79.14, moving -0.4% from the previous trading session.

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Eli Lilly, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer and Merck

Eli Lilly, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer and Merck are included in this blog.

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Pfizer, Merck, Eli Lilly, Regeneron and Gilead

Pfizer, Merck, Eli Lilly, Regeneron and Gilead are included in this analyst blog.

Is Invesco Dynamic Pharmaceuticals ETF (PJP) a Strong ETF Right Now?

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Merck's (MRK) Chronic Cough Drug Gets CRL From FDA

Merck's (MRK) new drug application for gefapixant to treat refractory chronic cough or unexplained chronic cough fails to secure approval from the FDA. Meanwhile, the drug secures approval in Japan.

FDA Limits Use of Regeneron & Lilly's COVID Antibody Cocktails

The FDA modifies EUA for COVID-19 antibody cocktail drugs of Regeneron (REGN) and Lilly (LLY), limiting their use to treat individuals with COVID-19 infection from non-Omicron variants.

Large Cap Pharma, Biotech Stocks Down on Regulatory Updates

Pharma giants like Pfizer (PFE), Merck (MRK) and Eli Lilly (LLY), along with biotech bigwig Regeneron (REGN), are down on regulatory updates.

Gilead (GILD) Drug Gets FDA Nod for Non-Hospitalized COVID Patients

Gilead (GILD) gets FDA approval for label expansion of Veklury for the treatment of non-hospitalized patients at high risk for COVID-19 disease progression.

Merck (MRK) Stock Moves -0.66%: What You Should Know

Merck (MRK) closed at $80.75 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.66% move from the prior day.

Will Moderna (MRNA) Continue to Ride on Vaccine Sales in 2022?

Although Moderna's (MRNA COVID-19 vaccine sales are likely to rise, we expect pipeline updates to be the key catalyst for share price movement in 2022.

AstraZeneca (AZN) Enhertu sBLA Receives FDA Priority Tag

AstraZeneca's (AZN) sBLA seeks approval of Enhertu for unresectable and/or metastatic HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer previously treated with an anti-HER2-based regimen.

Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Roche, Pfizer, AbbVie and Merck

Roche, Pfizer, AbbVie and Merck are highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.

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4 Large-Cap Drugmaker Stocks to Watch Despite Omicron Woes

Drug/biotech and medical device companies are likely to remain in the spotlight in 2022. Among the large drugmakers Roche (RHHBY), Pfizer (PFE), AbbVie (ABBV), and Merck (MRK) are worth retaining in your portfolio.

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Pharma Stock Roundup: PFE's Research Deal With BEAM & Other Updates

Pfizer (PFE) inks research collaboration with Beam Therapeutics. Merck's (MRK) Keytruda improves survival in adjuvant lung cancer