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Merck & Co. (MRK)

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$80.16 USD

80.16
5,112,055

+0.72 (0.91%)

Updated Aug 7, 2025 01:30 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 Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

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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A Value C Growth D 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 35% (87 out of 246)

Industry: Large Cap Pharmaceuticals

Zacks News

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Celgene (CELG) beats third-quarter 2017 earnings estimates on the back of robust Revlimid performance.

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    Key Predictions for Q3 Earnings Reports of ABBV, MRK

    The third quarter reporting cycle is witnessing accelerating revenues and positive revisions trend for Q4. Let's see if some of the other leading players AbbVie and Merck follow suit.

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      Merck vs. Pfizer: Which is Better Ahead of Q3 Earnings?

      With Merck and Pfizer scheduled to report on Oct 27 and Oct 31, respectively this may be a good time to consider which of these is a better stock.

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          Can AbbVie (ABBV) Spring a Surprise this Earnings Season?

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            Healthcare ETFs Set to Soar as Q3 Earnings Unfold

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              Is a Beat in Store for Bristol-Myers (BMY) in Q3 Earnings?

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                Celgene Down on Discontinued Crohn's Disease Drug Study

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                  BioLineRx/Roche Scan BL-8040-Tecentriq for Gastric Cancer

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                    AstraZeneca's sNDA for Two Cancer Drugs Gets Priority Review

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                      J&J (JNJ) Beats on Q3 Earnings, Actelion Buyout Drives Sales

                      J&J (JNJ) reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2017 results and raised its 2017 sales and profit outlook.

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                        Cancer Space Update: Lung & Breast Cancer Studies in Focus

                        While Lilly announced failure of a lung cancer study, AstraZeneca's Tagrisso was granted Breakthrough therapy status as first-line treatment for a lung cancer indication.

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                          Seattle Genetics Inks Clinical Collaborations for Cancer Drug

                          Seattle Genetics (SGEN) announced two clinical collaborations to evaluate SGN-LIV1A in triple negative breast cancer.

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                            Seattle Genetics Begins Phase II Study of Cancer Candidate

                            Seattle Genetics (SGEN) and Astellas Pharma initiate phase II study-EV-201 of enfortumab vedotin for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.

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                              Company News For Oct 11, 2017

                              Companies in the news are: CUDA,MRK,ANAB,HDSN

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                                Here's What's Has Happened in the HCV Space Lately

                                A lot has happened in the hepatitis C virus space of late. The market is getting crowded and seeing increased pricing pressure.

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                                  Seattle Genetics' Adcetris Gets Breakthrough Therapy Status

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                                    Will Gilead & AbbVie Benefit from Merck's Decision to Drop Two HCV Programs?

                                    With Merck (MRK) discontinuing the development of two HCV candidates, here's a look at what to expect from the remaining key players in the HCV market.

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                                      Merck Drops Two HCV Combination Programs Amid Competition

                                      Merck (MRK) is discontinuing the development of two of its hepatitis C (HCV) programs - MK-3682B and MK-3682C - as the HCV market is becoming extremely crowded.

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                                        Ligand's Captisol Deals Set to Drive Growth in the Long Run

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                                          Sanofi Rides on Genzyme & Vaccines Unit, Diabetes Sales Weak

                                          Sanofi's (SNY) Genzyme and Vaccines units are driving sales. Sales from the Diabetes franchise however continue to drop.

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                                            Agenus (AGEN) Remains Focused on Drug Development Programs

                                            Agenus' (AGEN) collaboration agreements provide a steady source of funds to boost pipeline development.

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                                              Gilead (GILD) Gets Approval for HCV Drug Sovaldi in China

                                              Gilead Sciences' (GILD) blockbuster hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection drug, Sovaldi is now approved in China also.

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                                                Agilent Boosts Market Share With FDA Nod to New Cancer Test

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                                                  Impax Generic Division Progresses Well Amid Pricing Pressure

                                                  Impax Laboratories' (IPXL) generic portfolio has progressed well so far this year. Moreover, approval of the generic versions of Vytorin and Concerta is a positive.