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Merck & Co. (MRK)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$80.79 USD

80.79
9,982,882

+0.93 (1.16%)

Updated Aug 5, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $80.91 +0.12 (0.15%) 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 Buy23.75%
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 B Momentum A 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 36% (89 out of 246)

Industry: Large Cap Pharmaceuticals

Zacks News

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Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INO) recently reported positive preliminary results from the expanded stage of its phase I study, EBOV-001.

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    Bristol-Myers' (BMY) sBLA For Opdivo Accepted by the FDA

    Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) recently announced that the FDA has accepted the company's supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for the label expansion of immune-oncology drug Opdivo.

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      Agenus (AGEN) Sharpens Focus on Drug Development Programs

      We issued an updated report on Agenus Inc. (AGEN) on Apr 4.

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        5 Reasons to Invest in Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock Right Now

        Lily carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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          Bristol-Myers (BMY), Incyte to Advance Clinical Program

          Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) and Incyte Corporation (INCY) recently announced that the companies will advance their clinical development program.

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            Kite Pharma Completes Filing for CAR-T Therapy with FDA

            Kite Pharma, Inc. (KITE) announced that it has completed the filing of a rolling submission of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for its lead pipeline candidate, axicabtagene ciloleucel to the FDA.

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              Bristol-Myers (BMY) Opdivo Gets Positive CHMP Opinion

              Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) announced that the CHMP has recommended the approval of immunotherapy Opdivo as monotherapy for the treatment of squamous cell cancer of the head and neck (SCCHN) in adults.

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                Merck's Ketruda Gets Positive CHMP Opinion for Lymphoma

                Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) recently announced that its anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda, has received positive opinion from CHMP for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory classical hodgkin lymphoma (cHL).

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                  Pfizer's Immunotherapy for Skin Cancer Gets FDA Approval

                  Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) and German partner Merck KGaA's investigational cancer treatment, avelumab, was approved by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer.

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                    Merck Closes Acquisition of Controlling Stake in Vallee S.A

                    Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) has completed the previously announced acquisition of a controlling stake in Vallee S.A., a leading privately held producer of animal health products in Brazil.

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                      Why Biotech Stock Gilead (GILD) Could Be a Value Trap

                      Gilead's (GILD) valuation looks compelling but is the company really poised for

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                        Merck's (MRK) Keytruda Gets FDA Nod for Lymphoma Indication

                        Merck & Co., Inc (MRK) announced that it has received FDA approval for Keytruda for the treatment of patients with refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) or who had relapsed after three or more prior lines of therapy.

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                          Celldex (CLDX) Shares Up as Q4 Loss Narrows; Sales Beat

                          Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (CLDX) posted fourth-quarter 2016 loss of 30 cents per share, narrower than both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 34 cents and the year-ago loss of 33 cents.

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                            Immune Design (IMDZ) Q4 Loss In Line; Sales Beat Estimates

                            Immune Design Corp.(IMDZ) reported fourth-quarter 2016 loss of 57 cents per share, in line with Zacks Consensus Estimate but narrower than the year-ago loss of 60 cents.

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                              Stock Market Roundup, March 7: SNAP Falls Again, Drug Stocks Dip

                              Stocks opened in the red and were down slightly throughout the day on Tuesday. The healthcare sector witnessed some volatility after the release of the Republican plan to replace Obamacare and shares of Snap Inc. fell another 11% just days after its highly-anticipated IPO.

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                                Trump's Tweet Hits Pharma Stocks, Promises Decreased Drug Prices

                                A President Donald Trump tweet promising to increase competition and decrease prices in the drug industry sent pharmaceutical stocks falling on Tuesday.

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                                  Why Is Merck (MRK) Up 3.7% Since the Last Earnings Report?

                                  Merck (MRK) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

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                                    5 FDA Decisions to Watch Out for in Mar 2017

                                    Companies like Merck (MRK) are awaiting key FDA decisions this month.

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                                      What's in Store for Immune Design (IMDZ) in Q4 Earnings?

                                      Immune Design Corp (IMDZ) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2016 results after the market closes on Mar 7.

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                                        Aduro (ADRO) Loss Wider than Expected, Sales Miss in Q4

                                        Aduro BioTech, Inc. (ADRO) reported fourth-quarter 2016 loss of 44 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 38 cents.

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                                          M&As, Pipeline Catalysts to Drive Pharma Sector

                                          The sector's fundamentals remain strong -- innovation, mergers and acquisitions (M&As), product approvals and positive data flow should act as catalysts.

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                                            Agenus (AGEN): What's Ahead for the Stock in Q4 Earnings?

                                            Agenus Inc. (AGEN) is expected to report fourth-quarter 2016 results during this month.

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                                              Pharma Industry Outlook - February/March 2017

                                              The sector is showing signs of recovery with the NYSE ARCA Pharmaceutical Index gaining 5.1% while the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index is up 7.3%.

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                                                Bristol Myers' Future Unsure as Carl Icahn Takes Stake

                                                Could Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) soon be put on the market for sale as activist investor, Carl Icahn, takes interest in the company?

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                                                  Can Carl Icahn Save Bristol Myers Squibb?

                                                  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) experienced slight growth after Carl Icahn, billionaire activist-investor, reportedly wants to take stake in the company.