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Merck & Co. (MRK)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$80.03 USD

80.03
8,210,110

-0.66 (-0.82%)

Updated Aug 11, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $80.13 +0.10 (0.12%) 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 F Growth F Momentum D 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 28% (68 out of 244)

Industry: Large Cap Pharmaceuticals

Zacks News

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Has Merck & Co. (MRK) Outpaced Other Medical Stocks This Year?

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Pharma Stock Roundup: FDA Panel Backs Updated COVID Jabs, EU Nod for SNY, MRK Drugs

An FDA panel recommends updating COVID-19 booster shots. EU approvals for Sanofi's (SNY) two new drugs and expanded use of Merck's (MRK) Keytruda and Novartis' (NVS) Cosentyx.

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

In the latest trading session, Merck (MRK) closed at $92.51, marking a +0.67% move from the previous day.

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3 Reasons Why Merck (MRK) Is a Great Growth Stock

Merck (MRK) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.

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    Merck (MRK) is a Top-Ranked Value Stock: Should You Buy?

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    4 Reasons Why Investors Should Buy Merck (MRK) Stock Now

    Strong sales of key products like Keytruda and Gardasil, a significant contribution from Lagevrio and a solid pipeline are some key reasons to own Merck's (MRK) stock.

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    Company News for Jun 27, 2022

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    Merck (MRK) Keytruda Gets Europe Nod for Expanded Melanoma Use

    European Commission approves Merck's (MRK) Keytruda as an adjuvant treatment for adults and adolescent patients with stage IIB or IIC melanoma and who have undergone complete resection.

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    Pharma Stock Roundup: FDA OK's Expanded Use of ABBV, MRK, NVS Drugs, Other Updates

    The FDA approves expanded use of AbbVie's (ABBV) Skyrizi, Merck's (MRK) Vaxneuvance vaccine and Novartis's (NVS) cancer combination drugs, Tafinlar (dabrafenib) + Mekinist (trametinib).

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    Merck's (MRK) Pneumococcal Vaccine Gets FDA Nod for Kids

    Merck's (MRK) Vaxneuvance vaccine includes pneumococcal serotypes 22F and 33F, which are not included in the currently licensed 13-valent conjugate vaccines.

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

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    Iovance (IOVA) Pipeline Aids Growth Amid Lack of Marketed Drugs

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    Seagen (SGEN) Stock Up on Rumors of Acquisition by Merck

    Shares of Seagen (SGEN) rise after rumors of a buyout by Merck hit the market. However, a deal is not imminent at the moment.

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    Merck (MRK) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

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