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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:

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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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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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Top Research Reports for JPMorgan, Home Depot & Merck

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including JPMorgan Chase (JPM), The Home Depot (HD), and Merck (MRK).

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Moderna (MRNA) Beats on Q1 Earnings, Ups Vaccine Sales View

Moderna (MRNA) reports first profitable quarter on the back of its success with COVID-19 vaccine. The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered in the first quarter add up to 102 million.

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Corcept's (CORT) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Fall Y/Y

Corcept (CORT) reports wider-than-expected loss in the first quarter of 2021, with its revenues also missing estimates.

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Iovance (IOVA) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Pipeline in Focus

Iovance's (IOVA) first-quarter earnings lag estimates. The company is progressing well in terms of development of its lead pipeline candidate.

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Esperion (ESPR) Q1 Earnings Miss, Lower Drug Price Hits Sales

Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR) reports dismal first-quarter results as it misses estimates for earnings and sales. Stock down.

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Google, Travelzoo, Moderna, Merck and Milestone Pharmaceuticals highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

Google, Travelzoo, Moderna, Merck and Milestone Pharmaceuticals highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

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Pfizer's (PFE) Key Drugs Likely to Drive Its Q1 Earnings

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

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Moderna (MRNA) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

Investors are likely to focus on any updated outlook for Modena's (MRNA) authorized coronavirus vaccine and developmental progress with new COVID-19 vaccine candidate on the first-quarter earrings call.

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3 Big Drugmaker Stocks to Watch Out For Amid Pandemic Woes

Most Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry players' Q1 results have been disappointing. Launch of COVID-19 vaccines and medicines is playing a crucial role in driving the industry. PFE, JNJ and AZN may prove to be good additions to your portfolio.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Eli Lilly, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Johnson & Johnson

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Eli Lilly, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Johnson & Johnson

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Pharma Stock Roundup: Big Drugmakers' Q1 Earnings, Resumption of JNJ US COVID-19 Jabs

Several large drugmakers announce Q1 earnings. Many miss estimates for both earnings and sales. J&J (JNJ) resumes COVID-19 vaccination in the United States.

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AstraZeneca (AZN) Q1 Earnings Top, COVID-19 Vaccine Adds $275M

AstraZeneca (AZN) surpasses first-quarter estimates on both counts. Stock up in pre-market.

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Gilead (GILD) Beats on Q1 Earnings, HIV Sales Decline

Gilead (GILD) reports mixed results for the first quarter as the ongoing pandemic adversely impacted core HIV segment sales.

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Company News for Apr 30, 2021

Companies in The News Are: MRK,KHC,SO,NOC

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Merck (MRK) Q1 Earnings & Sales Miss, COVID-19 Hurts Vaccines

Merck (MRK) misses Q1 estimates for earnings and sales. Stock down in pre-market.

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Merck (MRK) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Merck (MRK) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -14.11% and -5.96%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Healthcare ETFs on Radar As Q1 Earnings Unfold

Further price movement of the healthcare ETFs depend on earnings releases from some big names like Pfizer (PFE), Merck (MRK), Thermo Fisher (TMO), AbbVie (ABBV), and Gilead Sciences (GILD) that dominate returns.

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Why Merck (MRK) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Now

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Merck (MRK) have what it takes? Let's find out.

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Pharma/Biotech Stocks' Q1 Earnings Queued for Apr 29: MRK, BMY & More

Let us take a look at what is in store for some of the pharma/biotech stocks, which are scheduled to report on Apr 29.

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Is a Beat Likely for AstraZeneca (AZN) in Q1 Earnings?

AstraZeneca's (AZN) first-quarter results are expected to reflect the impact of strong demand for new drugs as well as coronavirus-led disruption. Investors are likely to focus on COVID-19 vaccine related updates.

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Stocks Have First Down Week in Five on Tax Hike Fears

Stocks fall after a proposed rise in capital gains taxes, but make up most of the lost ground with a Friday rally.

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Merck (MRK) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

Investor focus is likely to be on the sales numbers of Merck's (MRK) blockbuster oncology medicine, Keytruda.

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Will Strong Veklury and HIV Sales Aid Gilead's (GILD) Q1 Earnings?

Investors will focus on the HIV franchise's performance and Veklury sales when Gilead (GILD) reports first-quarter 2021 results.

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Merck (MRK) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Merck (MRK) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Biogen (BIIB) Q1 Earnings Top, Sales Down as Key Drugs Falter

Biogen (BIIB) beats first-quarter estimates for both earnings and sales and ups earnings guidance for 2021.