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Stocks Info
Merck & Co Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Drug Manufacturers – General industry. The current market capitalization of Merck & Co Inc is $221.80B. A total of 14.83 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 13.94M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Oosthuizen Johannes Jacobus sold 8,500 shares of MRK for 84.09 per share on Feb 19 ’25. After the transaction, the President, U.S. Market now owns 30,705 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 19 ’25, JOHANNES JACOBUS OOSTHUIZEN bought 8,500 shares at 84.09 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, DAVID WILLIAMS acquired of 6,000 shares on Feb 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $85.34. In another insider transaction, Williams David Michael sold 6,000 shares at $85.34 per share on Feb 13 ’25. Company shares held by the EVP,Chief Info&Digital Officer now total 24,123.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Merck & Co Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.56%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.02. MRK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.32% when it declared a $0.81 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/17/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.36%. The MRK stock dividend was $0.81 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MRK has a high of $134.63 and a low of $81.04.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MRK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $8.10B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $33.10B in debt and $23.87B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.58, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $38.26B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MRK is Buy with a score of 4.28.
