After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
MRK belongs to the Healthcare sector of the NYSE while operating in the Drug Manufacturers – General industry. The current market capitalization of Merck & Co Inc is $239.09B. A total of 24.09 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 14.19M 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
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Merck & Co Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.30%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.06. 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.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. 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
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $18.32, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $38.26B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 4.30.
