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 $226.98B. A total of 13.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 11.87M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Downing Cristal N sold 7,085 shares of MRK for 87.00 per share on Nov 10 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Comm. & Public Afrs Ofcr now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 10 ’25, CRISTAL DOWNING bought 7,085 shares at 87.00 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Williams David Michael disposed of 8,614 shares on Nov 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $83.59. This resulted in the EVP,Chief Info&Digital Officer holding 24,578 shares of MRK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DAVID WILLIAMS bought 8,614 shares at $83.59 per share on Nov 03 ’25.
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 $3.24, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.10.
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 $105.07 and a low of $73.31.
As of this writing, MRK has an earnings estimate of $2.05 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.16 per share and a lower estimate of $2.03. The company reported an EPS of $1.72 in the last quarter
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 $20.85, 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 3.88.
