After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Merck & Co Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Healthcare sector and is a part of the Drug Manufacturers – General industry. The current market capitalization of Merck & Co Inc is $249.20B. A total of 27.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 12.75M 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
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Merck & Co Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.24, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.23%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.28.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. 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 13.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.2 per share and a lower estimate of $1.98. The company reported an EPS of $1.72 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $20.85, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $38.26B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 3.96.
