After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, MRK falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Drug Manufacturers – General industry segment. The current market capitalization of Merck & Co Inc is $261.26B. A total of 7.49 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 13.57M 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
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Merck & Co Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.28, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.12%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.92.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MRK has a high of $107.59 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 16.0 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
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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
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. 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 4.12.
