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 $195.46B. A total of 11.79 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 16.80M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Smart Dalton E. III sold 4,262 shares of MRK for 82.76 per share on Apr 25 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP Fin. – Global Controller now owns 7,778 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 25 ’25, DALTON SMART bought 4,262 shares at 82.76 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Oosthuizen Johannes Jacobus disposed of 8,500 shares on Feb 19 ’25 at a per-share price of $84.09. This resulted in the President, U.S. Market holding 30,705 shares of MRK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JOHANNES JACOBUS OOSTHUIZEN bought 8,500 shares at $84.09 per share on Feb 19 ’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 $3.16, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.33. 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.
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 $134.63 and a low of $73.31.
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 $19.21, 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 4.17.
