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 $205.45B. A total of 11.66 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 16.12M 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
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 $3.16, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.86%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.91. MRK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.18% when it declared a $0.81 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/16/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/17/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 3.32%. The MRK stock dividend was $0.81 per share in cash.
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 $134.63 and a low of $73.31.
As of this writing, MRK has an earnings estimate of $2.06 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.3 per share and a lower estimate of $1.89.
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 $19.21, 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.
