Merck & Co Inc

Merck & Co Inc (MRK) Stock Analysis

$147.370

+5.600 (+3.80%)At close

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High
148.155
Open
143.100
VWAP
146.06
Volume
9.81M
Mkt Cap
—
Low
142.660
Amount
1.43B
EV/EBITDA, TTM
62.00

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global health care company that delivers health solutions through its prescription medicines, including biologic therapies, vaccines and animal health products. Its Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. The Company sells its human health pharmaceutical products primarily to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed health care providers. It sells these human health vaccines primarily to physicians, wholesalers, distributors and government entities. Its Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a range of veterinary pharmaceutical and vaccine products, as well as health management solutions and services, for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in all livestock and companion animal species. Its products include KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) injection, for intravenous use; WELIREG (belzutifan) tablets, for oral use; Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) and others.

www.merck.com

AI analysis of Merck & Co Inc (MRK)

Buy

Merck & Co Inc is a good buy right now due to its current price of $145.60 being below the average analyst price target of $165, indicating potential upside. Additionally, the stock has shown a strong year-to-date change of +36.78% and a 1-year change of +69.89%, reflecting solid performance. However, the main risk is the significant insider selling, which has increased by 2945.40% over the last month, indicating potential concerns from insiders about the company's future performance.

Analyst Ratings (21)

-18.89% Downside
Buy
11 Buy
10 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 147.37
Low
95.00
Average
119.53
High
139.00

Citi

2026-10-12

Price Target

$145

Neutral

BofA

2026-10-09

Price Target

$163

Buy

Cantor Fitzgerald

2026-10-08

Price Target

$145

Neutral

Morgan Stanley

2026-10-07

Price Target

$177

Overweight

JPMorgan

2026-10-05

Price Target

$165

Overweight

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Merck & Co Inc (MRK) is 15.29, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 18.33.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
18.33
Current P/E
15.29
Overvalued
34.10
Undervalued
2.56

Forward EV/EBITDA

Strongly Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
13.93
Current EV/EBITDA
62.00
Overvalued
26.77
Undervalued
1.09

Forward P/S

Overvalued
5Y Average P/S
4.14
Current P/S
5.14
Overvalued
4.75
Undervalued
3.52

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for MRK

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%MRK

$87.07

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%MRK

$73.78

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%MRK

$65.85

Scenario price

Whales holding MRK

C

Corient Private Wealth LP

+ HoldingMRK

+51.17%

3M Return

T

Turtle Creek Management, LLC

+ HoldingMRK

+21.39%

3M Return

H

Howard Capital Management, Inc.

+ HoldingMRK

+15.93%

3M Return

O

Ofi Invest Asset Management

+ HoldingMRK

+15.74%

3M Return

M

MUFG Securities EMEA plc

+ HoldingMRK

+13.36%

3M Return

A

ARGA Investment Management, LLC

+ HoldingMRK

+12.89%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-10-13 (ET)

07:30:00

Merck & Co. Elects Paul Diaz to Board

2026-10-11 (ET)

15:30:00

Merck Presents One-Year Results of Remigromig for Diabetic Macular Edema

2026-10-07 (ET)

16:30:00

Major Averages Decline After Fed Meeting Minutes Release

12:30:00

Major Averages Broadly Lower as 10-Year Treasury Yield Rises to 5.356%

News

MRK FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global health care company that delivers health solutions through its prescription medicines, including biologic therapies, vaccines and animal health products. Its Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. The Company sells its human health pharmaceutical products primarily to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed health care providers. It sells these human health vaccines primarily to physicians, wholesalers, distributors and government entities. Its Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a range of veterinary pharmaceutical and vaccine products, as well as health management solutions and services, for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in all livestock and companion animal species. Its products include KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) injection, for intravenous use; WELIREG (belzutifan) tablets, for oral use; Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) and others. It operates in the Healthcare sector (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS industry).

Merck & Co Inc is a good buy right now due to its current price of $145.60 being below the average analyst price target of $165, indicating potential upside. Additionally, the stock has shown a strong year-to-date change of +36.78% and a 1-year change of +69.89%, reflecting solid performance. However, the main risk is the significant insider selling, which has increased by 2945.40% over the last month, indicating potential concerns from insiders about the company's future performance.

21 analysts cover MRK: 11 rate it Buy, 10 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 119.53.

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