MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK) Stock Analyst Ratings
NYSE:MRK - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US58933Y1055 - Common Stock
ChartMill assigns a Buy % Consensus number of 79% to MRK. The Buy consensus is the weighted average rating of the current analysts ratings.
Analysts have set a mean price target forecast of 131.54. This target is 36.68% above the current price.
MRK was analyzed by 32 analysts. The buy percentage consensus is at 79. So analysts seem to be have mildly positive about MRK.
In the previous month the buy percentage consensus was at a similar level.
MRK was analyzed by 32 analysts, which is quite many. So the average rating should be quite meaningful.
Price Target & Forecast
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2025-01-13 | Leerink Partners | Maintains | Outperform -> Outperform |
| 2025-01-08 | UBS | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2025-01-08 | Truist Securities | Downgrade | Buy -> Hold |
| 2024-12-20 | BMO Capital | Downgrade | Outperform -> Market Perform |
| 2024-12-10 | B of A Securities | Reiterate | Buy |
| 2024-11-15 | Wolfe Research | Initiate | Peer Perform |
| 2024-11-07 | Truist Securities | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-11-06 | Guggenheim | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-11-01 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Outperform -> Outperform |
| 2024-11-01 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2024-11-01 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2024-10-25 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-10-17 | Bernstein | Initiate | Market Perform |
| 2024-10-09 | UBS | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-10-09 | Truist Securities | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-10-07 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-10-03 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterate | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-09-16 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterate | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-08-29 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterate | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-07-31 | UBS | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-07-31 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-07-31 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2024-07-31 | B of A Securities | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-07-11 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2024-06-20 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterate | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-06-18 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterate | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-06-04 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterate | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-04-26 | Truist Securities | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-04-18 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterate | Overweight -> Overweight |