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MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK) Stock Analyst Ratings

NYSE:MRK - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US58933Y1055 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

89.5  +1.82 (+2.08%)

After market: 89.34 -0.16 (-0.18%)

Buy % Consensus

79

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 128.12. This target is 43.15% 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.
MRK Historical Analyst RatingsMRK Historical Analyst Buy, Sell and Hold Ratings and number of analysts.Historical Monthly Analyst Rating -98 -89 -80 -71 -62 -53 -44 -35 -26 -17 -8 10 20 30

Price Target & Forecast

Price Low Median Mean High 89.50101.00124.44128.12162.75 - 12.85% 39.04% 43.15% 81.84%
MRK Current Analyst RatingMRK Current Analyst Buy, Sell and Hold Ratings.Current Analyst Rating Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell 2 4 6 8 10
Up and Down Grades
Date Firm Action Rating
2025-02-18 Deutsche Bank Downgrade Buy -> Hold
2025-02-12 Guggenheim Maintains Buy -> Buy
2025-02-05 BMO Capital Maintains Market Perform -> Market Perform
2025-02-05 B of A Securities Maintains Buy -> Buy
2025-02-05 Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight
2025-02-05 Citigroup Maintains Buy -> Buy
2025-01-28 Citigroup Maintains Buy -> Buy
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