Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) Social Stream



Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK): $109.77

0.41 (-0.37%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

A

MERCK & CO INC (MRK) Price Targets From Analysts

Use the tables below to see what analysts covering MERCK & CO INC think about its future price and what recommendations they have for investors and traders.

Date Number of Analysts Highest Target Price Lowest Target Price Average Target Price Current Price Upside Potential
2021-11-08 12 $110 $79 $95.272 $109.02 -12.61%
2021-11-19 13 $110 $79 $94.916 $109.02 -12.94%
2021-11-23 13 $110 $79 $95.166 $109.02 -12.71%
2021-11-29 14 $110 $79 $93.692 $109.02 -14.06%
2021-12-09 17 $110 $79 $93.428 $109.02 -14.3%
2021-12-13 17 $110 $76 $92.266 $109.02 -15.37%
2022-01-24 17 $110 $70 $90.875 $109.02 -16.64%
2022-02-04 17 $110 $70 $90.562 $109.02 -16.93%
2022-04-06 17 $110 $70 $90.5 $109.02 -16.99%
2022-04-19 16 $110 $70 $91.266 $109.02 -16.29%
2022-04-22 16 $110 $70 $91.066 $109.02 -16.47%
2022-04-29 16 $110 $70 $91 $109.02 -16.53%
2022-06-07 16 $110 $70 $92.066 $109.02 -15.55%
2022-06-14 16 $110 $70 $92.4 $109.02 -15.24%
2022-06-22 16 $110 $70 $92.533 $109.02 -15.12%
2022-07-29 18 $110 $85 $97.75 $109.02 -10.34%
2022-09-07 18 $110 $85 $98.312 $109.02 -9.82%
2022-09-21 18 $110 $85 $99.062 $109.02 -9.13%
2022-10-05 18 $110 $85 $99.125 $109.02 -9.08%
2022-10-11 18 $116 $85 $100 $109.02 -8.27%
2022-10-21 18 $116 $85 $100.187 $109.02 -8.1%
2022-10-26 18 $116 $85 $100.437 $109.02 -7.87%
2022-10-28 18 $120 $85 $102.125 $109.02 -6.32%
2022-11-01 16 $122 $85 $106.333 $109.02 -2.46%
2022-12-07 15 $122 $98 $107.857 $109.02 -1.07%
2022-12-11 15 $122 $98 $108.428 $109.02 -0.54%
2022-12-15 15 $130 $98 $109.866 $109.02 0.78%
2022-12-19 15 $135 $98 $110.866 $109.02 1.69%
2022-12-20 15 $135 $98 $112.4 $109.02 3.1%
2023-01-03 15 $135 $98 $113.4 $109.02 4.02%
2023-01-04 15 $135 $98 $114.6 $109.02 5.12%
2023-01-13 15 $135 $98 $115.933 $109.02 6.34%
2023-01-30 15 $135 $98 $116.466 $109.02 6.83%
2023-02-03 15 $135 $98 $116.133 $109.02 6.52%
2023-02-21 15 $135 $98 $117 $109.02 7.32%
2023-02-27 15 $135 $98 $117.937 $109.02 8.18%
2023-03-06 16 $135 $98 $118.352 $109.02 8.56%
2023-03-07 16 $135 $98 $118.647 $109.02 8.83%
2023-04-04 16 $135 $98 $119.058 $109.02 9.21%
2023-04-10 17 $135 $98 $119.058 $109.02 9.21%
2023-04-17 18 $135 $98 $120 $109.02 10.07%
2023-04-18 18 $135 $98 $120.277 $109.02 10.33%
2023-04-28 18 $135 $98 $120.222 $109.02 10.28%
2023-05-02 18 $135 $98 $120.888 $109.02 10.89%
2023-05-25 18 $135 $98 $121 $109.02 10.99%
2023-07-03 18 $135 $98 $122.666 $109.02 12.52%
2023-07-11 17 $135 $98 $123.882 $109.02 13.63%
2023-07-14 17 $135 $98 $123.833 $109.02 13.59%
2023-07-18 17 $135 $109 $125.352 $109.02 14.98%
2023-07-21 16 $135 $109 $124.555 $109.02 14.25%
2023-07-31 16 $135 $109 $124.444 $109.02 14.15%
2023-08-01 17 $135 $113 $124.421 $109.02 14.13%
2023-10-05 17 $135 $113 $124.947 $109.02 14.61%
2023-10-16 17 $135 $113 $124.894 $109.02 14.56%
2023-10-23 17 $135 $113 $125.052 $109.02 14.71%
2023-10-26 18 $135 $113 $125.315 $109.02 14.95%
2023-10-27 18 $135 $115 $126.473 $109.02 16.01%
2023-11-03 18 $135 $115 $126.736 $109.02 16.25%
2023-11-29 19 $135 $115 $126.15 $109.02 15.71%
2023-12-12 19 $135 $115 $126.2 $109.02 15.76%
2023-12-15 18 $135 $115 $125.631 $109.02 15.24%
2023-12-18 19 $135 $115 $125.631 $109.02 15.24%
2023-12-22 20 $135 $115 $124.947 $109.02 14.61%
2023-12-29 20 $135 $115 $125.15 $109.02 14.8%

The Trend in the Analyst Price Target


Over the past 171 days, MRK's average price target has gone up $1.27.

Over the past 51 weeks, MRK's average upside potential has been 14.39%.

Date Number of Analysts Highest Target Price Lowest Target Price Average Target Price Share Price Upside Potential
2023-02-23 15 135 98 117.937 110.59 6.64%
2023-04-04 16 135 98 119.058 108.83 9.4%
2023-07-31 16 135 109 124.444 106.65 16.68%
2023-10-23 17 135 113 125.052 103.35 21%
2023-11-13 19 135 115 126.150 102.47 23.11%

MRK Broker Recommendations Summary

Average Broker Rating Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell Analysts Issuing Recs
1.3 17 0 3 0 0 20

The Trend in the Broker Recommendations


MRK's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.68 over the prior 19 months.

The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.

  • MERCK & CO INC's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 7037.53% of Pharmaceutical Products stocks.
  • MERCK & CO INC's average analyst price target is higher than 6748.99% of Pharmaceutical Products stocks.
  • To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Pharmaceutical Products stocks, MERCK & CO INC's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 1075.59% of them.
  • In the context of Pharmaceutical Products stocks, MERCK & CO INC's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -1177.26% of them.

In the Pharmaceutical Products industry, JNJ, PFE, and LLY are the three stocks most similar to MERCK & CO INC regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.

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