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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 | 13 | $110 | $79 | $95.272 | $109.8 | -13.23% |
| 2021-11-19 | 13 | $110 | $79 | $94.916 | $109.8 | -13.56% |
| 2021-11-23 | 13 | $110 | $79 | $95.166 | $109.8 | -13.33% |
| 2021-11-29 | 14 | $110 | $79 | $93.692 | $109.8 | -14.67% |
| 2021-12-09 | 17 | $110 | $79 | $93.428 | $109.8 | -14.91% |
| 2021-12-13 | 17 | $110 | $76 | $92.266 | $109.8 | -15.97% |
| 2022-01-24 | 17 | $110 | $70 | $90.875 | $109.8 | -17.24% |
| 2022-02-04 | 17 | $110 | $70 | $90.562 | $109.8 | -17.52% |
| 2022-04-06 | 17 | $110 | $70 | $90.5 | $109.8 | -17.58% |
| 2022-04-19 | 16 | $110 | $70 | $91.266 | $109.8 | -16.88% |
| 2022-04-22 | 16 | $110 | $70 | $91.066 | $109.8 | -17.06% |
| 2022-04-29 | 16 | $110 | $70 | $91 | $109.8 | -17.12% |
| 2022-06-07 | 16 | $110 | $70 | $92.066 | $109.8 | -16.15% |
| 2022-06-14 | 16 | $110 | $70 | $92.4 | $109.8 | -15.85% |
| 2022-06-22 | 16 | $110 | $70 | $92.533 | $109.8 | -15.73% |
| 2022-07-29 | 18 | $110 | $85 | $97.75 | $109.8 | -10.97% |
| 2022-09-07 | 18 | $110 | $85 | $98.312 | $109.8 | -10.46% |
| 2022-09-21 | 18 | $110 | $85 | $99.062 | $109.8 | -9.78% |
| 2022-10-05 | 18 | $110 | $85 | $99.125 | $109.8 | -9.72% |
| 2022-10-11 | 18 | $116 | $85 | $100 | $109.8 | -8.93% |
| 2022-10-21 | 18 | $116 | $85 | $100.187 | $109.8 | -8.76% |
| 2022-10-26 | 18 | $116 | $85 | $100.437 | $109.8 | -8.53% |
| 2022-10-28 | 18 | $120 | $85 | $102.125 | $109.8 | -6.99% |
| 2022-11-01 | 17 | $122 | $85 | $105.375 | $109.8 | -4.03% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 160 days, MRK's average price target has gone up $12.93.
Over the past 47 weeks, MRK's average upside potential has been 9.35%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-05 | 17 | 110 | 70 | 90.875 | 78.88 | 15.21% |
| 2022-04-29 | 16 | 110 | 70 | 91.000 | 88.69 | 2.6% |
| 2022-07-29 | 18 | 110 | 85 | 98.312 | 89.34 | 10.04% |
| 2022-09-17 | 18 | 110 | 85 | 99.062 | 87.72 | 12.93% |
| 2022-11-01 | 15 | 122 | 98 | 107.857 | 99.76 | 8.12% |
MRK Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.71 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
MRK's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.34 over the prior 18 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.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of all US stocks, MERCK & CO INC's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 197.74% of them.
- In terms of how MERCK & CO INC fares relative to Pharmaceutical Products stocks, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 3275.94% of that group.
- MRK has a higher average analyst price target than 2989.44% of Pharmaceutical Products stocks.
- MERCK & CO INC's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -694.74% of Pharmaceutical Products stocks.
Stocks similar to MERCK & CO INC in the Pharmaceutical Products industry regarding analyst recommendations and price targets are JNJ, PFE, and LLY.
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