Merck & Co. Inc. [NYSE: MRK] price plunged by -2.12 percent to reach at -$2.33. The company report on September 5, 2023 at 8:00 AM that Long-Term Follow-up Data on Sustained Immunogenicity and Safety for GARDASIL®9 Published in Pediatrics.
Data showed no cases of certain HPV-related high-grade disease, certain studied cancers or genital warts through 10 years for boys and girls vaccinated at ages 9-15 years.
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Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced new, 10-year long-term follow-up (LTFU) data published in the peer reviewed journal, Pediatrics, for girls and boys who received a three-dose regimen of GARDASIL®9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant) at 9-15 years old. The LTFU study was conducted from 2009 through 2021 across 13 countries and five continents.
A sum of 6379146 shares traded at recent session while its average daily volume was at 7.47M shares. Merck & Co. Inc. shares reached a high of $109.72 and dropped to a low of $107.49 until finishing in the latest session at $107.51.
The one-year MRK stock forecast points to a potential upside of 13.17. The average equity rating for MRK stock is currently 2.00, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
Guru’s Opinion on Merck & Co. Inc. [MRK]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MRK shares is $123.81 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MRK stock is a recommendation set at 2.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
HSBC Securities have made an estimate for Merck & Co. Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on July 14, 2023.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Merck & Co. Inc. is set at 1.90, with the Price to Sales ratio for MRK stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 4.64. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.05, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.53. Price to Free Cash Flow for MRK in the course of the last twelve months was 25.00 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.00.
MRK Stock Performance Analysis:
Merck & Co. Inc. [MRK] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.30. With this latest performance, MRK shares gained by 2.39% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -3.23% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 23.36% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MRK stock in for the last two-week period is set at 46.09, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 43.13, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 47.03 for Merck & Co. Inc. [MRK]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 108.71, while it was recorded at 109.31 for the last single week of trading, and 109.89 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Merck & Co. Inc. Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Merck & Co. Inc. [MRK] shares currently have an operating margin of +33.35 and a Gross Margin at +70.57. Merck & Co. Inc.’s Net Margin is presently recorded at +24.83.
Return on Total Capital for MRK is now 25.84, given the latest momentum, and Return on Invested Capital for the company is 19.91. Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 34.50, with Return on Assets sitting at 13.52. When it comes to the capital structure of this company, Merck & Co. Inc. [MRK] has a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio set at 69.55. Additionally, MRK Total Debt to Total Capital is recorded at 41.02, with Total Debt to Total Assets ending up at 29.30. Long-Term Debt to Equity for the company is recorded at 64.70, with the Long-Term Debt to Total Capital now at 38.16.
Reflecting on the efficiency of the workforce at the company, Merck & Co. Inc. [MRK] managed to generate an average of $210,420 per employee. Receivables Turnover for the company is 5.87 with a Total Asset Turnover recorded at a value of 0.54.Merck & Co. Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.00 and a Current Ratio set at 1.30.
MRK Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MRK. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Merck & Co. Inc. go to 10.78%.
Merck & Co. Inc. [MRK] Institutonal Ownership Details
The top three institutional holders of MRK stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.31 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2089%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $170.67 trillion in MRK stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $150.98 trillion in MRK stock with ownership which is approximately 5.7381%.
