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Stock Screener·US·Healthcare·MRK
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Merck & Co., Inc. Stocks

$ 148.3Last Updated 20.10.2026

Issuer Rating

5/7
Performance

Average

Risk

Low

Recommendation

Hold

Market Cap

$ 354.46B

$ 148.3
Key Takeaways

Risk factor

Negligible price volatility

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Profitability factor

Greatly overvalued vs peers

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In Guru Portfolios

Kenneth Griffin

Portfolio Weight (%)

0.1%

Change

-0.11%

Fund

CITADEL ADVISORS LLC

Steven Cohen

Portfolio Weight (%)

0.1%

Change

-0.10%

Fund

Point72 Asset Management, L.P.

Bob Prince, Greg Jensen, Karen Karniol-Tambour

Portfolio Weight (%)

0.0%

Change

+0.02%

Fund

Bridgewater Associates

Manager
Fund
Portfolio Weight (%)
Change
Kenneth GriffinCITADEL ADVISORS LLC0.1%-0.11%
Steven CohenPoint72 Asset Management, L.P.0.1%-0.10%
Bob Prince, Greg Jensen, Karen Karniol-TambourBridgewater Associates0.0%+0.02%

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About

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global healthcare leader with operations spanning two core divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment is dedicated to human health, offering a broad spectrum of medicinal products. These cover crucial therapeutic areas such as oncology, acute hospital care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular conditions, and diabetes. This division also develops vital preventive vaccines for pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations. Meanwhile, the Animal Health segment focuses on the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of veterinary medications, vaccines, and comprehensive health management solutions for animals. This division further provides innovative digital products designed for animal identification, traceability, and continuous monitoring. Merck's extensive clientele encompasses drug wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals, and government agencies. It also serves managed healthcare organizations, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and pharmacy benefit managers, as well as various other institutional clients. Additionally, the company supplies products to individual physicians and their distributors, veterinarians, and livestock producers. The organization actively engages in strategic collaborations with companies such as AstraZeneca PLC, Bayer AG, Eisai Co., Ltd., Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. These partnerships are specifically aimed at the joint development and commercialization of prolonged-acting therapies for HIV. Established in 1891, Merck & Co., Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey.

Company Valuation

Greatly overvalued
1/7

Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is greatly overvalued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is overpriced on P/E, 'expensive' on EV/EB

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Target Price

Somewhat favourable
5/7

The average target price of MRK is 150 and suggests 4.56% upside potential. Usually, this means a HOLD recommendation among investment firms. This neutral recommendation

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