Deutsche Bank downgraded Merck from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $105.00 from $128.00 previously

TD Cowen downgraded Merck from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $100.00 from $121.00 previously

Truist downgraded Merck from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $110.00

BMO Capital Markets downgraded Merck from Outperform to Market Perform and set a new price target of $105.00 from $136.00 previously

BofA Securities resumed coverage of Merck with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $121.00

HSBC Securities upgraded Merck from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $130.00

Wolfe Research initiated coverage of Merck with a rating of Peer Perform

Daiwa Securities downgraded Merck from Buy to Neutral

Bernstein initiated coverage of Merck with a rating of Mkt Perform and set a new price target of $115.00

Societe Generale downgraded Merck from Hold to Sell and set a new price target of $104.00

Fourth-Quarter Worldwide Sales Were $15.6 Billion, an Increase of 7% From Fourth Quarter 2023; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Growth Was 9% Fourth-Quarter GAAP EPS Was $1.48; Non-GAAP EPS Was $1.72; GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Include a Charge of $0.23 per Share Related to Certain Business Development Transactions Full-Year Worldwide Sales Were $64.2 Billion, an Increase of 7% From Full Year 2023; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Growth Was 10% KEYTRUDA Sales Grew 18% to $29.5 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 22% WINREVAIR Sales Were $419 Million Animal Health Sales Grew 4% to $5.9 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, S

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.81 per share of the company's common stock for the second quarter of 2025. Payment will be made on April 7, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2025. The Board also authorized an additional $10 billion of treasury stock purchases with no time limit for completion. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 4. During the call, company executives will provide an overview of Merck's performance for the fourth quarter and outlook for 2025. Investors, journalists and the general public may access a live audio webcast of the call via this weblink. A replay of the webcast, along with the sales and earnings news release, supplemental financial disclosures and slides highlighting the results, will be available at www.merck.com. All participants may join the call by dialin

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.81 per share of the company's common stock for the first quarter of 2025. Payment will be made on Jan. 8, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 16, 2024. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intens

Third quarter performance driven by strong portfolio royalty revenue growth 2024 full year revenue guidance increased to $160 million - $165 million (previously $140 million - $157 million) and core adjusted earnings per diluted share1 increased to $5.50 - $5.70 (previously $5.00 - $5.50) Company to hold Investor and Analyst Day in Boston on December 10, 2024 Conference call begins at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and provided an operating forecast and business update. Ligand management will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. Easter

Total Worldwide Sales Were $16.7 Billion, an Increase of 4% From Third Quarter 2023; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Growth Was 7% KEYTRUDA Sales Grew 17% to $7.4 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 21% WINREVAIR Sales Were $149 Million; U.S. Launch of WINREVAIR Gaining Momentum; Received Approval in the EU Animal Health Sales Grew 6% to $1.5 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 11% GAAP EPS Was $1.24; Non-GAAP EPS Was $1.57; GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Include a Net Charge of $0.79 per Share Related to Certain Business Development Transactions Achieved Significant Milestones in Vaccine Programs CAPVAXIVE Recommended by t

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its third-quarter 2024 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, October 31. During the call, company executives will provide an overview of Merck's performance for the quarter. Investors, journalists and the general public may access a live audio webcast of the call via this weblink. A replay of the webcast, along with the sales and earnings news release, supplemental financial disclosures and slides highlighting the results, will be available at www.merck.com. All participants may join the call by dialing (800) 369-3351 (U.S. and Canada Toll-F

Conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and provided an operating forecast and business update. Ligand management will host a conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss this announcement and answer questions. "We had a strong quarter and are on track to meet the long-term growth objectives we outlined in December," said Todd Davis, CEO of Ligand. "We added four new commercial-stage programs in the first half of this year, including QARZIBA®, an orphan oncology product we acquired following the APEIRON Biologics transacti

Total Worldwide Sales Were $16.1 Billion, an Increase of 7% From Second Quarter 2023; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Growth Was 11% KEYTRUDA Sales Grew 16% to $7.3 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 21% GAAP EPS Was $2.14; Non-GAAP EPS Was $2.28 Successful Initial Launch of WINREVAIR in the U.S.; Received Positive EU CHMP Opinion for Adults With PAH Achieved Key Milestones in Vaccine Programs Following FDA Approval, CAPVAXIVE Unanimously Recommended by the CDC's ACIP for Pneumococcal Vaccination for Certain Adults Announced Positive Results From Phase 2b/3 Trial of Clesrovimab (MK-1654), an Investigational RSV Preventative Monoclonal A

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.77 per share of the company's common stock for the fourth quarter of 2024. Payment will be made on Oct. 7, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 16, 2024. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-inte

Approval is based on the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-868/NRG-GY018 Trial KIRKLAND, QC, March 19, 2025 /CNW/ -- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that Health Canada approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by KEYTRUDA® as a single agent, for the treatment of adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma. The approval is based on data from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-868 trial, also known as NRG-GY018, which demonstrated statistically significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) for patients randomized to KEYTRUDA® in combination with chemot

Data from Phase 3 ZENITH trial evaluating WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) when added to background therapy in adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, Group 1 PH) WHO* functional class (FC) III or IV at high risk of mortality to be featured as a late-breaking presentation New research highlights gaps and barriers for patients to achieve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals and the impact on patient outcomes and healthcare utilization, underscoring the urgency to treat to LDL-C goals Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that new clinical and outcomes research data will be presented at the American College of Cardiology'

Opening highlights effort to expand U.S. manufacturing through a $1 billion investment Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today the opening of a new, $1 billion, 225,000-square-foot facility dedicated to vaccine manufacturing at its Durham, North Carolina, site. This expansion of our Durham plant is a crucial component of the more than $12 billion Merck has invested toward U.S. capital investment since 2018 focused on expanding domestic manufacturing and research and development capabilities and creating new jobs in the U.S., with another $8 billion of U.S. capital investment expected by 2028. "Expanding our state-of-the-art manufacturing fa

Acceptance based on results from the KEYNOTE-689 trial: the first Phase 3 trial to demonstrate significant improvement in event-free survival in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting for an anti-PD-1 therapy in earlier stages of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for priority review a new supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) seeking approval for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC) as neoadjuvant treatmen

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that Caroline Litchfield, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Dr. Dean Y. Li, executive vice president and president, Merck Research Laboratories, are scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the TD Cowen 45th Annual Health Care Conference on Monday, March 3, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. EST. Investors, analysts, members of the media and the general public are invited to listen to a live audio webcast of the presentation at this weblink. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge scie

Strengthening Board with Industry Veterans Gemini Bioproducts, LLC ("GeminiBio"), a biopharma and advanced therapy raw materials supplier, and a portfolio company of BelHealth Investment Partners, LLC ("BelHealth"), a Fort Lauderdale-based healthcare private equity firm, announced today the appointment of Michael Stella to its Board of Directors. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250218608576/en/Mike Stella, CEO of Ascend Advanced Therapies, joins the Board at GeminiBio to provide strategic leadership in the fields of cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing. (Photo: Business Wire) GeminiBio prov

WELIREG is the first and only oral hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha inhibitor approved in the European Union Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has conditionally approved WELIREG® (belzutifan), Merck's oral hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor, as monotherapy for: The treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for associated, localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET), and for whom localized procedures are unsuitable; The treatment of adult patients with advan

Approval is based on the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-671 Trial KIRKLAND, QC, Feb. 11, 2025 /CNW/ -- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that Health Canada has granted approval for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, as a treatment for adult patients with resectable Stage II, IIIA, or IIIB (T3-4N2) non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and then continued as monotherapy as adjuvant treatment after surgery. This approval is based on results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-671 trial, which demonstrated statistically significant results for its dual primary endpoints of even

Expansion of the waveLINE clinical development program demonstrates company's progress in advancing research in hematologic malignancies Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the initiation of waveLINE-010, a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating zilovertamab vedotin in combination with rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone (R-CHP) compared to rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (R-CHOP) alone, for the treatment of patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Zilovertamab vedotin is Merck's investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets

Expanded CDR lineup provides more opportunities for Canadians to invest in global companies TORONTO, Feb. 4, 2025 /CNW/ - Today CIBC announced 10 new Canadian Depositary Receipts ("CDRs"), now listed on Cboe Canada. Introduced to investors over three years ago, CIBC has a total of 80 CDRs available in market.   CDRs make it easy to invest in many of the world's largest companies – in Canadian dollars. Offered at a fraction of the price per share of the underlying reference share, and with a built-in notional currency hedge, CDRs provide investors with affordable access to glob

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Strengthening Board with Industry Veterans Gemini Bioproducts, LLC ("GeminiBio"), a biopharma and advanced therapy raw materials supplier, and a portfolio company of BelHealth Investment Partners, LLC ("BelHealth"), a Fort Lauderdale-based healthcare private equity firm, announced today the appointment of Michael Stella to its Board of Directors. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250218608576/en/Mike Stella, CEO of Ascend Advanced Therapies, joins the Board at GeminiBio to provide strategic leadership in the fields of cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing. (Photo: Business Wire) GeminiBio prov

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) has announced the appointment of Sanat Chattopadhyay, executive vice president of Merck & Company (NYSE:MRK) to its Board of Directors. Chattopadhyay will serve on the Board's Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality and Governance and Nominating Committees, effective November 13, 2023.  Prior to Merck, Chattopadhyay held leadership positions at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Aventis, Hoechst Marion Roussel and Hoechst India. As previously announced, Jay V. Ihlenfeld who has served as a director since 2017, and Brendan M. Cummins, who joined the board in 2012 have decided not to stand for re-election at Ashland's Annua

Replay Appoints Arun Balakumaran M.D., Ph.D as Chief Medical Officer Arun Balakumaran M.D., Ph.D, appointed Chief Medical Officer of Replay to support the Company's genomic medicine and engineered NK cell therapy pipelineFormer Chief Medical Officer of allogeneic CAR-T cell company Allogene Therapeutics and seasoned industry immuno-oncology, and cell and gene therapy expert Dr. Balakumaran also appointed CMO of Syena, Replay's engineered NK cell therapy product company pioneering first-in-class engineered T-cell Receptor Natural Killer cell (TCR-NK) therapy San Diego, California and London, UK, May 18, 2023 – Replay, a genome writing company reprogramming biology by writing and deliver

Eikon Therapeutics Inc., a California-based biotechnology company that applies advanced engineering and high-performance computing to the identification of important new medicines, today announced the appointment of Kenneth C. Frazier as an independent director effective April 1, 2022. Among the world's most admired global business leaders, Mr. Frazier is the executive chairman and former CEO of Merck (NYSE:MRK), chairman of health assurance initiatives at the venture capital firm General Catalyst, and a director of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220331005316/en/Kenneth C. Frazi

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that Dr. Roy D. Baynes, head of Global Clinical Development (GCD) and Chief Medical Officer, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), will be retiring from Merck in July. Dr. Baynes will be succeeded by Dr. Eliav Barr, effective April 1, 2022. Dr. Baynes will continue to report to Dr. Dean Y. Li, president, Merck Research Laboratories, until his retirement. "Roy is one of the world's pre-eminent oncologists and clinical development experts, and his masterful spearheading of the development of KEYTRUDA leaves an indelible mark on Merck, on oncology and on the lives of patients and their families. As textbooks are

Organon (NYSE:OGN), a global women's health company, today announced the appointment of Meghan Rivera as US Managing Director. With over 20 years of commercial experience in bio-pharmaceutical organizations and digital therapeutics, Ms. Rivera will be responsible for leading Organon's 400-strong US Commercial Operations team, maximizing growth potential across the company's portfolio of women's health, biosimilars, and established brands treatment areas. Ms. Rivera has significant commercial experience including roles in bio-pharmaceutical and digital therapeutic organizations and agency partners. She has extensive women's health expertise, having held leadership roles in commercial and ge

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the independent members of the Merck Board of Directors have appointed Thomas H. Glocer as independent lead director effective immediately. Mr. Glocer has served on the Merck Board of Directors since 2007. He has extensive management, operational, technology and international business expertise, including his history of accomplishment and executive leadership while chief executive officer and a director of Thomson Reuters Corporation. Mr. Glocer also serves as independent lead director at Morgan Stanley. "Since Tom joined our board in 2007, his expertise, counsel and guidance have been invaluable to

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that Cristal N. Downing has been appointed chief communications & public affairs officer, a newly created role, effective August 16, 2021. Downing will become a member of Merck's Executive Team and lead the development, advancement and execution of the company's communications and public affairs strategy. "Cristal is a transformational leader with a well-established track record of achievement," said Rob Davis, CEO and president, Merck. "Cristal's experience, business acumen, leadership capabilities and integrity will be invaluable as we drive productive conversations and strategic impact with a broad rang

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that Michael Klobuchar has been appointed executive vice president and chief strategy officer, a newly created role, effective July 5, 2021. As chief strategy officer, Klobuchar will become a member of Merck's Executive Committee and lead the advancement and execution of the company's strategy. "Our company's strength lies in the insight and expertise of our team and our unrelenting commitment to creating and deploying new medicines and vaccines that address important human and animal health needs," said Rob Davis, president, Merck. "Mike's insights, experience in key strategic, operational and financial r

Better Therapeutics, Inc., a prescription digital therapeutics company delivering cognitive behavioral therapy to address the root causes of cardiometabolic diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey to its board of directors; she will also serve as Compensation Committee chair. "Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey brings critical insights into health policy, as well as her background as a primary care physician at a critical juncture for Better Therapeutics," said David Perry, co-founder and chairman of Better Therapeutics. "Her experience and counsel will help us establish our prescription digital therapeutics as the new standard of care for people with cardiometabolic diseases.