Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health segments. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, diabetes, and women's health, as well as vaccine products. The Animal Health segment provides discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as a suite of digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. It serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. The company has collaboration agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to co-develop and co-commercialize long-acting investigational treatment combinations of Lenacapavir and Islatravir in HIV; Amathus Therapeutics to develop treatments for neurodegenerative diseases; and Linnaeus Therapeutics, Inc. to evaluate LNS8801 in combination with KEYTRUDA for patients with advanced cancer. It also has a collaboration with Biomed X Gmbh for building on ongoing research projects in the fields of oncology (DNA damage response and RNA splicing) and autoimmunity (intestinal epithelial barrier in autoimmune diseases); and a collaboration agreement with NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. to focus primarily on the development of novel medicines for unmet patient needs in retinal and CVM diseases, including heart failure. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/2025 | $95.00 | Neutral | Citigroup |
| 9/17/2025 | $90.00 | Buy → Hold | Berenberg |
| 5/14/2025 | $84.00 | Buy → Neutral | Citigroup |
| 4/22/2025 | $85.00 | Neutral | Cantor Fitzgerald |
| 2/18/2025 | $128.00 → $105.00 | Buy → Hold | Deutsche Bank |
| 2/10/2025 | $121.00 → $100.00 | Buy → Hold | TD Cowen |
| 1/8/2025 | $110.00 | Buy → Hold | Truist |
| 12/20/2024 | $136.00 → $105.00 | Outperform → Market Perform | BMO Capital Markets |
| 12/10/2024 | $121.00 | Buy | BofA Securities |
| 12/4/2024 | $130.00 | Hold → Buy | HSBC Securities |
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BOSTON, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- eschbach is pleased to share that Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, has selected Shiftconnector to improve how it uses digital tools in manufacturing. By integrating Shiftconnector into its established visual factory framework, Merck is enhancing its ability to deliver real-time, actionable insights across global operations. This implementation supports Merck's continued drive for greater transparency, responsiveness, and efficiency throughout its supply chain. With Shiftconnector now serving as its found
Results from the Phase 3 CORALreef Lipids and HeFH trials of investigational oral PCSK9 inhibitor enlicitide decanoate will be presented for the first time Presentations across hypercholesterolemia and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) underscore Merck's continued commitment to research with the goal of helping address the cardiovascular (CV) epidemic and significant burden of cardio-pulmonary diseases on public health Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced plans to present new research from the company's cardio-pulmonary portfolio and pipeline at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2025 in New Orleans, La., from
Applications based on Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905 results showing the combination improved event-free survival by 60%, reduced the risk of death by 50% and increased pathologic complete response rates by 48% compared with surgery alone If approved, these would be the first and only perioperative regimens to have improved survival in this patient population Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for two supplemental Biologics License Applications (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) and KEYTRUDA QLEX™ (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), each in combination wi
Findings presented at IDWeek 2025 underscore the importance of considering serotypes that disproportionately impact adults in the U.S. and show greater resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the presentation of findings from a systematic literature review of studies on the epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of pneumococcal serotypes covered by CAPVAXIVE® (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) in U.S. adults. The evaluation examined 15 studies published between 2015 and 2025 to assess the serotype-specific burden of pneumococcal disease (PD) associated with serotypes covered by C
Five-year exploratory follow-up analysis of KEYNOTE-671 continued to show clinically meaningful improvements in overall survival and event-free survival with KEYTRUDA plus chemotherapy before surgery, and then continued as a single agent after surgery Eight and 10-year findings from analyses of KEYNOTE-001, KEYNOTE-010, KEYNOTE-024 and KEYNOTE-042 show that KEYTRUDA monotherapy continued to improve survival for certain patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC, supporting its role as a standard of care Results presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2025 Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced new
The expansion underscores Merck's commitment to invest more than $70 billion in U.S. research, development and capital projects Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today the start of construction for a $3 billion, 400,000-square-foot pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at its Elkton, Virginia, site. Merck's investment in the Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing is part of a more than $70 billion investment beginning in 2025 to expand domestic manufacturing and research and development — not including any future business development transactions in R&D — to drive its long-term growth and strengthen the status of the U.S. as
An objective response rate of 50.5% was observed with raludotatug deruxtecan across all dose levels in these patients in the phase 2 part of REJOICE-Ovarian01 Phase 3 part of REJOICE-Ovarian01 to evaluate 5.6 mg/kg dose of raludotatug deruxtecan versus investigator's choice of chemotherapy Results from the phase 2 (dose optimization) part of the REJOICE-Ovarian01 phase 2/3 trial showed that raludotatug deruxtecan (R-DXd) demonstrated clinically meaningful response rates in patients with recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer. These data were presented today during a late-breaking proffered paper session (LBA42) at the 2025 European Society f
Results from the first and second interim analyses of the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-B96 trial were selected for presentation during a Presidential Symposium session at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2025 With these results, KEYNOTE-B96 is the first trial of an immune checkpoint inhibitor-based treatment regimen in platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer to show statistically significant improvements in progression-free survival for all comers and overall survival for patients whose tumors express PD-L1 versus placebo plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab Based on these data, the U.S. FDA has accepted for priority review a new supplemental Biologics License Applicat
First and only systemic regimen to demonstrate durable survival benefit in this patient population KEYNOTE-905 marks the fifth study of a KEYTRUDA-based regimen in an earlier stage of cancer to demonstrate an overall survival benefit Results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905 trial were selected for an official Press Briefing and will be presented during a Presidential Symposium session at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2025 Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced landmark results demonstrating KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) plus Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) reduced the risk of event-free survival (EFS) events by 60%
At five years, KEYTRUDA plus LENVIMA showed a 16.7% overall survival (OS) rate for these patients with mismatch repair proficient (pMMR) advanced endometrial carcinoma versus 7.3% for chemotherapy alone in the pivotal Phase 3 KEYNOTE-775/Study 309 trial Five-year OS results in the pMMR subgroup were consistent with the all-comers study population, which demonstrated an OS rate of 19.9% for KEYTRUDA plus LENVIMA versus 7.7% for chemotherapy Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and Eisai today announced long-term follow-up data continued to show durable benefit of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, plus LENVIMA® (lenvatinib), the orall
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Citigroup resumed coverage of Merck with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $95.00
Berenberg downgraded Merck from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $90.00
Citigroup downgraded Merck from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $84.00
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Merck with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $85.00
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
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Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its third-quarter 2025 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 30. 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-Fr
Total Worldwide Sales Were $15.8 Billion, a Decrease of 2% From Second Quarter 2024 Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange KEYTRUDA Sales Were $8.0 Billion, Growth of 9% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange WINREVAIR Sales Were $336 Million Animal Health Sales Were $1.6 Billion, Growth of 11% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 Sales Were $1.1 Billion, a Decline of 55% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange GAAP EPS Was $1.76; Non-GAAP EPS Was $2.13; GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Include a Charge of $0.07 per Share for Closing of Hengrui Pharma License Agreement Announce
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 fourth quarter of 2025. Payment will be made on Oct. 7, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 15, 2025. 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-inten
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its second-quarter 2025 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 29. 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-Fr
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 third quarter of 2025. Payment will be made on July 8, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2025. 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
Total Worldwide Sales Were $15.5 Billion, a Decrease of 2% From First Quarter 2024; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 1% KEYTRUDA Sales Grew 4% to $7.2 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 6% WINREVAIR Sales Were $280 Million Animal Health Sales Grew 5% to $1.6 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 10% GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 Sales Declined 41% to $1.3 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Declined 40% GAAP EPS Was $2.01; Non-GAAP EPS Was $2.22 Presented Compelling Data From a Diverse Range of Programs, Including: Phase 3 Trial of Subcutaneous Pembrolizumab With Berahyaluronidase Alfa Phase
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its first-quarter 2025 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 24. 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-Fre
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
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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