MERCK & CO. INC. (MRK) Stock Analyst Ratings
NYSE:MRK - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US58933Y1055 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
ChartMill assigns a Buy % Consensus number of 76% to MRK. The Buy consensus is the weighted average rating of the current analysts ratings.
Analysts have set a mean price target forecast of 104.83. This target is 25.76% above the current price.
MRK was analyzed by 32 analysts. The buy percentage consensus is at 76. So analysts seem to be have mildly positive about MRK.
In the previous month the buy percentage consensus was at a similar level.
MRK was analyzed by 32 analysts, which is quite many. So the average rating should be quite meaningful.
Price Target & Forecast
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2025-05-14 | Citigroup | Downgrade | Buy -> Neutral |
| 2025-04-22 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Initiate | Neutral |
| 2025-04-17 | Guggenheim | Reiterate | Buy -> Buy |
| 2025-02-18 | Deutsche Bank | Downgrade | Buy -> Hold |
| 2025-02-12 | Guggenheim | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2025-02-05 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Market Perform -> Market Perform |
| 2025-02-05 | B of A Securities | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2025-02-05 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2025-02-05 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2025-01-28 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2025-01-21 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2025-01-13 | Leerink Partners | Maintains | Outperform -> Outperform |
| 2025-01-08 | UBS | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2025-01-08 | Truist Securities | Downgrade | Buy -> Hold |
| 2024-12-20 | BMO Capital | Downgrade | Outperform -> Market Perform |
| 2024-12-10 | B of A Securities | Reiterate | Buy |
| 2024-11-15 | Wolfe Research | Initiate | Peer Perform |
| 2024-11-07 | Truist Securities | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-11-06 | Guggenheim | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-11-01 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Outperform -> Outperform |
| 2024-11-01 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2024-11-01 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2024-10-25 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-10-17 | Bernstein | Initiate | Market Perform |
| 2024-10-09 | UBS | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-10-09 | Truist Securities | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2024-10-07 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-10-03 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterate | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-09-16 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterate | Overweight -> Overweight |