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Merck raises 2024 guidance on cancer drug demand

Shares of Merck & Company (MRK) are trading higher early Thursday after the pharmaceutical giant posted robust sales results in the first quarter, leading the pharmaceutical giant to raise its 2024 outlook. The company's performance was driven by strong demand for its cancer drug Keytruda. Yahoo Finance's Anjalee Khemlani breaks down the details. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance. This post was written by Angel Smith

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Merck (MRK) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

MRK earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2024.

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Merck Stock Gains On Its Blockbuster Cancer Drug Keytruda, Raises Annual Outlook

On Thursday, U.S. drug maker Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) reported first-quarter sales of $15.8 billion, up 9% year-over-year, beating the consensus estimate of $15.2 billion. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, sales increased 24%. Merck reported adjusted EPS of $2.07, up 48%Y/Y, beating the consensus of $1.88. Merck’s pharmaceutical unit booked $14.01 billion in revenue during the first quarter, up 10% Y/Y. Related: Merck’s $11B Bet Pays As FDA Approves Sotatercept For Rare Lung Disease. Me

Benzinga 10 hours ago

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Merck (MRK) Q1 Earnings Top, Cancer Drug Keytruda Boosts Sales

Merck (MRK) beats first-quarter estimates for earnings and sales. The company raises its EPS range for 2024. Stock rises in pre-market.

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Heard on the Street: Bristol-Myers Goes From Big Pharma to Little Pharma

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s market capitalization has dropped so much over the past year that it is now arguably no longer part of the big pharma club. After reporting disappointing earnings figures on Thursday, the company’s shares fell sharply, giving it a market capitalization of about $95 billion. The problem for Bristol-Myers is that its older blockbuster products, cancer drug Revlimid and blood thinner Eliquis, are expected to decline in the coming years and investors aren’t convinced that the company has enough growth drivers in the near term.

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Merck Stock Climbs After Higher-Than-Expected Sales of Cancer Drug Keytruda

Shares of U.S. drugmaker Merck are up nearly 4% in recent trading after the company said its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda fueled a higher-than-expected increase in quarterly sales and earnings. Merck also raised and narrowed its forecast range for full-year sales and earnings. Sales of Keytruda, the world’s top-selling drug, rose 20% to $6.9 billion for the first quarter.

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We Think Merck (NYSE:MRK) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

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UPDATE 3-Merck raises 2024 profit forecast on surging sales of cancer drug Keytruda

Merck & Co on Thursday raised its annual profit and revenue forecasts on the back of double-digit growth for its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda, the world's top selling prescription medicine. Merck forecast 2024 sales between $63.1 billion and $64.3 billion, up from its previous view of $62.7 billion to $64.2 billion. Analysts are estimating sales of $63.83 billion.

Reuters 17 hours ago

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Merck raises 2024 profit forecast on strong sales of cancer drug Keytruda

(Reuters) -Merck & Co on Thursday raised its annual profit and revenue forecasts on the back of strong sales for its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda, sending the company's shares up more than 2% before the bell. Keytruda, the world's top selling drug in 2023, has been Merck's key revenue driver over the past few years and is expected to top $30 billion in sales by 2026 before losing exclusivity toward the end of the decade. The drug is seeing growth from use for additional types of cancers as well as higher patient demand, Chief Financial Officer Caroline Litchfield said.

Reuters 18 hours ago

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Merck raises 2024 profit forecast on strong cancer, HPV drugs sales

Merck & Co on Thursday raised its annual profit and revenue forecast on the back of strong sales for its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil. The New Jersey-based drugmaker said it expected earnings of $8.53 and $8.65 per share, up from its previous prediction of $8.44 to $8.59, and sales of $63.1-$64.3 billion for the year. Merck's new forecast includes a $0.26 per share charge for its $680 million acquisition of cancer drug developer Harpoon Therapeutics, which closed in the first quarter of 2024, the company said.

Reuters 18 hours ago

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Merck Announces First-Quarter 2024 Financial Results

RAHWAY, N.J., April 25, 2024--Merck Announces First-Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Here’s Why Merck & Co. (MRK) Outperformed in Q1

Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron Health Care Fund” first quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. The fund advanced 8.92% (Institutional Shares) in the quarter compared to an 8.52% gain for the Russell 3000 Health Care Index (benchmark) and a 10.56% increase for the S&P […]

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How Should You Play Merck (MRK) Stock Ahead of Q1 Earnings?

Investor focus is likely to be on the sales of Merck's (MRK) blockbuster oncology medicine, Keytruda, when the company reports first-quarter 2024 earnings.

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Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is a favorite amongst institutional investors who own 78%

Key Insights Given the large stake in the stock by institutions, Merck's stock price might be vulnerable to their...

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Health Canada Approves KEYTRUDA® as a first-line treatment for adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced that Health Canada has granted approval of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing-chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. This approval is based on the results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-859 trial, whic

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Return	MRK	S&P 500
YTD	+20.67%	+5.84%
1-Year	+15.83%	+22.03%
3-Year	+92.95%	+20.77%

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Merck raises 2024 guidance on cancer drug demand

Merck (MRK) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Merck Stock Gains On Its Blockbuster Cancer Drug Keytruda, Raises Annual Outlook

Merck (MRK) Q1 Earnings Top, Cancer Drug Keytruda Boosts Sales

Heard on the Street: Bristol-Myers Goes From Big Pharma to Little Pharma

20 Fastest Growing Health Tech Companies in the World

Merck Stock Climbs After Higher-Than-Expected Sales of Cancer Drug Keytruda

We Think Merck (NYSE:MRK) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

UPDATE 3-Merck raises 2024 profit forecast on surging sales of cancer drug Keytruda

Merck raises 2024 profit forecast on strong sales of cancer drug Keytruda

Merck raises 2024 profit forecast on strong cancer, HPV drugs sales

Merck Announces First-Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is a favorite amongst institutional investors who own 78%

Health Canada Approves KEYTRUDA® as a first-line treatment for adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy

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