MRK - Merck & Co., Inc.
58.63 -0.01 (-0.02%)
After hours: 5:24PM EDT
| Previous Close | 58.92 |
| Open | 58.92 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 0 |
| Ask | 0.00 x 0 |
| Day's Range | 58.42 - 59.32 |
| 52 Week Range | 52.83 - 66.41 |
| Volume | 10,535,516 |
| Avg. Volume | 12,705,856 |
| Market Cap | 157.901B |
| Beta | 1.11 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 67.40 |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.87 |
| Earnings Date | May 1, 2018 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 1.92 (3.36%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2018-03-14 |
| 1y Target Est | 66.50 |
- The Wall Street Journal•4 hours ago
Corrections & Amplifications
Merck KGaA’s products include Femibion, a supplement for women. A Business News article in some editions Thursday about the sale of Merck KGaA’s consumer-health unit to Procter & Gamble Co. incorrectly ...
- Zacks•6 hours ago
Bristol-Myers' Opdivo Gets Priority Review for Lung Cancer
The FDA accepts Bristol-Myers Squibb's (BMY) supplemental Biologics License Application and grants priority review for the label expansion of Opdivo to treat patients with small cell lung cancer.
- Reuters•6 hours ago
P&G to buy German Merck's consumer health unit for $4.2 billion
The maker of Pampers diapers and Gillette razors said the deal would help it expand its portfolio of consumer healthcare products which includes Vicks cold relief. The Merck unit includes vitamin brands Femibion and Neurobion. The deal follows GlaxoSmithKline agreeing to buy Novartis out of their consumer healthcare joint venture for $13 billion after dropping its pursuit of Pfizer's consumer unit.
- TheStreet.com•9 hours ago
P&G Exec: The Entire Board Was Supportive of Our $4.2 Billion Deal
P&G is fresh off a big deal on Thursday. TheStreet talks with one of the company's top executives about the transaction.
- The Wall Street Journal•11 hours ago
[$$] P&G Needs a Workout, Not Vitamins
European dietary supplements won’t cure what ails Procter & Gamble. The consumer products maker should focus on fixing its core business to resume growth.
- Associated Press•15 hours ago
Procter & Gamble pays $4.2 bln for unit of Germany's Merck
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck says it has agreed to sell its global consumer health business to Procter & Gamble for 3.4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in cash.
Markit•16 hours agoSee what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about Merck & Co Inc.
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- Bloomberg•16 hours ago
P&G Vows More Change Coming After $4.2 Billion Acquisition
Fresh off the news of a $4.2 billion acquisition of Merck KGaA’s consumer unit, Procter & Gamble Co. reported higher sales and said more change is on the way. P&G shares declined on Thursday as investors hungry for deeper change brushed aside higher revenue in the latest quarter. It’s betting that the vitamins and decongestants obtained in the purchase of Merck’s unit will hasten its comeback.
- Bloomberg•yesterday
P&G to Buy German Merck’s Consumer Unit for $4.2 Billion
Procter & Gamble Co. agreed to buy Merck KGaA’s consumer-health business for 3.4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) to bolster growth, betting that vitamins and decongestants can hasten its comeback. The deal gives the maker of Crest toothpaste a stable of products with sales growth of 6 percent in the past two years, double the pace of traditional consumer goods such as razors, diapers and tissues. German drugmaker Merck put the the unit up for sale last year as it pumps money into testing new medicines.
- Benzinga•yesterday
Benzinga's Top Analyst Calls From April 18, 2018
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- ACCESSWIRE•2 days ago
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In 4Q17, AbbVie’s (ABBV) Duodopa generated revenue of $100 million, marking ~28% growth YoY (year-over-year) and 6% growth quarter-over-quarter. In US and international markets, Duodopa saw revenue of $17 million and $77 million, respectively, reflecting ~55.2% and ~23% growth YoY.
- Bloomberg•2 days ago
Coke Versus Pepsi of Drugmakers? Wall Street Doesn't Buy It
Hours after markets closed on Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s worst day in more than a year, executives used a sugary analogy to explain to Wall Street why the drugmaker’s new cancer treatment would do just ...
- Benzinga•2 days ago
One Up, One Down: Morgan Stanley Flips Merck, Bristol-Myers Ratings
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK )’s Keytruda returned better-than-expected results in the Keynote-189 lung study — a feat seen to lend a competitive edge over Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY ). The Rating ...
- Zacks•2 days ago
Merck's Keytruda Betters Survival in Lung Cancer Combo Study
Merck (MRK) releases complete data from a phase III study showing Keytruda in combination with Lilly's Alimta and platinum chemotherapy reducing death risk by half compared with only chemotherapy.
- Zacks•3 days ago
Bristol-Myers (BMY) Down as Merck NSCLC Study Fares Better
Bristol-Myers (BMY) stock declined as the company reported encouraging results from its NSCLC study but competitor Merck scored better in the same regard.
- Zacks•3 days ago
J&J (JNJ) Tops Q1 Earnings Estimates, Raises Sales Guidance
J&J (JNJ) beats estimates for both earnings and sales in the first quarter of 2018. It maintains the previously issued earnings guidance for 2018 while increasing the sales range.
- Market Realist•3 days ago
Expectations from Novartis’s 1Q18 Earnings
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis (NVS) is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies by revenue. Novartis specializes in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of healthcare products.
- Business Wire•3 days ago
Merck Announces First Phase Three Studies for PCV-15 (V114) Its Investigational Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine
Merck , known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the company is beginning two Phase 3 studies of PCV-15 , its investigational polyvalent conjugate vaccine for the prevention of pneumococcal disease.
- ACCESSWIRE•3 days ago
Today’s Research Reports on Stocks to Watch: Nektar Therapeutics and Merck & Co.
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 17, 2018 / Nektar shares closed lower on Monday as the company is presenting new preclinical data for its immuno-oncology programs at the American Association for Cancer ...
Markit•3 days agoSee what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about Merck & Co Inc.
This could indicate that investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices are not currently targeting MRK. Over the last one-month, outflows of investor capital in ETFs holding MRK totaled $19.20 billion.
- MarketWatch•3 days ago
Merck shares surge anew on lung cancer advance, while Bristol-Myers stock plummets
The pairing of Keytruda and chemotherapy reduced risk of death for patients with advanced lung cancer by half, a significant improvement.
- The Wall Street Journal•3 days ago
[$$] New Drug Combinations Improve Survival in Lung Cancer
Combining expensive cancer immunotherapies with each other or with older drugs prolonged survival in lung cancer patients, two studies show. But the costs are high.
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