MRK - Merck & Co., Inc.
| Previous Close | 81.02 |
| Open | 81.30 |
| Bid | 81.02 x 800 |
| Ask | 81.62 x 3200 |
| Day's Range | 81.11 - 81.94 |
| 52 Week Range | 58.03 - 83.85 |
| Volume | 5,793,580 |
| Avg. Volume | 10,407,649 |
| Market Cap | 208.984B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 0.31 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 25.63 |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.17 |
| Earnings Date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 2.20 (2.80%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2019-03-14 |
| 1y Target Est | 88.07 |
- Zacks•2 days ago
Nektar (NKTR) Announces Formation of CNS-Focused Subsidiary
Nektar (NKTR) forms wholly-owned subsidiary, Inheris Biopharm, focusing on CNS pipeline. The subsidiary will mainly be responsible for potential commercialization of under review pain drug, NKTR-181.
- Zacks•2 days ago
Pharma Stock Roundup: MRK's Cancer Biotech Buyout, ABBV, LLY's Pipeline Updates
Key highlights of the week include Merck's (MRK) offer to buy private cancer biotech and AbbVie (ABBV) and Lilly's (LLY) updates from clinical studies.
- Zacks•2 days ago
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Home Depot Earnings Impress, Merck to Buy Peloton Therapeutics
The index suffered a difficult week as investors braced for a protracted U.S.-China trade war.
- Zacks•3 days ago
Synlogic (SYBX) Enters Cancer Collaboration with Roche
Synlogic (SYBX) announces clinical collaboration with Roche to develop its pre-clinical cancer candidate in combination with Roche's PD-L1 inhibitor, Tecentriq.
- Zacks•3 days ago
J&J's Invokana sNDA Gets Priority Review Status From FDA
FDA grants priority review to J&J's (JNJ) Invokana sNDA for the treatment of chronic kidney disease in patients with type II diabetes
- Zacks•4 days ago
Array BioPharma Gains on Colorectal Cancer Study Success
Array BioPharma's (ARRY) phase III study, evaluating the Braftovi triplet for treating metastatic colorectal cancer, meets the primary goal of ORR and OS. Shares rally.
- Benzinga•4 days ago
Merck's Keytruda Vs. Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo In Q1 And Beyond
Two big pharma titans are battling for supremacy in the field of oncology immunotherapy. From the looks of it, Kenilworth, New Jersey-based Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) may have the upper hand over Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY). Before poring over the specifics, here's what immunotherapy means: it's a type of cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to put up a fight against cancer cells.
- Zacks•4 days ago
Merck to Buy Private Cancer Drugmaker Peloton Therapeutics
Merck (MRK) signs a definitive agreement to buy small private biotech, Peloton Therapeutics for $1.05 billion in cash to boost its oncology pipeline.
- Business Wire•4 days ago
Merck Foundation Announces Grant to American Cancer Society to Improve Access to Cancer Care in Resource-Limited Settings
The Merck Foundation (the Foundation) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced today that the Foundation awarded a $1.99 million, five-year grant to ACS to improve support and access to care for people living with cancer in low-and-middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This funding will help ACS further develop its capacity development approach to expanding patient navigation to countries with a growing burden of cancer. More than 70% of the 9 million cancer-related deaths worldwide are in resource-limited settings, where patients face many barriers in seeking a timely diagnosis and receiving high-quality cancer care.
- Barrons.com•5 days ago
Merck Snaps Up Cancer Drugmaker Peloton Therapeutics
American pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. said it is buying Peloton Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, for $1.05 billion in cash.
GuruFocus.com•5 days agoThese 3 Major Drug Manufacturers Are Strong Performers
Roche Holding AG (RHHBY) has climbed 2.4% over the last week, 0.5% over the past month, 5.7% so far this year, 17.6% over the last 52 weeks and 5.3% over the past three years through May 20. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Signs with RHHBY. Currently, the company is paying an annual dividend of $1.07 per common share, which, based on the closing share price on May 20, leads to a forward dividend yield of 3.27% versus the industry median of 1.66%.
- American City Business Journals•5 days ago
After filing an IPO, Dallas company to sell to Merck for $1.05 billion
DFW company, had filed to go public less than a month ago, could see shareholders get additional $1.15 billion
Reuters•5 days agoMerck buys Peloton to expand its kidney cancer treatment portfolio
The acquisition can strengthen Merck's presence in the field of renal cell carcinoma and bolster its cancer drug portfolio. Merck's blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda was approved last month in the United States for treating renal cell cancer.
- Bloomberg•5 days ago
Merck to Buy Peloton for Up to $2.2 Billion, Day Before IPO
Merck will pay $1.05 billion in cash, plus $1.15 billion in additional payments based on how the small company’s experimental drugs fare as they are developed further by Merck, the firms said in a statement announcing the deal Tuesday. The deal offers an immediate payout for Peloton’s investors, including Dallas-based venture capital firm Remeditex Ventures and San Francisco’s The Column Group. At the $17 high range of Peloton’s expected initial public offering, the market would have valued the company at $756 million.
- Benzinga•5 days ago
Merck To Buy Clinical-Stage Biopharma Peloton Therapeutics For More Than $1B
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK ) announced an agreement Tuesday to acquire the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Peloton Therapeutics for $1.05 billion cash upfront and a further $1.15 billion in ...
- TheStreet.com•5 days ago
Merck to Acquire Peloton Therapeutics for About $1B in Cash
on Tuesday said it agreed to buy privately held Peloton Therapeutics for about $1 billion in cash, giving it access to Peloton's molecular therapy biotech treatments currently in development for patients with cancer and other non-oncology diseases. Under terms of the agreement, Merck, through a subsidiary, will acquire all outstanding shares of Peloton in exchange for an upfront payment of $1.05 billion in cash, the company said. Peloton shareholders also will be eligible to receive a further $1.15 billion contingent upon successful achievement of future regulatory and sales milestones for certain candidates.
- American City Business Journals•5 days ago
Merck to buy cancer drug developer in deal that could be worth more than $2B
Merck's deal for Dallas-based Peloton Therapeutics includes an upfront payment of $1.05 billion.
- Zacks•5 days ago
Merck's Keytruda Fails in Late-Stage Breast Cancer Study
Merck's (MRK) Keytruda fails in a late-stage study evaluating it as second- or third-line treatment for breast cancer.
- MarketWatch•5 days ago
Merck to acquire Peloton Therapeutics for upfront payment of $1.05 billion in cash
Merck & Co. Inc. said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to acquire Peloton Therapeutics Inc. for an upfront payment of $1.05 billion in cash. Peloton, a clinical-stage biotech focused on cancer treatments, was expected to price an initial public offering on Wednesday. The biotech's business hinges instead on two drugs that are designed to block a transcription factor called hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alphaαthat - among other things - regulates how the body responds to low oxygen levels. Under the terms of the deal, Peloton shareholders will be entitled to a further $1.15 billion in milestone payments based on the achievement of certain future regulatory and sales goals. "This acquisition exemplifies Merck's strategy to pursue novel therapeutic candidates based on exceptionally promising and innovative research," said Dr. Roger M. Perlmutter, president of Merck Research Laboratories. "Peloton scientists have applied their unique expertise in HIF-2α biology to develop PT2977, which has already shown intriguing activity in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. We look forward to advancing this late-stage asset as part of our broad oncology R&D program." The deal is expected to close in the third quarter. Merck shares were not active premarket, bu have gained 34.7% in the last 12 months, while the S&P 500 has gained 3.9%.
- Business Wire•5 days ago
Merck to Acquire Peloton Therapeutics, Bolstering Oncology Pipeline
Merck (MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Peloton Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck, through a subsidiary, will acquire privately held Peloton, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutic candidates targeting hypoxia-inducible factor-2α (HIF-2α) for the treatment of patients with cancer and other non-oncology diseases. Peloton’s lead candidate is PT2977, a novel oral HIF-2α inhibitor in late-stage development for renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
- Investing.com•5 days ago
Stocks - Kohls, JC Penny, Tesla Fall Premarket; Boeing Rises
Investing.com - Stocks in focus in premarket trading on Tuesday:
- CNBC•6 days ago
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: GM, Snap, Merck and more
Shares of Merck & Co MRK dropped as much as 9% in extended trading on Monday, before erasing those losses, after the pharmaceutical company announced that its medication Keytruda failed to meet expectations in phase 3 of the drug's trial. Shares of Snap SNAP ticked slightly higher after the company announced it has named a new chief financial officer to take over for interim CFO Lara Sweet, effective immediately. The social media company promoted Derek Andersen, Snap's current vice president of finance, to permanently fill the position of chief financial officer.
- Reuters•6 days ago
Merck's Keytruda fails as monotherapy in breast cancer study
Merck & Co Inc said on Monday its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda failed to meet the main goal of a late-stage study testing the drug as a standalone treatment in patients with an aggressive type of breast cancer. Keytruda, among a class of medicines called PD-1 inhibitors, did not meet the main goal of helping patients live longer, when compared to chemotherapy. The treatment will continue to be studied in earlier stages of the disease and in combination with chemotherapy in patients with triple negative breast cancer, the company said.
