| Previous Close | 81.91 |
| Open | 82.10 |
| Bid | 71.12 x 1000 |
| Ask | 71.74 x 44000 |
| Day's Range | 82.10 - 83.75 |
| 52 Week Range | 66.72 - 92.97 |
| Volume | 2,398,290 |
| Avg. Volume | 2,417,231 |
| Market Cap | 100.81B |
| Beta | 0.74 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 11.44 |
| EPS (TTM) | N/A |
| Earnings Date | N/A |
| Dividend & Yield | 3.30 (3.50%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2017-05-16 |
| 1y Target Est | N/A |
- Reuters•yesterday
FDA tentatively approves Merck's copycat of Sanofi's Lantus (July 20)
Merck and Co Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tentatively approved its follow-on biologic version of French drugmaker Sanofi SA's blockbuster diabetes treatment, Lantus. Merck's copycat, if launched, would challenge Lantus as a cheaper alternative that could chip away at the drug's sales, which reached 5.71 billion euros ($6.6 billion) last year and represented over a sixth of Sanofi's total sales.
- Zacks•4 days ago
Merck's Biosimilar Insulin Gets Tentative FDA Approval
Merck (MRK) secures a tentative FDA approval for its insulin candidate, Lusduna Nexvue, a biosimilar version of Sanofi's Lantus. The sanction is provisional owing to an ongoing litigation with Sanofi.
- Reuters•4 days ago
U.S. jury sides with Amphastar over Momenta in drug patent trial
A federal jury handed Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc a big win on Friday after it was accused of infringing on a patent held by Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc through its production of a generic version of the blood-thinner Lovenox. The verdict by the jury in Boston came in a lawsuit by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Momenta and its partner, Novartis AG's Sandoz unit, that sought nearly $940 million in damages. The jury found that while Rancho Cucamonga, California-based Amphastar had infringed Momenta's patent, it was invalid and unenforceable.
