Why Merck & Co., Inc.’s (MRK) Stock Is Up 5.07%
As of Monday, May 12, Merck & Co., Inc.’s MRK share price has surged by 5.07%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Cynthia McLaughlin
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas under the Keytruda, Keytruda Qlex, Welireg, Gardasil, ProQuad, M-M-R II, Varivax, Vaxneuvance, Capvaxive, RotaTeq, Pneumovax 23, Bridion, Prevymis, Dificid, Zerbaxa, Winrevair, Adempas/ Verquvo, Ohtuvayre, Lagevrio, Isentress/Isentress HD, Delstrigo, Pifeltro, Belsomra, Januvia, and Janumet brands. The company also provides veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services, such as livestock products under the Nuflor, Bovilis/Vista, Bovilis Cryptium, Banamine, Estrumate, Matrix, Resflor, Zuprevo, Revalor, Safe-Guard, M+Pac, Porcilis, Circumvent, Nobilis/Innovax, Paracox and Coccivac, Exzolt, Slice, Imvixa, Clynav, Aquavac/Norvax, Aquaflor, Flexolt brands; Allflex Livestock Intelligence solutions; and companion animal products under the Bravecto One-Month, Bravecto Injectable/Quantum, Bravecto TriUNO, Bravecto Plus, Sentinel Spectrum, Sentinel Flavor Tabs, Numelvi, Optimmune, Nobivac NXT, GilvetMab, Otomax, Mometamax, Mometamax Ultra, Posatex, Caninsulin/Vetsulin, Panacur, Safeguard, Regumate, Prestige, Scalibor/Exspot, Sure Petcare, and Home Again brands. It has development and commercialization agreement for three of Daiichi Sankyo’s deruxtecan ADC candidates; AstraZeneca PLC to co-development and co-commercialize AstraZeneca’s Lynparza products for multiple cancer types; licensed to develop, manufacture and commercialize LM-299, a novel investigational PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody from LaNova; and collaboration agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd., Bayer AG, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, as well Moderna, Inc. Merck & Co., Inc. has strategic collaboration with Infinimmune, Inc. to discover and develop antibodies against multiple therapeutic targets. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | MRK | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $320,558.5 | $569.9 | 99% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 2,472.0 | 44.8 | 98% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.9% | 84.6% | 96% |
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| Float (Mil) | 2,465.7 | 45.1 | 96% |
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| Beta | 0.22 | 0.67 | 13% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 8,258 | 294 | 96% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
57.1% | 65.2% | 83% |
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| Growth | MRK | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 9.4% | 6.7% | 56% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 20.9% | (2.0%) | 74% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 21.2% | 14.9% | 70 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 5.8% | 0.0% | 95% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 22.7% | (14.9%) | 82% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 18 | 20 | 19 | |
| Current EPS | ($0.258) | $2.736 | $9.644 | |
| Month Ago EPS | ($0.236) | $2.731 | $9.584 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $2.086 | $5.128 | $9.765 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (85.0%) | (62.4%) | 45.3% | |
| Financials | MRK | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $65,768 | $230 | 98% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $8,935 | ($11) | 98% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $3.589 | ($0.600) | 82% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $17,890 | ($6) | 99% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($3,334) | $4 | 1% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $46,673 | $7 | 98% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $340,489 | $493 | 99% |
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| Valuation | MRK | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 6.99 | 2.89 | 85% |
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| P/E | 36.3 | 20.6 | 75% |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.6% | 0.0% | 81% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 48% |
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| Ratios | MRK | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 76.7% | 65.9% | 86% |
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| Net Margin | 13.6% | (0.2%) | 71% |
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| ROA | 7.3% | (25.5%) | 81% |
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| ROE | 19.0% | (21.4%) | 78% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 64.3% | 35.5% | 59% |
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| F-Score | 4 | 3 | 34% |
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