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MRKPharmaceuticals
Merck & Co., Inc.
$147.151d +1.5%5d +1.7%settled close · 2026-09-17
Mkt cap $288B (3/25)β 0.1852w $78–157Shares 2.47BInd. Pharmaceutical PreparationsNYSE since 1949Emp. 75,000HQ Rahway, NJmerck.com
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Who’s talking about MRK
3 longlatest 2025-11-05
| Date | Voice | Stance | Venue | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | Bill NygrenPortfolio manager, Oakmark Funds | Bullish | The World According To Boyar | DCF analysis of Keytruda's runoff value plus other businesses yields a price slightly above current market… |
| 2025-09-16 | Bill NygrenPortfolio manager, Oakmark Funds | Bullish | CNBC Television | Merck's runoff value from existing assets (Keytruda, vaccines, animal health) already exceeds the current… |
| 2025-07-29 | Kevin Simpson (Capital Wealth)Founder & CIO, Capital Wealth Planning | Bullish | CNBC Halftime Committee | Proactive $3B cost-cutting program and pipeline diversification reduce dependence on Keytruda ahead of the… |
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Earnings
Next report: 29 Oct 2026
Confirmed date · consensus EPS 2.23. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
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Notable options days
Sessions in the last 120 where MRK’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 10 of 120 sessions qualified.
The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are Brief subscriber content.
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