MRKPharmaceuticals
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2 investor calls on MRK in the last 90 days (2 bullish, 0 bearish). Follow MRK free and new calls come to you in The Brief, our morning email, the day after we record them. This page shows them a week later.
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Who said what, and what MRK did next
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Who’s talking about MRK
| Date | Voice | Stance | Venue | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Jared HolzManaging Director and Healthcare Equity Strategist, Mizuho | Bullish | CNBC (uncut) | Merck offers a more compelling way to express optimism about the cancer vaccine's prospects because its… |
| 2026-10-22 | Jared Holes | Bullish | CNBC (uncut) | Merck's Keytruda cancer vaccine combination showed compelling hazard ratio data and Merck offers exposure to… |
| 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… |
Last reports
| Report | When | EPS actual vs est. | Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | before the open | 2.49 vs 2.10 | +3.2% |
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× — 9 of 120 sessions qualified.
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