$2,390,000 of MERCK & CO INC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"S. 2076, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2021 Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Vaccine issues; Pharmaceutical supply channel issues; Drug shortages issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; FY-2027 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Budget reconciliation drug pricing provisions; Commerce Justice, Science, and related agencies appropriations legislation for 2026; Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation for 2026; Intellectual property and trade issues; International competition in biopharmaceuticals. Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues. Issues relating to, Agriculture, Rural Development , Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2026; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill 2026; United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Final Rule: Use of Electronic Identification Ear tags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
MRK Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $MRK stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MRK stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE MARIA ELVIRA SALAZAR has traded it 3 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $100,000 on 08/19 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 09/24.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
MRK Insider Trading Activity
MRK insiders have traded $MRK stock on the open market 17 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 17 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MRK stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JENNIFER ZACHARY (EVP, General Counsel) sold 80,315 shares for an estimated $10,718,494
- DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAMS (EVP,Chief Info&Digital Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 52,847 shares for an estimated $6,805,145.
- RICHARD R. DELUCA (EVP&Pres, Merck Animal Heallth) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 51,370 shares for an estimated $6,731,142.
- CHIRFI GUINDO (EVP, Access, Policy & Comms) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 25,000 shares for an estimated $3,315,000.
- DAVID R. MARALDO (EVP & Pres. MMD) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 18,706 shares for an estimated $2,407,797.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
MRK Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,797 institutional investors add shares of MRK stock to their portfolio, and 1,651 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 54,365,289 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $6,985,939,636
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 43,886,420 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $5,639,404,970
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 14,516,428 shares (+1668.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,865,360,998
- FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC added 12,079,979 shares (+45.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,552,277,301
- NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB removed 5,024,243 shares (-58.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $645,615,225
- CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added 4,600,064 shares (+9.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $591,108,224
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 4,524,046 shares (-19.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $581,339,911
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
MRK Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MRK recently. We have seen 8 analysts offer price targets for $MRK in the last 6 months, with a median target of $139.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Terence Flynn from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $113.0 on 07/09/2026
- Mohit Bansal from Wells Fargo set a target price of $150.0 on 07/08/2026
- Trung Huynh from RBC Capital set a target price of $142.0 on 07/08/2026
- Carter Gould from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $120.0 on 07/06/2026
- Louise Chen from Scotiabank set a target price of $155.0 on 06/30/2026
- Tim Anderson from B of A Securities set a target price of $141.0 on 06/30/2026
- An analyst from CICC set a target price of $138.0 on 06/24/2026
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