We just received data on a new analyst forecast for $MRK. Citigroup gave a rating of 'Neutral' for $MRK.
$MRK Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MRK in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 02/05/2025
- Bank of America Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 02/05/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $MRK, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MRK forecast page.
$MRK Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MRK recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $MRK in the last 6 months, with a median target of $106.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Evan Seigerman from BMO Capital set a target price of $82.0 on 04/25/2025
- Terence Flynn from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $106.0 on 02/05/2025
- Courtney Breen from Bernstein set a target price of $110.0 on 12/02/2024
$MRK Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $MRK stock 19 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 8 have been purchases and 11 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MRK stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 05/05, 04/09 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 4 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $65,000 on 04/29, 02/26 and 2 sales worth up to $65,000 on 03/31, 01/24.
- REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/03 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 04/21.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 02/24 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 04/17.
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 04/08 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 02/25.
- REPRESENTATIVE KELLY MORRISON sold up to $15,000 on 03/20.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER sold up to $50,000 on 01/27.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON purchased up to $15,000 on 01/17.
- REPRESENTATIVE BYRON DONALDS has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 01/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 01/15.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
$MRK Insider Trading Activity
$MRK insiders have traded $MRK stock on the open market 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MRK stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- DOUGLAS M JR BAKER purchased 15,000 shares for an estimated $1,327,500
- DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAMS (EVP,Chief Info&Digital Officer) sold 6,000 shares for an estimated $512,056
- INGE G THULIN purchased 2,832 shares for an estimated $249,999
- CRISTAL N DOWNING (Chief Comm. & Public Afrs Ofcr) sold 2,361 shares for an estimated $209,550
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$MRK Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,428 institutional investors add shares of $MRK stock to their portfolio, and 1,994 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added 29,104,112 shares (+144.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $2,612,385,093
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 9,961,069 shares (-44.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $990,927,144
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 7,906,912 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $709,724,421
- ALPHINITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTY LTD removed 6,967,370 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $625,391,131
- AMUNDI removed 6,533,203 shares (-40.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $649,923,034
- FMR LLC removed 5,552,529 shares (-14.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $498,395,003
- PACER ADVISORS, INC. added 5,060,959 shares (+2240.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $454,271,679
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
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