Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health segments. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, diabetes, and women's health, as well as vaccine products. The Animal Health segment provides discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as a suite of digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. It serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. The company has collaboration agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to co-develop and co-commercialize long-acting investigational treatment combinations of Lenacapavir and Islatravir in HIV; Amathus Therapeutics to develop treatments for neurodegenerative diseases; and Linnaeus Therapeutics, Inc. to evaluate LNS8801 in combination with KEYTRUDA for patients with advanced cancer. It also has a collaboration with Biomed X Gmbh for building on ongoing research projects in the fields of oncology (DNA damage response and RNA splicing) and autoimmunity (intestinal epithelial barrier in autoimmune diseases); and a collaboration agreement with NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. to focus primarily on the development of novel medicines for unmet patient needs in retinal and CVM diseases, including heart failure. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
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5/14/2025 | $84.00 | Buy → Neutral | Citigroup |
4/22/2025 | $85.00 | Neutral | Cantor Fitzgerald |
2/18/2025 | $128.00 → $105.00 | Buy → Hold | Deutsche Bank |
2/10/2025 | $121.00 → $100.00 | Buy → Hold | TD Cowen |
1/8/2025 | $110.00 | Buy → Hold | Truist |
12/20/2024 | $136.00 → $105.00 | Outperform → Market Perform | BMO Capital Markets |
12/10/2024 | $121.00 | Buy | BofA Securities |
12/4/2024 | $130.00 | Hold → Buy | HSBC Securities |
11/15/2024 | Peer Perform | Wolfe Research | |
11/11/2024 | Buy → Neutral | Daiwa Securities |
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Citigroup downgraded Merck from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $84.00
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Merck with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $85.00
Deutsche Bank downgraded Merck from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $105.00 from $128.00 previously
TD Cowen downgraded Merck from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $100.00 from $121.00 previously
Truist downgraded Merck from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $110.00
BMO Capital Markets downgraded Merck from Outperform to Market Perform and set a new price target of $105.00 from $136.00 previously
BofA Securities resumed coverage of Merck with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $121.00
HSBC Securities upgraded Merck from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $130.00
Wolfe Research initiated coverage of Merck with a rating of Peer Perform
Daiwa Securities downgraded Merck from Buy to Neutral
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Data from IDeate-Lung01 trial will be presented at upcoming IASLC 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer First Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Daiichi Sankyo and Merck's ifinatamab deruxtecan based on IDeate-Lung01 phase 2 trial, with support from IDeate-PanTumor01 phase 1/2 trial Fourteenth Breakthrough Therapy Designation granted by FDA across the oncology portfolio of Daiichi Sankyo Ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. Ifinatamab derux
Approval is based on KEYNOTE-689 Phase III Clinical Trial Results KIRKLAND, QC, Aug. 13, 2025 /CNW/ -- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that Health Canada has granted approval for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of adult patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) whose tumours express PD-L1 (Combined Positive Score [CPS] ≥ 1), as determined by a validated test, as neoadjuvant treatment as monotherapy, continued as adjuvant treatment in combination with radiotherapy (RT) with or without cisplatin and then as monotherapy.
First and only systemic therapy to improve survival when used before and after surgery for patients with MIBC who are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy First ever positive Phase 3 study in this cisplatin-ineligible patient population, representing significant advancement in MIBC Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905 trial (also known as EV-303) in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy. In this study, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) plus Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), given before and after surgery (radical cystectom
Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:RPAY) ("REPAY" or the "Company"), a leading provider of integrated payment processing solutions, today announced the appointment of Robert Houser as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective September 8, 2025. "We are extremely excited to welcome Rob to REPAY. Rob brings over a decade of divisional CFO and operational experience within the payment industry to help him contribute immediately. Rob has held key strategic roles across his career and will be a great partner in running our company," said John Morris, Co-Founder and CEO. Most recently, Rob served as the Group CFO of the Public Sector and Advisor at Conduent Incorporated (NASDAQ:CNDT)
NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As America's population ages, chronic and rare diseases are emerging as a pressing healthcare challenge — one that disproportionately affects older adults. With more than 30 million Americans living with a rare disease, the need for accurate diagnoses and effective treatments is growing urgent. Many of these conditions remain without FDA-approved therapies, and symptoms in seniors are often misattributed to typical aging, leading to years-long diagnostic delays. Recognizing this crisis, the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" initiatives have emphasized improving access to treatments and accelerating me
Total Worldwide Sales Were $15.8 Billion, a Decrease of 2% From Second Quarter 2024 Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange KEYTRUDA Sales Were $8.0 Billion, Growth of 9% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange WINREVAIR Sales Were $336 Million Animal Health Sales Were $1.6 Billion, Growth of 11% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 Sales Were $1.1 Billion, a Decline of 55% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange GAAP EPS Was $1.76; Non-GAAP EPS Was $2.13; GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Include a Charge of $0.07 per Share for Closing of Hengrui Pharma License Agreement Announce
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.81 per share of the company's common stock for the fourth quarter of 2025. Payment will be made on Oct. 7, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 15, 2025. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-inten
Approval is based on the results from phase III KEYNOTE-A18/ENGOT-cx11/GOG-30472 KIRKLAND, QC, July 21, 2025 /CNW/ -- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that Health Canada has granted approval for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for the treatment of FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) 2014 Stage III-IVA cervical cancer.1,2 The approval is based on data from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-A18 trial, also known as ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047, which demonstrated statistically significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients
Deep application provides foundation for commercial execution PLEASANTON, Calif., July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) today announced that Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has committed to Veeva Vault CRM. The Vault CRM solution will support Merck as they enter one of the most significant launch periods in the company's history across a diverse set of new therapeutic areas and modalities. "We are excited to expand our strategic partnership with Veeva by moving to Vault CRM," said Dave Williams, executive vice president
In collaboration with the Gates Foundation, Merck advances MK-8527 pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) clinical trials globally Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the initiation of the EXPrESSIVE Phase 3 clinical trials, evaluating the safety and efficacy of MK-8527, an investigational once-monthly, oral nucleoside reverse transcriptase translocation inhibitor (NRTTI) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The EXPrESSIVE-11 (MK-8527-011, NCT 07044297) trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of MK-8527 among people with greater likelihood of HIV-1 exposure in 16 countries and will begin enrolling in August 2025. In collaboration with t
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Total Worldwide Sales Were $15.8 Billion, a Decrease of 2% From Second Quarter 2024 Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange KEYTRUDA Sales Were $8.0 Billion, Growth of 9% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange WINREVAIR Sales Were $336 Million Animal Health Sales Were $1.6 Billion, Growth of 11% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 Sales Were $1.1 Billion, a Decline of 55% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange GAAP EPS Was $1.76; Non-GAAP EPS Was $2.13; GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Include a Charge of $0.07 per Share for Closing of Hengrui Pharma License Agreement Announce
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.81 per share of the company's common stock for the fourth quarter of 2025. Payment will be made on Oct. 7, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 15, 2025. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-inten
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its second-quarter 2025 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 29. During the call, company executives will provide an overview of Merck's performance for the quarter. Investors, journalists and the general public may access a live audio webcast of the call via this weblink. A replay of the webcast, along with the sales and earnings news release, supplemental financial disclosures and slides highlighting the results, will be available at www.merck.com. All participants may join the call by dialing (800) 369-3351 (U.S. and Canada Toll-Fr
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.81 per share of the company's common stock for the third quarter of 2025. Payment will be made on July 8, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2025. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intens
Total Worldwide Sales Were $15.5 Billion, a Decrease of 2% From First Quarter 2024; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 1% KEYTRUDA Sales Grew 4% to $7.2 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 6% WINREVAIR Sales Were $280 Million Animal Health Sales Grew 5% to $1.6 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 10% GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 Sales Declined 41% to $1.3 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Declined 40% GAAP EPS Was $2.01; Non-GAAP EPS Was $2.22 Presented Compelling Data From a Diverse Range of Programs, Including: Phase 3 Trial of Subcutaneous Pembrolizumab With Berahyaluronidase Alfa Phase
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its first-quarter 2025 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 24. During the call, company executives will provide an overview of Merck's performance for the quarter. Investors, journalists and the general public may access a live audio webcast of the call via this weblink. A replay of the webcast, along with the sales and earnings news release, supplemental financial disclosures and slides highlighting the results, will be available at www.merck.com. All participants may join the call by dialing (800) 369-3351 (U.S. and Canada Toll-Fre
Fourth-Quarter Worldwide Sales Were $15.6 Billion, an Increase of 7% From Fourth Quarter 2023; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Growth Was 9% Fourth-Quarter GAAP EPS Was $1.48; Non-GAAP EPS Was $1.72; GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Include a Charge of $0.23 per Share Related to Certain Business Development Transactions Full-Year Worldwide Sales Were $64.2 Billion, an Increase of 7% From Full Year 2023; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Growth Was 10% KEYTRUDA Sales Grew 18% to $29.5 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, Sales Grew 22% WINREVAIR Sales Were $419 Million Animal Health Sales Grew 4% to $5.9 Billion; Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange, S
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.81 per share of the company's common stock for the second quarter of 2025. Payment will be made on April 7, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2025. The Board also authorized an additional $10 billion of treasury stock purchases with no time limit for completion. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 4. During the call, company executives will provide an overview of Merck's performance for the fourth quarter and outlook for 2025. Investors, journalists and the general public may access a live audio webcast of the call via this weblink. A replay of the webcast, along with the sales and earnings news release, supplemental financial disclosures and slides highlighting the results, will be available at www.merck.com. All participants may join the call by dialin
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.81 per share of the company's common stock for the first quarter of 2025. Payment will be made on Jan. 8, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 16, 2024. About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intens
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Strengthening Board with Industry Veterans Gemini Bioproducts, LLC ("GeminiBio"), a biopharma and advanced therapy raw materials supplier, and a portfolio company of BelHealth Investment Partners, LLC ("BelHealth"), a Fort Lauderdale-based healthcare private equity firm, announced today the appointment of Michael Stella to its Board of Directors. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250218608576/en/Mike Stella, CEO of Ascend Advanced Therapies, joins the Board at GeminiBio to provide strategic leadership in the fields of cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing. (Photo: Business Wire) GeminiBio prov
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) has announced the appointment of Sanat Chattopadhyay, executive vice president of Merck & Company (NYSE:MRK) to its Board of Directors. Chattopadhyay will serve on the Board's Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality and Governance and Nominating Committees, effective November 13, 2023. Prior to Merck, Chattopadhyay held leadership positions at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Aventis, Hoechst Marion Roussel and Hoechst India. As previously announced, Jay V. Ihlenfeld who has served as a director since 2017, and Brendan M. Cummins, who joined the board in 2012 have decided not to stand for re-election at Ashland's Annua
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Eikon Therapeutics Inc., a California-based biotechnology company that applies advanced engineering and high-performance computing to the identification of important new medicines, today announced the appointment of Kenneth C. Frazier as an independent director effective April 1, 2022. Among the world's most admired global business leaders, Mr. Frazier is the executive chairman and former CEO of Merck (NYSE:MRK), chairman of health assurance initiatives at the venture capital firm General Catalyst, and a director of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220331005316/en/Kenneth C. Frazi
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that Dr. Roy D. Baynes, head of Global Clinical Development (GCD) and Chief Medical Officer, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), will be retiring from Merck in July. Dr. Baynes will be succeeded by Dr. Eliav Barr, effective April 1, 2022. Dr. Baynes will continue to report to Dr. Dean Y. Li, president, Merck Research Laboratories, until his retirement. "Roy is one of the world's pre-eminent oncologists and clinical development experts, and his masterful spearheading of the development of KEYTRUDA leaves an indelible mark on Merck, on oncology and on the lives of patients and their families. As textbooks are
Organon (NYSE:OGN), a global women's health company, today announced the appointment of Meghan Rivera as US Managing Director. With over 20 years of commercial experience in bio-pharmaceutical organizations and digital therapeutics, Ms. Rivera will be responsible for leading Organon's 400-strong US Commercial Operations team, maximizing growth potential across the company's portfolio of women's health, biosimilars, and established brands treatment areas. Ms. Rivera has significant commercial experience including roles in bio-pharmaceutical and digital therapeutic organizations and agency partners. She has extensive women's health expertise, having held leadership roles in commercial and ge
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the independent members of the Merck Board of Directors have appointed Thomas H. Glocer as independent lead director effective immediately. Mr. Glocer has served on the Merck Board of Directors since 2007. He has extensive management, operational, technology and international business expertise, including his history of accomplishment and executive leadership while chief executive officer and a director of Thomson Reuters Corporation. Mr. Glocer also serves as independent lead director at Morgan Stanley. "Since Tom joined our board in 2007, his expertise, counsel and guidance have been invaluable to
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that Cristal N. Downing has been appointed chief communications & public affairs officer, a newly created role, effective August 16, 2021. Downing will become a member of Merck's Executive Team and lead the development, advancement and execution of the company's communications and public affairs strategy. "Cristal is a transformational leader with a well-established track record of achievement," said Rob Davis, CEO and president, Merck. "Cristal's experience, business acumen, leadership capabilities and integrity will be invaluable as we drive productive conversations and strategic impact with a broad rang
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that Michael Klobuchar has been appointed executive vice president and chief strategy officer, a newly created role, effective July 5, 2021. As chief strategy officer, Klobuchar will become a member of Merck's Executive Committee and lead the advancement and execution of the company's strategy. "Our company's strength lies in the insight and expertise of our team and our unrelenting commitment to creating and deploying new medicines and vaccines that address important human and animal health needs," said Rob Davis, president, Merck. "Mike's insights, experience in key strategic, operational and financial r