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Merck & Co Inc has a consensus price target of $124 based on the ratings of 27 analysts. The high is $155 issued by Cantor Fitzgerald on October 3, 2024. The low is $104 issued by Societe Generale on March 11, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Leerink Partners on January 28, 2025, January 21, 2025, and January 13, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $119 between Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Leerink Partners, there's an implied 20.03% upside for Merck & Co Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) was reported by Citigroup on January 28, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $125.00 expecting MRK to rise to within 12 months (a possible 26.08% upside). 46 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) was provided by Citigroup, and Merck & Co maintained their buy rating.
The last upgrade for Merck & Co Inc happened on January 4, 2024 when TD Cowen raised their price target to $135. TD Cowen previously had a market perform for Merck & Co Inc.
The last downgrade for Merck & Co Inc happened on January 8, 2025 when Truist Securities changed their price target from $130 to $110 for Merck & Co Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Merck & Co, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Merck & Co was filed on January 28, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around January 28, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Merck & Co (MRK) rating was a maintained with a price target of $130.00 to $125.00. The current price Merck & Co (MRK) is trading at is $99.14, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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