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Merck & Co Inc has a consensus price target of $125 based on the ratings of 29 analysts. The high is $155 issued by Cantor Fitzgerald on October 3, 2024. The low is $90 issued by Berenberg on September 17, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and UBS on May 6, 2026, May 1, 2026, and April 13, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $138.33 between Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and UBS, there's an implied 16.73% 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 May 6, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $125.00 expecting MRK to rise to within 12 months (a possible 5.48% upside). 32 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 their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Merck & Co Inc happened on January 8, 2026 when Wolfe Research raised their price target to $135. Wolfe Research previously had a peer perform for Merck & Co Inc.
The last downgrade for Merck & Co Inc happened on September 17, 2025 when Berenberg changed their price target from $100 to $90 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 May 6, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 6, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Merck & Co (MRK) rating was a with a price target of $0.00 to $125.00. The current price Merck & Co (MRK) is trading at is $118.51, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 05/06/2026 | Buy Now | 5.48% | Citigroup | → $125 | Reinstates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2026 | Buy Now | 22.35% | Wells Fargo | $150 → $145 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/13/2026 | Buy Now | 22.35% | UBS | $130 → $145 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2026 | Buy Now | 13.91% | JP Morgan | $125 → $135 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/30/2026 | Buy Now | 19.82% | RBC Capital | $142 → $142 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2026 | Buy Now | 5.48% | Citigroup | $120 → $125 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2026 | Buy Now | 26.57% | Wells Fargo | $135 → $150 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2026 | Buy Now | 19.82% | RBC Capital | → $142 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2026 | Buy Now | 18.13% | Barclays | → $140 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2026 | Buy Now | -7.18% | Freedom Broker | $90 → $110 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2026 | Buy Now | 18.13% | Guggenheim | $122 → $140 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2026 | Buy Now | 1.26% | Citigroup | $115 → $120 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2026 | Buy Now | 1.26% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $116 → $120 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2026 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Wells Fargo | $125 → $135 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2026 | Buy Now | -2.96% | Citigroup | $110 → $115 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2026 | Buy Now | 1.26% | TD Cowen | $100 → $120 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2026 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Wolfe Research | → $135 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2026 | Buy Now | 9.7% | UBS | $105 → $130 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2026 | Buy Now | -7.18% | Citigroup | $95 → $110 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2025 | Buy Now | 9.7% | BMO Capital | $82 → $130 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2025 | Buy Now | 1.26% | B of A Securities | $105 → $120 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2025 | Buy Now | -13.93% | Morgan Stanley | $100 → $102 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2025 | Buy Now | 1.26% | Scotiabank | $105 → $120 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/02/2025 | Buy Now | 1.26% | Goldman Sachs | $92 → $120 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/24/2025 | Buy Now | 5.48% | Wells Fargo | $90 → $125 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2025 | Buy Now | -6.34% | Deutsche Bank | $110 → $111 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/03/2025 | Buy Now | -15.62% | Morgan Stanley | $98 → $100 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2025 | Buy Now | -19.84% | Citigroup | $84 → $95 | Reinstates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2025 | Buy Now | -24.06% | Berenberg | $100 → $90 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -24.06% | Freedom Broker | $95 → $90 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2025 | Buy Now | -24.06% | Wells Fargo | $97 → $90 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2025 | Buy Now | -17.31% | Morgan Stanley | $99 → $98 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2025 | Buy Now | -29.12% | Citigroup | $115 → $84 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2025 | Buy Now | -19.84% | Freedom Broker | $100 → $95 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -28.28% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $85 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | -2.96% | Guggenheim | $115 → $115 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | -11.4% | Deutsche Bank | $128 → $105 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | -2.96% | Guggenheim | $122 → $115 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2025 | Buy Now | -5.49% | B of A Securities | $118 → $112 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2025 | Buy Now | -18.99% | BMO Capital | $105 → $96 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2025 | Buy Now | -2.96% | Citigroup | $125 → $115 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2025 | Buy Now | -10.56% | Morgan Stanley | $113 → $106 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | 5.48% | Citigroup | $130 → $125 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | -4.65% | Morgan Stanley | $123 → $113 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 2.94% | Guggenheim | $130 → $122 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 0.41% | Leerink Partners | $136 → $119 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 1.26% | UBS | $125 → $120 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | -7.18% | Truist Securities | $130 → $110 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | -11.4% | BMO Capital | $136 → $105 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | 2.1% | B of A Securities | → $121 | Reinstates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | — | Initiates | → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2024 | Buy Now | 9.7% | Truist Securities | $132 → $130 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 9.7% | Guggenheim | $137 → $130 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 5.48% | UBS | $136 → $125 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | -7.18% | Wells Fargo | $125 → $110 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 14.76% | BMO Capital | $150 → $136 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
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| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 9.7% | Citigroup | $140 → $130 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | -2.96% | Bernstein | → $115 | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 14.76% | UBS | $142 → $136 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 11.38% | Truist Securities | $143 → $132 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 18.13% | Barclays | $142 → $140 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2024 | Buy Now | 30.79% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 30.79% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/29/2024 | Buy Now | 30.79% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 19.82% | Barclays | $145 → $142 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 22.35% | B of A Securities | $150 → $145 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 5.48% | Wells Fargo | $140 → $125 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 19.82% | UBS | $148 → $142 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 13.07% | Morgan Stanley | $132 → $134 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2024 | Buy Now | 30.79% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/18/2024 | Buy Now | 30.79% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/04/2024 | Buy Now | 30.79% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 20.66% | Truist Securities | $142 → $143 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | 20.66% | Berenberg | $140 → $143 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
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| 03/28/2024 | Buy Now | 19.82% | Truist Securities | $139 → $142 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Wells Fargo | $130 → $135 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | -12.24% | Societe Generale | → $104 | Downgrade | Hold → Sell | Get Alert |
| 02/29/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
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| 02/02/2024 | Buy Now | 17.29% | Truist Securities | $122 → $139 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2024 | Buy Now | 24.88% | UBS | $135 → $148 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2024 | Buy Now | 9.7% | Wells Fargo | $125 → $130 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2024 | Buy Now | 22.35% | Barclays | $135 → $145 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Barclays | $130 → $135 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | 13.91% | TD Cowen | $125 → $135 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/29/2023 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2023 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2023 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/09/2023 | Buy Now | -2.96% | Deutsche Bank | → $115 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | -0.43% | Morgan Stanley | $115 → $118 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 11.38% | BMO Capital | → $132 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |