Merck & Co Market Sentiment

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Merck & Co Inc

MRKNYSE

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$144.30

0.490.34%

Last update: Oct 2, 7:45 PM

$144.07

0.260.18%

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Merck & Co Market Sentiment - Benzinga

Merck & Co Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Merck & Co (MRK): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▼ 1.4% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.40 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

32 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.40

More calls — Bullish

8,686 calls · 3,482 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$143

-0.7%

Highest Price Target

$180

+24.9%

Wolfe Research

Lowest Price Target

$90

-37.5%

Berenberg

Short Interest

1.4%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 29, 2026	Scotiabank	Louise Chen—	+24.9%	$155 → $180	Maintained	Sector Outperform
Sep 10, 2026	HSBC	Rajesh Kumar—	+19.4%	$150 → $172	Maintained	Buy
Sep 9, 2026	Leerink Partners	Daina Graybosch—	+11.8%	$127 → $161	Maintained	Outperform
Sep 8, 2026	Guggenheim	Vamil Divan—	+18.0%	$146 → $170	Maintained	Buy
Sep 4, 2026	Wells Fargo	Mohit Bansal—	+18.0%	$150 → $170	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 25, 2026	Wolfe Research	Alexandria Hammond—	+24.9%	$155 → $180	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 25, 2026	Argus Research	Jasper Hellweg—	+18.0%	$145 → $170	Maintained	Buy
Aug 21, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Terence Flynn—	+11.1%	$140 → $160	Maintained	Buy
Aug 20, 2026	BMO Capital	Evan David Seigerman—	+18.0%	$142 → $170	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 20, 2026	UBS	Michael Yee—	+21.5%	$145 → $175	Maintained	Buy
Aug 20, 2026	RBC Capital	Trung Huynh—	+4.1%	$142 → $150	Downgrade	Outperform→Sector Perform
Aug 20, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Terence Flynn—	+24.2%	$116 → $179	Upgrade	Equal-Weight→Overweight
Aug 12, 2026	Daiwa Capital	Narumi Nakagiri—	-0.7%	$120 → $143	Upgrade	Neutral→Outperform
Aug 11, 2026	Argus Research	Jasper Hellweg—	+0.6%	$130 → $145	Maintained	Buy
Aug 5, 2026	Guggenheim	Vamil Divan—	+1.3%	$145 → $146	Maintained	Buy
Jul 29, 2026	Barclays	Emily Field—	+4.1%	$140 → $150	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 13, 2026	JP Morgan	Chris Schott—	-2.8%	$135 → $140	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 13, 2026	BMO Capital	Evan David Seigerman—	-1.4%	$135 → $142	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 13, 2026	Guggenheim	Vamil Divan—	+0.6%	$140 → $145	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Terence Flynn—	-21.6%	$112 → $113	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 8, 2026	RBC Capital	Trung Huynh—	-1.4%	$142 → $142	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 8, 2026	Wells Fargo	Mohit Bansal—	+4.1%	$145 → $150	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 6, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	Carter Gould—	-16.7%	$120 → $120	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 30, 2026	B of A Securities	Tim Anderson—	-2.1%	$130 → $141	Maintained	Buy
Jun 30, 2026	Scotiabank	Louise Chen—	+7.6%	$136 → $155	Maintained	Sector Outperform