Merck & Co Market Sentiment

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

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 12, 2026	Daiwa Capital	Narumi Nakagiri—	+5.5%	$120 → $143	Upgrade	Neutral→Outperform
Aug 11, 2026	Argus Research	Jasper Hellweg—	+7.0%	$130 → $145	Maintained	Buy
Aug 5, 2026	Guggenheim	Vamil Divan—	+7.7%	$145 → $146	Maintained	Buy
Jul 29, 2026	Barclays	Emily Field—	+10.7%	$140 → $150	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 13, 2026	JP Morgan	Chris Schott—	+3.3%	$135 → $140	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 13, 2026	BMO Capital	Evan David Seigerman—	+4.8%	$135 → $142	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 13, 2026	Guggenheim	Vamil Divan—	+7.0%	$140 → $145	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Terence Flynn—	-16.6%	$112 → $113	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 8, 2026	RBC Capital	Trung Huynh—	+4.8%	$142 → $142	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 8, 2026	Wells Fargo	Mohit Bansal—	+10.7%	$145 → $150	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 6, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	Carter Gould—	-11.4%	$120 → $120	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 30, 2026	B of A Securities	Tim Anderson—	+4.1%	$130 → $141	Maintained	Buy
Jun 30, 2026	Scotiabank	Louise Chen—	+14.4%	$136 → $155	Maintained	Sector Outperform
Jun 24, 2026	CICC	——	+1.8%	$138	Initiate	Outperform
May 6, 2026	Citigroup	Geoff Meacham—	-7.7%	$125	Reinstates	Neutral
May 1, 2026	Wells Fargo	Mohit Bansal—	+7.0%	$150 → $145	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 13, 2026	UBS	Michael Yee—	+7.0%	$130 → $145	Maintained	Buy
Apr 6, 2026	JP Morgan	Chris Schott—	-0.4%	$125 → $135	Maintained	Overweight
Mar 30, 2026	RBC Capital	Trung Huynh—	+4.8%	$142 → $142	Maintained	Outperform
Mar 20, 2026	Citigroup	Geoff Meacham—	-7.7%	$120 → $125	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 12, 2026	Wells Fargo	Mohit Bansal—	+10.7%	$135 → $150	Maintained	Overweight
Feb 25, 2026	RBC Capital	Trung Huynh—	+4.8%	$142	Initiate	Outperform
Feb 20, 2026	Barclays	Emily Field—	+3.3%	$140	Initiate	Overweight
Feb 9, 2026	Freedom Broker	Ilya Zubkov—	-18.8%	$90 → $110	Maintained	Hold
Feb 6, 2026	Guggenheim	Vamil Divan—	+3.3%	$122 → $140	Maintained	Buy