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Merck & Co Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:MRK | Benzinga
Merck & Co Inc has a consensus price target of $119.85 based on the ratings of 28 analysts. The high is $155 issued by Cantor Fitzgerald on October 3, 2024. The low is $84 issued by Citigroup on May 14, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Citigroup, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Guggenheim on May 14, 2025, April 22, 2025, and April 17, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $94.67 between Citigroup, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Guggenheim, there's an implied 22.58% upside for Merck & Co Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Citigroup
Cantor Fitzgerald
Guggenheim
Deutsche Bank
B of A Securities
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Analyst Ratings for Merck & Co
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/14/2025 | Buy Now | 8.77% | Citigroup | Andrew Baum69% | $115 → $84 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 10.06% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Carter Gould57% | → $85 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | 48.91% | Guggenheim | Vamil Divan72% | $115 → $115 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 35.96% | Deutsche Bank | James Shin30% | $128 → $105 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 48.91% | Guggenheim | Vamil Divan72% | $122 → $115 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2025 | Buy Now | 45.02% | B of A Securities | Tim Anderson57% | $118 → $112 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2025 | Buy Now | 24.3% | BMO Capital | Evan David Seigerman45% | $105 → $96 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2025 | Buy Now | 48.91% | Citigroup | Andrew Baum69% | $125 → $115 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2025 | Buy Now | 37.25% | Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn64% | $113 → $106 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | 61.85% | Citigroup | Andrew Baum69% | $130 → $125 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 46.32% | Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn64% | $123 → $113 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 54.09% | Leerink Partners | Daina Graybosch42% | $136 → $119 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 55.38% | UBS | Colin Bristow38% | $125 → $120 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 42.43% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | $130 → $110 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 35.96% | BMO Capital | Evan David Seigerman45% | $136 → $105 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | 56.67% | B of A Securities | Tim Anderson57% | → $121 | Reinstates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Alexandria Hammond37% | — | Initiates | → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2024 | Buy Now | 68.33% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | $132 → $130 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 68.33% | Guggenheim | Seamus Fernandez60% | $137 → $130 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 42.43% | Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal67% | $125 → $110 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 76.1% | BMO Capital | Evan David Seigerman45% | $150 → $136 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 59.26% | Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn64% | $130 → $123 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 68.33% | Citigroup | Andrew Baum69% | $140 → $130 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | 48.91% | Bernstein | — | → $115 | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 76.1% | UBS | Colin Bristow38% | $142 → $136 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 70.92% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | $143 → $132 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 81.28% | Barclays | Carter Gould57% | $142 → $140 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2024 | Buy Now | 100.7% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 100.7% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/29/2024 | Buy Now | 100.7% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 83.87% | Barclays | Carter Gould57% | $145 → $142 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 87.75% | B of A Securities | Geoff Meacham60% | $150 → $145 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 61.85% | Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal67% | $140 → $125 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 83.87% | UBS | Colin Bristow38% | $148 → $142 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 73.51% | Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn64% | $132 → $134 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2024 | Buy Now | 100.7% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/18/2024 | Buy Now | 100.7% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/04/2024 | Buy Now | 100.7% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 85.16% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | $142 → $143 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | 85.16% | Berenberg | Luisa Hector53% | $140 → $143 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/28/2024 | Buy Now | 83.87% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | $139 → $142 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal67% | $130 → $135 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2024 | Buy Now | 34.66% | Societe Generale | Justin Smith54% | → $104 | Downgrade | Hold → Sell | Get Alert |
| 02/29/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2024 | Buy Now | 79.98% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | $122 → $139 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2024 | Buy Now | 91.64% | UBS | Colin Bristow38% | $135 → $148 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2024 | Buy Now | 68.33% | Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal67% | $125 → $130 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2024 | Buy Now | 87.75% | Barclays | Carter Gould57% | $135 → $145 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Barclays | Carter Gould57% | $130 → $135 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $135 → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | 74.8% | TD Cowen | Steve Scala67% | $125 → $135 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/29/2023 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2023 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2023 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/09/2023 | Buy Now | 48.91% | Deutsche Bank | James Shin30% | → $115 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 52.79% | Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn64% | $115 → $118 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 70.92% | BMO Capital | Evan David Seigerman45% | → $132 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | 48.91% | Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn64% | $116 → $115 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | 57.97% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | → $122 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2023 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2023 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2023 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2023 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | 57.97% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | $116 → $122 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | 50.2% | Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn64% | $109 → $116 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/20/2023 | Buy Now | 50.2% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | $118 → $116 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2023 | Buy Now | 59.26% | HSBC | Rajesh Kumar61% | → $123 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | 41.14% | Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn64% | $109 → $109 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2023 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | → $135 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | 67.03% | Atlantic Equities | Steve Chesney53% | $127 → $129 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | 68.33% | Barclays | Carter Gould57% | $128 → $130 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/13/2023 | Buy Now | 68.33% | Citigroup | Andrew Baum69% | $105 → $130 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2023 | Buy Now | 60.56% | Guggenheim | Seamus Fernandez60% | $123 → $124 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2023 | Buy Now | 68.33% | Mizuho | Mara Goldstein56% | → $130 | Reiterates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2023 | Buy Now | 68.33% | Mizuho | Mara Goldstein56% | → $130 | Reiterates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2023 | Buy Now | 48.91% | Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal67% | $120 → $115 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2023 | Buy Now | 68.33% | Berenberg | Luisa Hector53% | $125 → $130 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2023 | Buy Now | 63.15% | Credit Suisse | Trung Huynh67% | $125 → $126 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2023 | Buy Now | 64.44% | Atlantic Equities | Steve Chesney53% | $122 → $127 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2023 | Buy Now | 61.85% | Jefferies | Akash Tewari41% | → $125 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | 61.85% | JP Morgan | Chris Schott59% | $120 → $125 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2023 | Buy Now | 64.44% | Wolfe Research | Tim Anderson57% | → $127 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2023 | Buy Now | 61.85% | Credit Suisse | Trung Huynh67% | $120 → $125 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | 55.38% | Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal67% | $125 → $120 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | 28.19% | Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn64% | $100 → $99 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | 52.79% | Truist Securities | Robyn Karnauskas53% | $106 → $118 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | 57.97% | SVB Leerink | Daina Graybosch42% | $120 → $122 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2023 | Buy Now | 55.38% | SVB Leerink | Daina Graybosch42% | $112 → $120 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2023 | Buy Now | 68.33% | B of A Securities | Geoff Meacham60% | $110 → $130 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2023 | Buy Now | 61.85% | Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal67% | $110 → $125 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2022 | Buy Now | 74.8% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen53% | $120 → $135 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2022 | Buy Now | 55.38% | Credit Suisse | Trung Huynh67% | → $120 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Merck & Co (MRK) stock?
The latest price target for Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) was reported by Citigroup on May 14, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $84.00 expecting MRK to rise to within 12 months (a possible 8.77% upside). 38 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Merck & Co (MRK)?
The latest analyst rating for Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) was provided by Citigroup, and Merck & Co downgraded their neutral rating.
When was the last upgrade for Merck & Co (MRK)?
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.
When was the last downgrade for Merck & Co (MRK)?
The last downgrade for Merck & Co Inc happened on May 14, 2025 when Citigroup changed their price target from $115 to $84 for Merck & Co Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Merck & Co (MRK)?
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 14, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 14, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Merck & Co (MRK) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Merck & Co (MRK) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $115.00 to $84.00. The current price Merck & Co (MRK) is trading at is $77.23, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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