$1,800,000 of MERCK & CO INC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q4 of 2024, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"H.R. 3, (117th Cong.) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19, (117th Cong.) Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1503/S. 2916, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 2679, Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2691, Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers (Transparent PRICE) Act H.R. 2816, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 2940/S. 1355, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR) Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 3633, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2023 H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4895, Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5376/S. 2474, Share the Savings with Seniors Act H.R. 6283, Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act H.R. 7174, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024 H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 2333, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 4229, Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act. Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Anti-microbial Resistance; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; Issues related to the Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act (PL 96-517); FY-2024 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Diversity in clinical trials; Accelerated approval reform; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues; Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms; Food and Drug Administration issues; Public Health Issues. H.R. 1613, Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023 H.R. 2666, Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act H.R. 7174, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024 Issues relating to, Medicare; Medicare Part B and D drug pricing issues; 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; FY-2024 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Medicaid drug rebate program (MDRP); Medicare coverage of COVID antiviral medicines. Issues relating to, Tax reform and tax policy, generally; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-97); Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), provisions relating to budget reconciliation and taxes."
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MRK Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $MRK stock 15 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 9 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MRK stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE purchased up to $15,000 on 04/09.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 02/26 and 2 sales worth up to $65,000 on 03/31, 01/24.
- REPRESENTATIVE KELLY MORRISON sold up to $15,000 on 03/20.
- REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN purchased up to $15,000 on 03/03.
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN sold up to $50,000 on 02/25.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE purchased up to $50,000 on 02/24.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER sold up to $50,000 on 01/27.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON purchased up to $15,000 on 01/17.
- REPRESENTATIVE BYRON DONALDS has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 01/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 11/08 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 01/15.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
MRK Insider Trading Activity
MRK insiders have traded $MRK stock on the open market 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MRK stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- DOUGLAS M JR BAKER purchased 15,000 shares for an estimated $1,327,500
- DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAMS (EVP,Chief Info&Digital Officer) sold 6,000 shares for an estimated $512,056
- INGE G THULIN purchased 2,832 shares for an estimated $249,999
- CRISTAL N DOWNING (Chief Comm. & Public Afrs Ofcr) sold 2,361 shares for an estimated $209,550
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
MRK Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,367 institutional investors add shares of MRK stock to their portfolio, and 1,816 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FMR LLC removed 12,345,732 shares (-24.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $1,228,153,419
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 10,022,108 shares (+4.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $996,999,303
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 9,961,069 shares (-44.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $990,927,144
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 7,327,778 shares (-48.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $728,967,355
- AMUNDI removed 6,533,203 shares (-40.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $649,923,034
- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP added 5,550,824 shares (+29.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $552,195,971
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 4,932,647 shares (+6.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $490,699,723
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
MRK Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MRK in the last several months. We have seen 4 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 02/05/2025
- Bank of America Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 02/05/2025
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 11/15/2024
- Leerink Partners issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/01/2024
To track analyst ratings and price targets for MRK, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MRK forecast page.
MRK Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MRK recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $MRK in the last 6 months, with a median target of $123.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Terence Flynn from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $106.0 on 02/05/2025
- Courtney Breen from Bernstein set a target price of $110.0 on 12/02/2024
- Akash Tewari from Jefferies set a target price of $148.0 on 11/15/2024
- Evan David Seigerman from BMO Capital set a target price of $136.0 on 11/01/2024
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