We just received data on a new analyst forecast for $MRK. Evan Seigerman from BMO Capital set a price target of 82.0 for MRK.
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 5 analysts offer price targets for $MRK in the last 6 months, with a median target of $110.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Evan Seigerman from BMO Capital set a target price of $82.0 on 04/25/2025
- 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
$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 1,398 institutional investors add shares of $MRK stock to their portfolio, and 1,857 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.
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