MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
BULLISH
Impact: 2/10
ANALYST-UPGRADE
13 firms acted on MRK: RBC Capital, Barclays, Wolfe Research, BMO Capital, Wells Fargo, Berenberg, Citigroup, Cantor Fitzgerald, Deutsche Bank, Truist Securities, BMO Capital, Wolfe Research, Bernstein
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
MRK ▲ +7.24% at T+60d
LONG call ✓ call won +7.24% · α vs SPY +11.63% · entry $110.89 → $118.92
Last close $119.05 (close Jun 12) · +7.36% from $110.89 entry
T+1d
-0.39%
call -0.39% · α -1.03%
$110.46
settled 5mo ago
T+5d
-0.22%
call -0.22% · α -0.60%
$110.64
settled 5mo ago
T+20d
+9.89%
call +9.89% · α +9.71%
$121.86
settled 4mo ago
T+60d
+7.24%
call +7.24% · α +11.63%
$118.92
settled 2mo ago
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Executive Summary
13 firms acted on MRK: RBC Capital, Barclays, Wolfe Research, BMO Capital, Wells Fargo, Berenberg, Citigroup, Cantor Fitzgerald, Deutsche Bank, Truist Securities, BMO Capital, Wolfe Research, Bernstein
Impact Score
Base Score
2/7
LLM Adjustment
+0
Final Score
2/10
Consensus & Targets
Buy / Strong Buy
25 (71%)
Hold
10
Sell / Strong Sell
0
Total Analysts
27
Mean PT
$129.74
Median PT
$135.00
High PT
$150.00
Low PT
$100.00
Current Price
$118.72
Implied Upside
+9.3%
Recent Analyst Activity
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | $145.00 |
| 2026-04-13 | UBS | maintain | Buy | $145.00 |
| 2026-04-06 | JP Morgan | maintain | Overweight | $135.00 |
| 2026-03-30 | RBC Capital | reiterate | Outperform | $142.00 |
| 2026-03-20 | Citigroup | maintain | Neutral | $125.00 |
| 2026-03-12 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | $150.00 |
| 2026-02-25 | RBC Capital | initiate | Outperform | $142.00 |
| 2026-02-20 | Barclays | initiate | Overweight | $140.00 |
| 2026-02-09 | Freedom Broker | maintain | Hold | $110.00 |
| 2026-02-06 | Guggenheim | maintain | Buy | $140.00 |
Firm Track Record — Wolfe Research
Wolfe Research accuracy: 52% on 451 calls | avg return: 4.4%
Industry benchmark: mean 51% ± 11%. Top tier: ≥61% (mean + 1σ). Based on 12 firms with ≥5 scored calls.
| Firm | Accuracy | Calls | Avg Return | vs Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | 100% | 2/2 | 9.7% | top tier |
| BMO Capital | 50% | 2/4 | 0.7% | below average |
| Morgan Stanley | 43% | 3/7 | 2.8% | below average |
| Wells Fargo | 40% | 2/5 | 3.8% | below average |
| B of A Securities | 33% | 1/3 | -0.2% | below average |
| Guggenheim | 25% | 1/4 | -7.8% | below average |
| Truist Securities | 20% | 1/5 | -10.3% | below average |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | 9% | 1/11 | -5.5% | below average |
| Barclays | 0% | 0/2 | -7.6% | below average |
| Berenberg | 0% | 0/2 | 11.6% | below average |
Earnings Estimates
Next earnings: Aug 4, 2026
| Period | EPS Est. | EPS Range | Revenue | Revisions (7d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1y | $9.56 | $8.90 — $9.87 | $70.2B | ↑1 ↓0 |
| 0y | $2.74 | $2.61 — $2.92 | $66.8B | ↑0 ↓0 |
| 0q | $-0.15 | $-0.33 — $0.01 | $16.4B | ↑0 ↓0 |
| +1q | $2.31 | $2.11 — $2.56 | $17.5B | ↑1 ↓0 |
Cross-Platform Signals
Institutional
NORGES BANK — new
Institutional
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP — near_exit (-95.3%)
Institutional
NORGES BANK — exit (-100%)
Short Interest
Short: 2,185,749 | Exempt: 6,652 | TRF Vol: 3,710,079 | Short Ratio: 58.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Documents Analyzed
Report based on filing metadata.
4 reports for MRK
Track record builds as more directional reports settle.
Filters
Rows
| Type | Now | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 31, 2026
14d ago
|
ANALYST-UPGRADE
| $110.89 $110.64 | ▼ −0.22% | ▼ −0.60% | $119.05 (+7.36%) |
|
May 22, 2026
23d ago
|
8-K
| $119.66 $115.68 | ▼ −3.33% | ▼ −4.54% | $119.05 (−0.51%) |
|
May 1, 2026
6w ago
|
ANALYST-UPGRADE
| $110.89 $110.64 | ▼ −0.22% | ▼ −0.60% | $119.05 (+7.36%) |
|
Apr 8, 2026
9w ago
|
DEFA14A
| $122.62 $115.43 | ▼ −5.86% | ▼ −9.05% | $119.05 (−2.91%) |
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