Merck & Co. Forecast, price target & analysts
Merck & Co. Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation
Merck & Co. Classifications & Recommendation:
Merck & Co. Price Target
| Target Price | $116.00 |
| Price | $89.50 |
| Potential | 29.61% |
| Number of Estimates | 20 |
| 20 Analysts have issued a price target Merck & Co. 2026 . The average Merck & Co. target price is $116.00. This is 29.61% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $146.00 63.13% , the lowest is $95.00 6.15% . | |
| A rating was issued by 26 analysts: 17 Analysts recommend Merck & Co. to buy, 9 to hold and 0 to sell. | |
| Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis. | |
| Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Merck & Co. stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 29.61% . Most analysts recommend the Merck & Co. stock at Purchase. |
Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 to 2029
19 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Merck & Co. 2024 . The average Merck & Co. sales estimate is $64.0b . This is 0.50% lower than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $64.4b 0.09% , the lowest is $63.1b 1.80% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics:
Revenue Estimates
| 2023 | $59.9b | 2.39% |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $64.0b | 6.87% |
| 2025 | $65.6b | 2.45% |
| 2026 | $69.7b | 6.27% |
| 2027 | $73.4b | 5.37% |
| 2028 | $73.5b | 0.11% |
| 2029 | $71.3b | 2.92% |
Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 to 2029
10 Analysts have issued a Merck & Co. forecast for earnings per share. The average Merck & Co. <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is $7.07 . This is 5.05% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is $7.56 12.33% , the lowest is $6.55 2.67% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
Earnings Per Share
| 2023 | $0.14 | 97.55% |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.07 | 4,950.00% |
| 2025 | $8.76 | 23.90% |
| 2026 | $9.88 | 12.79% |
| 2027 | $10.68 | 8.10% |
| 2028 | $10.45 | 2.15% |
| 2029 | $10.00 | 4.31% |
P/E ratio
| Current | 13.29 | 98.63% |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.12 | 6.25% |
| 2025 | 10.21 | 27.69% |
| 2026 | 9.06 | 11.26% |
| 2027 | 8.38 | 7.51% |
| 2028 | 8.57 | 2.27% |
| 2029 | 8.95 | 4.43% |
Current Merck & Co. Upgrades & Downgrades Beta
| Analyst | Rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | Buy ➜ Hold | Downgrade | Feb 18 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Buy ➜ Buy | Unchanged | Feb 12 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight ➜ Equal-Weight | Unchanged | Feb 05 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy ➜ Buy | Unchanged | Feb 05 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy ➜ Buy | Unchanged | Feb 05 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform ➜ Market Perform | Unchanged | Feb 05 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy ➜ Buy | Unchanged | Jan 28 2025 |
| Analyst Rating | Date |
|---|---|
|
Downgrade
Deutsche Bank: Buy ➜ Hold
|
Feb 18 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Guggenheim: Buy ➜ Buy
|
Feb 12 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Morgan Stanley: Equal-Weight ➜ Equal-Weight
|
Feb 05 2025 |
|
Unchanged
B of A Securities: Buy ➜ Buy
|
Feb 05 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Citigroup: Buy ➜ Buy
|
Feb 05 2025 |
|
Unchanged
BMO Capital: Market Perform ➜ Market Perform
|
Feb 05 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Citigroup: Buy ➜ Buy
|
Jan 28 2025 |
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