$113.69
0.53% yesterday
NYSE, Sep 27, 10:10 pm CET
ISIN
US58933Y1055
Symbol
MRK

Merck & Co. Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Merck & Co. Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
85%
Hold
15%

Merck & Co. Price Target

Target Price $140.05
Price $113.69
Potential 23.19%
Number of Estimates 20
20 Analysts have issued a price target Merck & Co. 2025 . The average Merck & Co. target price is $140.05. This is 23.19% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $155.00 36.34% , the lowest is $125.00 9.95% .
A rating was issued by 27 analysts: 23 Analysts recommend Merck & Co. to buy, 4 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 2025 of 23.19% . Most analysts recommend the Merck & Co. stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 to 2028


Sep '23 Sep '24
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 16.01 16.50
5.20% 3.07%
EBITDA Margin 43.76% 39.83%
23.23% 8.97%
Net Margin 29.46% 24.04%
38.13% 18.41%

19 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Merck & Co. 2024 . The average Merck & Co. sales estimate is $64.1b . This is 3.03% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $64.4b 3.61% , the lowest is $63.4b 1.95% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2023 $59.9b 2.39%
2024 $64.1b 7.01%
2025 $68.1b 6.36%
2026 $72.2b 5.97%
2027 $74.8b 3.61%
2028 $75.2b 0.51%

12 Analysts have issued an Merck & Co. EBITDA forecast 2024. The average Merck & Co. EBITDA estimate is $27.9b . This is 38.13% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $30.0b 48.48% , the lowest is $26.4b 30.48% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2023 $6.9b 70.72%
2024 $27.9b 307.47%
2025 $32.3b 15.52%
2026 $34.5b 6.80%
2027 $36.8b 6.75%
2028 $37.2b 1.21%

EBITDA Margin

2023 11.45% 71.41%
2024 43.59% 280.77%
2025 47.34% 8.60%
2026 47.71% 0.78%
2027 49.16% 3.04%
2028 49.50% 0.69%

10 Merck & Co. Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average Merck & Co. net profit estimate is $19.1b . This is 39.78% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $20.4b 48.89% , the lowest is $17.9b 30.93% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2023 $355m 97.55%
2024 $19.1b 5,291.43%
2025 $23.2b 21.31%
2026 $25.4b 9.51%
2027 $26.7b 4.96%
2028 $27.2b 2.01%

Net Margin

2023 0.59% 97.61%
2024 29.87% 4,937.72%
2025 34.07% 14.06%
2026 35.21% 3.35%
2027 35.67% 1.31%
2028 36.20% 1.49%

Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 to 2028


Sep '23 Sep '24
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 1.86 1.56
45.31% 16.13%

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 $7.55 . This is 39.81% 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 $8.04 48.89% , the lowest is $7.07 30.93% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2023 $0.14 97.55%
2024 $7.55 5,292.86%
2025 $9.16 21.32%
2026 $10.03 9.50%
2027 $10.52 4.89%
2028 $10.74 2.09%

P/E ratio

Current 21.07 75.94%
2024 15.06 28.52%
2025 12.42 17.53%
2026 11.34 8.70%
2027 10.80 4.76%
2028 10.59 1.94%

Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the Merck & Co. stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of 4.91 and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of 4.50 .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 5.06 3.44%
2024 4.91 2.94%
2025 4.62 5.98%
2026 4.36 5.63%
2027 4.21 3.48%
2028 4.18 0.51%

P/S ratio

Current 4.63 1.50%
2024 4.50 2.94%
2025 4.23 5.98%
2026 3.99 5.64%
2027 3.85 3.48%
2028 3.83 0.51%

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