Stock Research: Merck (USA)

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Merck (USA)

NYSE:MRK US58933Y1055
72
  • Value
    58
  • Growth
    43
  • Safety
    Safety
    92
  • Combined
    77
  • Sentiment
    45
  • 360° View
    360° View
    72
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Company Description

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global healthcare company providing health solutions through prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. It operates in the pharmaceutical and animal health industries. The company sells its products globally. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $204699 million, profits of $49470 million, revenue of $64168 million, and 75000 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 72 (better than 72% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Merck (USA) are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Merck (USA). The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 92, which means that the share price of Merck (USA) is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 92% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 58. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 45. Professional investors are more confident in 55% other stocks. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 43, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. 57 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
92 84 60 81
Growth
43 39 43 59
Safety
Safety
58 42 46 94
Sentiment
45 34 88 96
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72 28 73 100
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
25 39 57 27
Opinions Change
57 15 50 83
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 96 96
Market Pulse
29 37 74 72
Sentiment
45 34 88 96
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
92 84 60 81
Growth
43 39 43 59
Safety Safety
58 42 46 94
Combined
77 47 44 98
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
80 77 65 88
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
38 32 24 36
Price vs. Book (P/B)
31 32 10 12
Dividend Yield
98 96 89 94
Value
92 84 60 81
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
45 49 56 51
Profit Growth
56 56 10 62
Capital Growth
55 40 56 32
Stock Returns
25 27 59 73
Growth
43 39 43 59
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
41 31 45 34
Refinancing
25 10 23 95
Liquidity
89 94 82 89
Safety Safety
58 42 46 94

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