Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE:MRK) reported earnings of $1.01 per share beating Walls Streets expectations.

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Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE:MRK) reported Q2 17 earnings this Morning, coming in at $1.01 per share, beating Wall Street’s estimates of $0.87 per Share. Revenue for the quarter came in at $9.93 billion beating analyst estimates of $9.75 billion

Analyst Coverage For Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE:MRK)
These are 2 Sell Ratings, 7 Hold Ratings, 10 Buy Ratings .
The current consensus rating for Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is Hold (Score: 2.42) with a consensus target price of $69.59 , a potential (9.26% upside)

Recent Insider Trading for Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE:MRK)

  • On 5/12/2017 C Robert Kidder, Director, sold 5,000 with an average share price of $63.54 per share and the total transaction amounting to $317,700.00.
  • On 4/3/2017 Adam H Schechter, EVP, sold 53,850 with an average share price of $63.48 per share and the total transaction amounting to $3,418,398.00.
  • On 2/8/2017 Patricia F Russo, Director, sold 5,000 with an average share price of $64.42 per share and the total transaction amounting to $322,100.00.
  • On 2/6/2017 Wendell P Weeks, Director, sold 5,000 with an average share price of $64.51 per share and the total transaction amounting to $322,550.00.
  • On 2/3/2017 Michael J Holston, EVP, sold 91,959 with an average share price of $63.96 per share and the total transaction amounting to $5,881,697.64.
  • On 2/3/2017 Thomas R Cech, Director, sold 5,000 with an average share price of $63.42 per share and the total transaction amounting to $317,100.00.



Dividend History for Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE:MRK)

  • On 7/25/2017 announced a quarterly dividend of $0.47 with an ex dividend date of 9/14/2017 which will be payable on 9/15/2017.
  • On 5/23/2017 announced a quarterly dividend of $0.47 2.9% with an ex dividend date of 6/13/2017 which will be payable on 6/15/2017.
  • On 2/28/2017 announced a quarterly dividend of $0.47 with an ex dividend date of 3/13/2017 which will be payable on 3/15/2017.
  • On 11/22/2016 announced a quarterly dividend of $0.47 3.05% with an ex dividend date of 12/13/2016 which will be payable on 12/15/2016.
  • On 7/26/2016 announced a quarterly dividend of $0.46 3.14% with an ex dividend date of 9/13/2016 which will be payable on 9/15/2016.
  • On 5/24/2016 announced a quarterly dividend of $0.46 3.25% with an ex dividend date of 6/13/2016 which will be payable on 6/15/2016.
  • On 2/23/2016 announced a quarterly dividend of $0.46 3.64% with an ex dividend date of 3/11/2016 which will be payable on 3/15/2016.



Recent Trading for Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE:MRK)
Shares of Merck & Company, Inc. closed the previous trading session at 63.74 up +0.05 0.08% with 21,846,256 shares trading hands.