Merck KGaA (FRA:MRK) Earns "Neutral" Rating from Nord/LB

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26 July, 2017

Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Merck & by 15.5% in the second quarter. (NYSE:MRK). Broderick Brian C has 1.14% invested in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) have recently changed their ratings on the stock. Michigan-based Cranbrook Wealth Limited Liability has invested 0.08% in Merck & Co., Inc. Merck & Co. accounts for approximately 4.1% of LaFleur & Godfrey LLC's holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. First Allied Advisory Svcs has 0.54% invested in Merck & Co., Inc.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on MRK shares. It also increased its holding in Allete Inc (NYSE:ALE) by 13,243 shares in the quarter, for a total of 690,151 shares, and has risen its stake in Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARIA). Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD now owns 329,953 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,965,000 after buying an additional 24,937 shares during the period. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Merck & Co. during the first quarter valued at approximately $757,000.

Kames Capital Plc increased its stake in Merck Co. They expect $0.88 EPS, down 5.38% or $0.05 from last year's $0.93 per share. Finally, Kanawha Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Merck & by 1.8% in the first quarter. The fund owned 69,564 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,754 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.80% of the company's stock. The stock's market capitalization is 171.14B, it has a 52-week low of 57.18 and a 52-week high of 66.80. The stock is trading $63.99 its 50-day moving average by 1.42%. (MRK) surprised the stock market in its last reported earnings when it earned $0.88 a piece versus the consensus-estimated $0.83.

Merck & Co. had a net margin of 16.49% and a return on equity of 15.57%. The latest reports which are outstanding on Tuesday 25th of July state 5 analysts have a rating of "strong buy", 9 analysts "buy", 7 analysts "neutral", 0 analysts "sell" and 1 analysts "strong sell".

An earnings forecast is an analyst's outlook for a company's future quarterly or annual earnings. The firm had revenue of $9.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.25 billion. Merck & Co. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period previous year, the company earned $0.89 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Merck & Company, Inc. will post $3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 15th were given a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.00%. (NYSE:MRK) were released by: Fool.com and their article: "The case for Eli Lilly and Co." published on June 27, 2017 as well as Seekingalpha.com's news article titled: "The Merck Malware Attack" with publication date: June 29, 2017. Merck &'s dividend payout ratio is now 85.84%. Coastline Tru reported 0.65% in Merck & Co., Inc. The Healthcor Management Lp holds 567,470 shares with $33.41M value, down from 800,000 last quarter. "RI" was posted by The Cerbat Gem and is the property of of The Cerbat Gem. The original version of this piece of content can be read at https://www.com-unik.info/2017/07/25/merck-s-nysemrk-outperform-rating-reaffirmed-at-bmo-capital-markets.html.

A number of research firms have issued reports on MRK. BMO Capital Markets maintained the shares of MRK in report on Monday, June 12 with "Buy" rating. Citigroup Inc. set a $65.00 target price on Merck & and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 5th. Jefferies reissued a "sell" recommendation and fixed a $51.00 target price on stock of Merck & Company in a study report on early Wed, May 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company now has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $69.58. Over the last five days, shares have faced -0.68% losses and now is down -0.44% since hitting its 200-day moving average of $63.62. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 14,317 shares in the company, valued at $909,702.18. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The stock decreased 1.18% or $1.41 during the last trading session, reaching $118.01.

Merck & Co, Inc is a global healthcare company. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions.


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