Merck & Co traded at $135.84 this Friday August 14th, increasing $0.29 or 0.21 percent since the previous trading session. Looking back, over the last four weeks, Merck gained 9.89 percent. Over the last 12 months, its price rose by 61.31 percent. Looking ahead, we forecast Merck & Co to be priced at 132.92 by the end of this quarter and at 124.53 in one year, according to Trading Economics global macro models projections and analysts expectations.
Merck & Co., Inc. is a global health care company. The Company offers health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products. It operates through two segments: Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Company's Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. Its human health pharmaceutical products consist of therapeutic and preventive agents, generally sold by prescription, for the treatment of human disorders. The Company sells these human health pharmaceutical products primarily to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed health care providers such as health maintenance organizations. The Animal Health segment develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of veterinary pharmaceutical and vaccine products, as well as health management solutions and services, for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in all major livestock and companion animal species.