PFE VS MRK Stock Comparison

PerformanceAnalyst Price TargetsSentimentTechnicalsEarningsProfitVolatilityDividend
PerformanceAnalyst Price TargetsSentimentTechnicalsEarningsProfitVolatilityDividend

Performance

PFE
10/100

PFE returned -36.05% in the last 12 months. Based on SPY's performance of -21.29%, its performance is below average giving it a score of 10 of 100.

MRK
100/100

MRK returned 1.78% in the last 12 months. Based on SPY's performance of -13.80%, its performance is above average giving it a score of 100 of 100.

Analyst Price Targets

PFE
63/100

22 analysts offer 12-month price targets for PFE. Together, they have an average target of 60.44, the most optimistic target put PFE at 141.39 within 12-months and the most pessimistic has PFE at 44.

MRK
68/100

21 analysts offer 12-month price targets for MRK. Together, they have an average target of 113.88, the most optimistic target put MRK at 294 within 12-months and the most pessimistic has MRK at 80.

Sentiment

PFE
70/100

PFE had a bullish sentiment score of 69.84% across Twitter and StockTwits over the last 12 months. It had an average of 317.89 posts, 5,792.02 comments, and 19,827.59 likes per day.

MRK

"Sentiment" not found for MRK

Technicals

PFE
11/100

PFE receives a 10 of 100 based on 14 indicators. 1 are bullish, 12 are bearish.

MRK
10/100

MRK receives a 10 of 100 based on 14 indicators. 0 are bullish, 12 are bearish.

Earnings

PFE
74/100

PFE has missed earnings 2 times in the last 20 quarters.

MRK
53/100

MRK has missed earnings 3 times in the last 20 quarters.

Profit

PFE
68/100

Out of the last 20 quarters, PFE has had 17 profitable quarters and has increased their profits year over year on 8 of them.

MRK
66/100

Out of the last 20 quarters, MRK has had 17 profitable quarters and has increased their profits year over year on 7 of them.

Volatility

PFE
43/100

PFE has had a lower than average amount of volatility over the last 12 months giving it a score of 42 of 100.

MRK
52/100

MRK has had a higher than average amount of volatility over the last 12 months giving it a score of 52 of 100.

Dividend

PFE
97/100

PFE's most recent dividend was $0.32 per share, based on a share price of $30.11. It was a payout ratio of 48.46% compared to their total earnings.

MRK
100/100

MRK's most recent dividend was $0.47 per share, based on a share price of $101.35. It was a payout ratio of 69.90% compared to their total earnings.

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Pfizer Inc. Summary

New York Stock Exchange / PFE
Healthcare
Drug Manufacturers - General
Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products worldwide. It offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular metabolic and women's health under the Premarin family and Eliquis brands; biologics, small molecules, immunotherapies, and biosimilars under the Ibrance, Xtandi, Sutent, Inlyta, Retacrit, Lorbrena, and Braftovi brands; and sterile injectable and anti-infective medicines, and oral COVID-19 treatment under the Sulperazon, Medrol, Zavicefta, Zithromax, Vfend, Panzyga, and Paxlovid brands. The company also provides medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, such as pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease, tick-borne encephalitis, and COVID-19 under the Comirnaty/BNT162b2, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, Trumenba, and the Prevnar family brands; biosimilars for chronic immune and inflammatory diseases under the Xeljanz, Enbrel, Inflectra, Eucrisa/Staquis, and Cibinqo brands; and amyloidosis, hemophilia, and endocrine diseases under the Vyndaqel/Vyndamax, BeneFIX, and Genotropin brands. In addition, the company is involved in the contract manufacturing business. It serves wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, clinics, government agencies, pharmacies, and individual provider offices, as well as disease control and prevention centers. The company has collaboration agreements with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Astellas Pharma US, Inc.; Myovant Sciences Ltd.; Akcea Therapeutics, Inc; Merck KGaA; Valneva SE; BioNTech SE; and Arvinas, Inc. Pfizer Inc. was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Merck & Co., Inc. Summary

New York Stock Exchange / MRK
Healthcare
Drug Manufacturers - General
Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. It serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.