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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
$131.57
-0.3%
$131.19
$99.71
$141.23
$228.19B0.75.86 million shs6.24 million shs
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$86.32
-0.3%
$91.18
$81.04
$134.63
$218.05B0.411.10 million shs12.68 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
-0.40%-0.07%-4.42%+15.59%+18.20%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-0.33%-1.46%-6.74%-12.93%-33.55%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
4.858 of 5 stars
2.44.04.24.53.52.52.5
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
5 of 5 stars
4.35.05.03.92.73.33.8
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
2.84
Moderate Buy$137.944.84% Upside
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.65
Moderate Buy$117.1235.68% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ABT and MRK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/10/2025
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$133.00 ➝ $150.00
3/4/2025
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$135.00 ➝ $160.00
3/4/2025
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$138.00 ➝ $154.00
2/18/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$128.00 ➝ $105.00
2/12/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Guggenheim
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$122.00 ➝ $115.00
2/10/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
TD Securities
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$121.00 ➝ $100.00
2/10/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
TD Cowen
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$121.00 ➝ $100.00
2/5/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$118.00 ➝ $112.00
2/5/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
BMO Capital Markets
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$105.00 ➝ $96.00
2/5/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$125.00 ➝ $115.00
2/5/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$113.00 ➝ $106.00
(Data available from 4/4/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
$41.95B5.44$5.67 per share23.22$22.36 per share5.88
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$64.17B3.40$3.00 per share28.82$14.85 per share5.81
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
$13.40B$7.6517.2022.962.5231.95%20.74%11.19%4/16/2025 (Estimated)
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$17.12B$6.7312.838.720.7726.67%45.35%17.36%4/24/2025 (Estimated)

Latest ABT and MRK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/24/2025N/A
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$2.16N/AN/AN/A$15.59 billionN/A
4/16/2025N/A
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
$1.07N/AN/AN/A$10.38 billionN/A
2/4/2025Q4 2024
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$1.85$1.72-$0.13$1.48$15.51 billion$15.62 billion
1/22/2025Q4 2024
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
$1.34$1.34N/A$5.27$11.03 billion$10.97 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
$2.361.79%+7.17%30.85%54 Years
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.243.75%+5.73%48.14%14 Years

Latest ABT and MRK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/21/2025
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
quarterly$0.591.75%4/15/20254/15/20255/15/2025
1/28/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
quarterly$0.813.32%3/17/20253/17/20254/7/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
0.32
1.60
1.14
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.79
1.36
1.15

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
75.18%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
76.07%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
0.46%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.09%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
115,0001.73 billion1.73 billionOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
69,0002.53 billion2.53 billionOptionable

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Abbott Laboratories stock logo

Abbott Laboratories NYSE:ABT

$131.57 -0.36 (-0.27%)
Closing price 04/3/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$130.00 -1.57 (-1.19%)
As of 09:12 AM Eastern
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Abbott Laboratories, together with its subsidiaries, discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells health care products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Established Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Medical Devices. The company provides generic pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, irritable bowel syndrome or biliary spasm, intrahepatic cholestasis or depressive symptoms, gynecological disorder, hormone replacement therapy, dyslipidemia, hypertension, hypothyroidism, Ménière's disease and vestibular vertigo, pain, fever, inflammation, and migraine, as well as provides anti-infective clarithromycin, influenza vaccine, and products to regulate physiological rhythm of the colon. It also offers laboratory and transfusion medicine systems in the areas of immunoassay, clinical chemistry, hematology, and transfusion; molecular diagnostics polymerase chain reaction instrument systems that automate the extraction, purification, and preparation of DNA and RNA from patient samples, and detect and measure infectious agents; point of care systems; cartridges for testing blood gas, chemistry, electrolytes, coagulation, and immunoassay; rapid diagnostics lateral flow testing products; molecular point-of-care testing for HIV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, RSV, and strep A; cardiometabolic test systems; drug and alcohol test, and remote patient monitoring and consumer self-test systems; and informatics and automation solutions for laboratories. In addition, the company provides pediatric and adult nutritional products; rhythm management, electrophysiology, heart failure, vascular, and structural heart devices for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases; diabetes care products, such as glucose and blood glucose monitoring systems; and neuromodulation devices for the management of chronic pain and movement disorders. Abbott Laboratories was founded in 1888 and is based in North Chicago, Illinois.

Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo

Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK

$86.32 -0.28 (-0.32%)
Closing price 04/3/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$85.15 -1.17 (-1.36%)
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Merck & Co., Inc. is a health care company, which engages in the provision of health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, and Other. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets animal health products, such as pharmaceutical and vaccine products, for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in livestock, and companion animal species. The Other segment consists of sales for the non-reportable segments of healthcare services. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, NJ.