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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:MRKNYSE:VZNYSE:XOM On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$84.14-2.6%$91.18$81.04▼$134.63$212.23B0.411.11 million shs3.82 million shsVZVerizon Communications$44.73-1.9%$42.61$37.59▼$47.36$188.17B0.4119.58 million shs8.96 million shsXOMExxon Mobil$106.17-5.6%$111.25$103.67▼$126.34$461.34B0.615.68 million shs7.01 million shsInvesting Strategies To Help Grow Your Retirement IncomeNeed to stretch out your 401K or Roth IRA plan? Use these time-tested investing strategies to grow the monthly retirement income that your stock portfolio generates.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMRKMerck & Co., Inc.-0.33%-1.46%-6.74%-12.93%-33.55%VZVerizon Communications+1.92%+1.36%+6.38%+13.26%+6.44%XOMExxon Mobil-5.46%-4.73%+4.47%+4.17%-5.85%Remove AdsCompare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationMRKMerck & Co., Inc.5 of 5 stars4.35.05.03.93.23.33.8VZVerizon Communications4.7237 of 5 stars2.33.05.03.53.52.51.9XOMExxon Mobil4.6569 of 5 stars2.34.04.20.03.42.53.1Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceMRKMerck & Co., Inc. 2.65Moderate Buy$117.1239.19% UpsideVZVerizon Communications 2.56Moderate Buy$46.824.67% UpsideXOMExxon Mobil 2.64Moderate Buy$128.8021.31% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest XOM, VZ, and MRK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails4/3/2025XOMExxon MobilMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$131.00 ➝ $129.004/1/2025VZVerizon CommunicationsOppenheimerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$48.00 ➝ $50.003/27/2025XOMExxon MobilMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$141.00 ➝ $138.003/25/2025VZVerizon CommunicationsRoyal Bank of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$42.00 ➝ $45.003/18/2025XOMExxon MobilBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$137.00 ➝ $135.003/12/2025VZVerizon CommunicationsWolfe ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Peer Perform3/3/2025VZVerizon CommunicationsScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$47.50 ➝ $48.002/18/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$128.00 ➝ $105.002/12/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.GuggenheimSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$122.00 ➝ $115.002/10/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.TD SecuritiesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$121.00 ➝ $100.002/10/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$121.00 ➝ $100.00(Data available from 4/4/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$64.17B3.31$2.92 per share28.82$14.85 per share5.67VZVerizon Communications$134.79B1.40$9.32 per share4.80$23.89 per share1.87XOMExxon Mobil$339.25B1.36$12.27 per share8.65$62.36 per share1.70Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$17.12B$6.7312.488.500.7726.67%45.35%17.36%4/24/2025 (Estimated)VZVerizon Communications$17.51B$4.1410.809.204.4512.99%19.80%5.08%4/28/2025 (Estimated)XOMExxon Mobil$33.68B$7.8413.5611.773.029.63%12.92%7.63%4/25/2025 (Estimated)Latest XOM, VZ, and MRK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails4/28/2025N/AVZVerizon Communications$1.15N/AN/AN/A$33.31 billionN/A4/25/2025N/AXOMExxon Mobil$1.72N/AN/AN/A$86.11 billionN/A4/24/2025N/AMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$2.16N/AN/AN/A$15.59 billionN/A2/4/2025Q4 2024MRKMerck & Co., Inc.$1.85$1.72-$0.13$1.48$15.51 billion$15.62 billion1/31/2025Q4 24XOMExxon Mobil$1.77$1.67-$0.10$1.72$87.20 billionN/A1/24/2025Q4 2024VZVerizon Communications$1.11$1.10-$0.01$1.19$35.49 billionN/ACompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$3.243.85%+5.73%48.14%14 YearsVZVerizon Communications$2.716.06%+1.93%65.46%20 YearsXOMExxon Mobil$3.963.73%+3.24%50.51%42 YearsLatest XOM, VZ, and MRK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date2/28/2025VZVerizon Communicationsquarterly$0.67756.29%4/10/20254/10/20255/1/20251/28/2025MRKMerck & Co., Inc.quarterly$0.813.32%3/17/20253/17/20254/7/20251/31/2025XOMExxon Mobilquarterly$0.993.7%2/12/20252/12/20253/10/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.791.361.15VZVerizon Communications1.210.630.59XOMExxon Mobil0.141.310.97Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.76.07%VZVerizon Communications62.06%XOMExxon Mobil61.80%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipMRKMerck & Co., Inc.0.09%VZVerizon Communications0.03%XOMExxon Mobil0.03%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableMRKMerck & Co., Inc.69,0002.53 billion2.53 billionOptionableVZVerizon Communications117,1004.21 billion4.21 billionOptionableXOMExxon Mobil62,0004.34 billion4.39 billionOptionableXOM, VZ, and MRK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesExxon Mobil (XOM) Anticipates Stronger Q1 Earnings with Rising Oil and Gas PricesApril 4 at 10:19 AM | gurufocus.comExxon Mobil Projects Sequential Earnings Bump On Energy Price Swings Ahead Of Q1 ReportApril 4 at 8:30 AM | benzinga.comExxon Mobil’s (XOM) Q1 Earnings to Gain from Higher Energy Prices and Refining MarginsApril 4 at 7:57 AM | tipranks.comYoffe Investment Management LLC Makes New Investment in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)April 4 at 6:00 AM | marketbeat.comWestpac Banking Corp Sells 13,517 Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)April 4 at 5:24 AM | marketbeat.comCynosure Group LLC Sells 2,891 Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)April 4 at 5:15 AM | marketbeat.comMizuho Has Lowered Expectations for Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Stock PriceApril 4 at 3:45 AM | marketbeat.comExxon Mobil Hints At Profit Boost From Strong Oil And Gas Prices, But Retail Bears Hold GroundApril 4 at 3:38 AM | msn.comExxon Mobil downstream leader to retire after 34 years at the companyApril 3 at 10:24 PM | bizjournals.comExxon Mobil price target lowered to $129 from $131 at MizuhoApril 3 at 10:24 PM | markets.businessinsider.comExxon Mobil signals rise in first-quarter upstream profitApril 3 at 4:55 PM | reuters.comExxonMobil's Shares Witness Volume Drop: How Should You Play the Stock?April 3 at 11:50 AM | zacks.comExxon Mobil Announces Leadership Change with McKee’s RetirementApril 3 at 10:42 AM | tipranks.comExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) Files Current Report on April 2, 2025April 3 at 10:42 AM | gurufocus.comEnergy Stocks Defy Turmoil as Trump Tariffs Rattle MarketsApril 3 at 10:10 AM | zacks.comHow To Earn $500 A Month From Exxon Mobil Stock Ahead Of Q1 EarningsApril 3 at 9:25 AM | benzinga.comHow To Earn $500 A Month From Exxon Mobil Stock Ahead Of Q1 EarningsApril 3 at 8:33 AM | benzinga.comUniting Wealth Partners LLC Acquires New Shares in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)April 3 at 6:48 AM | marketbeat.comGrant Private Wealth Management Inc Invests $461,000 in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)April 3 at 6:31 AM | marketbeat.comSelway Asset Management Acquires Shares of 3,025 Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)April 3 at 6:30 AM | marketbeat.comArete Wealth Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)April 3 at 6:22 AM | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeTop HeadlinesView All HeadlinesWarren Buffett Swaps VOO for This Reliable Dividend StockBy Sarah Horvath | March 7, 2025View Warren Buffett Swaps VOO for This Reliable Dividend StockNVIDIA’s Soaring Energy Needs Make These 3 Nuclear Stocks a BuyBy Thomas Hughes | March 12, 2025View NVIDIA’s Soaring Energy Needs Make These 3 Nuclear Stocks a Buy3 Energy Stocks With Cheap Valuations and Big Returns AheadBy Sarah Horvath | March 19, 2025View 3 Energy Stocks With Cheap Valuations and Big Returns AheadAT&T and Verizon: 2 Telecom Titans for a Tariff-Proof PlayBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | March 31, 2025View AT&T and Verizon: 2 Telecom Titans for a Tariff-Proof PlayWill 2025 Be the Year the Energy Sector Finally Breaks Out?By Ryan Hasson | April 2, 2025View Will 2025 Be the Year the Energy Sector Finally Breaks Out?XOM, VZ, and MRK Company DescriptionsMerck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK$84.14 -2.25 (-2.60%) As of 10:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.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.Verizon Communications NYSE:VZ$44.73 -0.89 (-1.94%) As of 10:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.Exxon Mobil NYSE:XOM$106.17 -6.26 (-5.57%) As of 10:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas. The Energy Products segment offers fuels, aromatics, catalysts, and licensing services. It sells its products under the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands. The Chemical Products segment manufactures and markets petrochemicals, including olefins, polyolefins, and intermediates. The Specialty Products segment offers performance products, including lubricants, basestocks, waxes, synthetics, elastomers, and resins. The company is also involved in the manufacturing, trade, transport, and selling crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals, and other specialty products in pursuit of lower-emission business opportunities, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, lower-emission fuels, and lithium. Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Spring, Texas. 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