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Added to YB: 2025-12-12

Pitch date: 2025-12-10

MRK [bullish]

Merck & Co., Inc.

+1.89%

current return

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Company Info

Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. The company offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas under the Keytruda, Welireg, Gardasil, ProQuad, M-M-R II, Varivax, Vaxneuvance, RotaTeq, Pneumovax 23, Bridion, Dificid, Zerbaxa, Noxafil, Winrevair, Adempas, Verquvo, Lagevrio, Isentress/Isentress HD, Delstrigo, Pifeltro, Belsomra, Januvia, and Janumet brands.

Market Cap

$245.7B

Pitch Price

$98.44

Price Target

122.00 (+22%)

Dividend

3.43%

EV/EBITDA

8.44

P/E

13.10

EV/Sales

4.19

Sector

Pharmaceuticals

Category

N/A

Show full summary:
Institutional Alpha: Buying Calls in Merck & Co. (MRK)

MRK: Following $7M whale trade - 30k April '26 $110 calls bought at $2.39. Split-strike risk reversal: buy $110 calls, sell $85 puts for ~$0 net. Winrevair $8B peak sales potential, Keytruda resilience, pipeline depth. 200-day SMA support at $85, pullback to 21-day EMA entry. Guggenheim $122 PT.

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