Summary: Merck KGaA

  • The company's Refinitiv ESG score, based on a ranking of the company relative to its industry, comes out particularly well.

Highlights: Merck KGaA

  • Before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, the company's margins are particularly high.
  • The group's high margin levels account for strong profits.
  • Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
  • The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
  • Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
  • The divergence of price targets given by the various analysts who make up the consensus is relatively low, suggesting a consensus method of evaluating the company and its prospects.

Weaknesses: Merck KGaA

  • According to forecast, a sluggish sales growth is expected for the next fiscal years.
  • The firm pays small or no dividend to shareholders. For that reason, it is not a yield company.
  • For the last four months, the sales outlook for the coming years has been revised downwards. No recovery of the group's activities is yet foreseen.
  • The group usually releases earnings worse than estimated.

Ratings Chart: Merck KGaA

surperformance-ratings-chart MERCK-KGAA
Source: Surperformance

ESG chart: Merck KGaA

esg-ratings-chart MERCK-KGAA
Source: Refinitiv

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8.41B
6.18B
6.13B
5.79B
3.2B
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