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Merck KGaA has made a series of acquisitions and divestitures in the past decade or so to position the group for solid long-term growth in three key segments: life sciences, performance materials, and healthcare. However, after robust results during the pandemic due to COVID-19-related demand particularly in its life sciences business, we think the company's intermediate-term growth may soften toward more historic norms.
Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: life sciences, performance materials, and healthcare. The life sciences segment (47% of 2022 sales) primarily provides laboratory consumables and services to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. In the healthcare segment (35%), Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In its electronics segment (18%), the company offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors, flat-screen televisions, automobiles, and cosmetics. In 1995, the E. Merck KG family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.
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Merck KGaA ADR
PINX: MKKGY
| Biogen Inc
XNAS: BIIB
| Danaher Corp
XNYS: DHR
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
XNYS: TMO
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Price
| 32.58 | 256.01 | 245.29 | 497.03 |
Currency
| USD | USD | USD | USD |
Change
| −$0.78 (2.34%) | −$2.05 (0.79%) | −$1.96 (0.79%) | −$4.56 (0.91%) |
Market Cap
| 70.72 Bil | 37.08 Bil | 181.08 Bil | 191.85 Bil |
Industry
| Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic | Drug Manufacturers - General | Diagnostics & Research | Diagnostics & Research |
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Yes. MKKGY has a forward dividend yield of 1.46%.
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MKKGY’s market cap is 70.72 Bil.
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MKKGY’s stock style is Large Core.
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MKKGY’s price/sales is 3.14.
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MKKGY’s price/forward earnings is 22.52.
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MKKGY’s price/book is 2.50.
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MKKGY’s beta can be found in Trading Information at the top of this page.
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