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Merck to Acquire Harpoon Therapeutics in $680M DealNavigating the Oncology Frontier with Harpoon Therapeutics Acquisition In a significant strategic move, pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. ( NYSE:MRK ) has announced its plans to acquire cancer drugmaker Harpoon Therapeutics Inc. ( NASDAQ:HARP ) in a transformative deal valued at $680 million. The move aims to solidify Merck's leadership position in the highly lucrative oncology space, diversifying its portfolio and positioning itself for sustained growth in the face of potential challenges for its flagship cancer immunotherapy, Keytruda. The Deal Overview: Merck's acquisition of Harpoon Therapeutics involves a payment of $23 per share, more than double Harpoon's last closing share price, signaling Merck's strong commitment to the strategic partnership. The deal is currently pending, awaiting approval from Harpoon shareholders, with the expected closure in the first half of 2024. Keytruda and Beyond: Merck's pursuit of Harpoon Therapeutics aligns with its broader strategy of seeking new sources of growth. With Keytruda generating a substantial $20.9 billion in 2022, Merck recognizes the importance of expanding its pipeline to maintain a competitive edge. Harpoon's promising early-stage trials and T-cell engager assets present Merck with an opportunity to diversify its oncology offerings and explore new avenues of therapeutic innovation. Analyst Insights: Merck's acquisition of Harpoon is a strategic and value-driven move. The early but promising data from Harpoon's T-cell engager assets, coupled with investor interest in similar technologies, positions Merck for potential growth in the oncology market. Building a Robust Portfolio: Merck's proactive approach to portfolio expansion is evident in its recent deals, including the acquisition of Daiichi Sankyo Co.'s experimental cancer drugs and the purchase of autoimmune drugmaker Prometheus. These moves showcase Merck's commitment to staying at the forefront of medical innovation and bolstering its position in key therapeutic areas. Investor Sentiment and Momentum: As evidenced by the stock's current trading position near the top of its 52-week range and above its 200-day simple moving average, investor sentiment towards Merck is positive. Conclusion: Merck's acquisition of Harpoon Therapeutics marks a pivotal moment in the pharmaceutical landscape, where innovation and strategic partnerships are crucial for sustained growth. By expanding its oncology portfolio with cutting-edge technologies, Merck positions itself as a leader in the fight against cancer, ensuring a robust pipeline and securing its role as a key player in the evolving healthcare landscape. As the deal progresses towards closure, investors and industry observers will keenly watch Merck's journey into a new era of therapeutic possibilities.
NYSE:MRKLong
by DEXWireNews
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MERCK waves a strong short-term bullish flag.Merck and Company (MRK) is trading within a Channel Down since the May 03 High. Even though the price didn't touch the bottom (Lower Lows trend-line) of the Channel Down, having completed 4 straight green 1D candles indicates that most likely we have seen the new low of this sequence. Assuming the current bullish wave will make at least a +7.10% extension like the previous two, then we are only halfway there, so we still have a solid short-term buy opportunity in our hands. As the 1D MACD is about to complete a Bullish Cross, the buy entry is validated. Our target is 108.00, still under the 1D MA200 (orange trend-line). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please LIKE 👍, FOLLOW ✅, SHARE 🙌 and COMMENT ✍ if you enjoy this idea! Also share your ideas and charts in the comments section below! This is best way to keep it relevant, support us, keep the content here free and allow the idea to reach as many people as possible. ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💸💸💸💸💸💸 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇
NYSE:MRKLong
by TradingShot
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Merck: Water slide 🛝The pool-season is about to start, and Merck has already secured its place on the water slide, which should take it further downwards below the support at $110.66. However, there is still a 35% chance that the share might catch a bubbling fountain which could push it above the resistance at $119.65. In that case, we would expect Merck to develop a new top in the form of wave alt.B in green in the green zone between $119.87 and $123.79 first before turning downwards again.
NYSE:MRK
by MarketIntel
MRK | Time for Puts | MerckMerck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. It serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
NYSE:MRKShort
by DivergenceSeeker
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Merck has Potential. MRKDivergent on the downside across multiple timeframes. Betting on a triangle B formation, now due for a C Wave to the upside. No confirmation yet. Speculating that this might be a very short term event. We are not in the business of getting every prediction right, no one ever does and that is not the aim of the game. The Fibonacci targets are highlighted in purple with invalidation in red. Confirmation level, where relevant, is a pink dotted, finite line. Fibonacci goals, it is prudent to suggest, are nothing more than mere fractally evident and therefore statistically likely levels that the market will go to. Having said that, the market will always do what it wants and always has a mind of its own. Therefore, none of this is financial advice, so do your own research and rely only on your own analysis. Trading is a true one man sport. Good luck out there and stay safe.
NYSE:MRKLong
by Rykin_Capital
Merck & Company Analyze💊!!!Merck & Co., Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. It is named after the Merck family, which set up Merck Group in Germany in 1668. The company does business as Merck Sharp & Dohme outside the United States and Canada. Merck was able to break the support lines. For now, it completed its pullback to support lines. I expect that Merck will go down at least to the lower line of descending channel. Merck & Company Analyze ( MRKUSD) Timeframe 4H⏰. Do not forget to put Stop loss for your positions (For every position you want to open). Please follow your strategy, this is just my idea, and I will be glad to see your ideas in this post. Please do not forget the ✅' like '✅ button 🙏😊 & Share it with your friends; thanks, and Trade safe.
NYSE:MRKShort
by pejman_zwin
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Merck and Company slowing down? Merck and Company Short Term We look to Sell at 93.34 (stop at 96.33) We look to sell rallies. Price action looks to be forming a top. Although the bulls are in control, the stalling positive momentum indicates a turnaround is possible. There is scope for mild buying at the open but gains should be limited. Our profit targets will be 86.55 and 83.96 Resistance: 92.00 / 95.00 / 100.00 Support: 86.50 / 83.50 / 80.00 Disclaimer – Saxo Bank Group. Please be reminded – you alone are responsible for your trading – both gains and losses. There is a very high degree of risk involved in trading. The technical analysis, like any and all indicators, strategies, columns, articles and other features accessible on/though this site (including those from Signal Centre) are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice by you. Such technical analysis are believed to be obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but not warrant their respective completeness or accuracy, or warrant any results from the use of the information. Your use of the technical analysis, as would also your use of any and all mentioned indicators, strategies, columns, articles and all other features, is entirely at your own risk and it is your sole responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness (including suitability) of the information. You should assess the risk of any trade with your financial adviser and make your own independent decision(s) regarding any tradable products which may be the subject matter of the technical analysis or any of the said indicators, strategies, columns, articles and all other features. Please also be reminded that if despite the above, any of the said technical analysis (or any of the said indicators, strategies, columns, articles and other features accessible on/through this site) is found to be advisory or a recommendation; and not merely informational in nature, the same is in any event provided with the intention of being for general circulation and availability only. As such it is not intended to and does not form part of any offer or recommendation directed at you specifically, or have any regard to the investment objectives, financial situation or needs of yourself or any other specific person. Before committing to a trade or investment therefore, please seek advice from a financial or other professional adviser regarding the suitability of the product for you and (where available) read the relevant product offer/description documents, including the risk disclosures. If you do not wish to seek such financial advice, please still exercise your mind and consider carefully whether the product is suitable for you because you alone remain responsible for your trading – both gains and losses.
NYSE:MRKShort
by Saxo
Merck heading down as well. MRKOne more huge pharma firm that is biting the dust. A giant flat with a C wave confirmed. No way but down on this one. We are not in the business of getting every prediction right, no one ever does and that is not the aim of the game. The Fibonacci targets are highlighted in purple with invalidation in red. Confirmation level, where relevant, is a pink dotted, finite line. Fibonacci goals, it is prudent to suggest, are nothing more than mere fractally evident and therefore statistically likely levels that the market will go to. Having said that, the market will always do what it wants and always has a mind of its own. Therefore, none of this is financial advice, so do your own research and rely only on your own analysis. Trading is a true one man sport. Good luck out there and stay safe.
NYSE:MRKShort
by Rykin_Capital
Merck gaining momentum. MRKImmediate targets 85, 86. Invalidation at 76. We are not in the business of getting every prediction right, no one ever does and that is not the aim of the game. The Fibonacci targets are highlighted in purple with invalidation in red. Fibonacci goals, it is prudent to suggest, are nothing more than mere fractally evident and therefore statistically likely levels that the market will go to. Having said that, the market will always do what it wants and always has a mind of its own. Therefore, none of this is financial advice, so do your own research and rely only on your own analysis. Trading is a true one man sport. Good luck out there and stay safe
NYSE:MRKLong
by Rykin_Capital
Merck and Co. gearing for a boost. MRKAnd that's expected to an extent after a sizeable and quick drop. Merck did one, and fractally we are due to a rise that can potentially be viable percentage wise. But who knows what will happen. We are not in the business of getting every prediction right, no one ever does and that is not the aim of the game. The Fibonacci targets are highlighted in green with invalidation in red. Fibonacci goals, it is prudent to suggest, are nothing more than mere fractally evident and therefore statistically likely levels that the market will go to. Having said that, the market will always do what it wants and always has a mind of its own. Therefore, none of this is financial advice, so do your own research and rely only on your own analysis. Trading is a true one man sport. Good luck out there and stay safe!
NYSE:MRKLong
by Rykin_Capital
Undervalued Stock Series #3 : MERCKSeveral DCF valuations have suggested that the current price is on average +35% under the fair price. I took a quick look at their financials : their income last 5 years is positive, their revenue have grown last 5 years, their current asset > current liabilities and their Free Cash Flow can deal with their debts (i.e if they decided to pay off all of that debt, they could) Pipeline on phase 3 there are 25 products and 3 products under review (one of them is Anti-Viral COVID-19 molnupiravir (MK-4482) (US, EU)) -source : their website On the technicals, price is trading below the 100-200 EMA. The TSI shadow indicator still suggest we are still in a downtrend. As far as I am concerned, the lower the share price will go, the better. As long as the fundamentals still as it is now, I am happy the share price to go lower. I take note of last week's high as a level of interest as if this level is broken, it could be a sign of a momentum shift.
NYSE:MRKLong
by sufiansaid
Are Pfizer, Merck and Moderna Still Worthy to Be in Portfolio?Pfizer is now outperforming Merck and Moderna stocks after announcing its anti-COVID pill despite its shares not being the best option for investments in the first half of this year. Pfizer stocks gained only 35% since the beginning of this year until mid-August. Moderna stocks were skyrocketed by 375% for the same period. So, undoubtedly Moderna was the favourite. However, when Merck announced the production of its COVID pills, the shares of vaccine producers spiraled into correction. But Merck was not the one to get its COVID pills into the market. Its shares peaked up to $91.40 and plunged with a gap after Pfizer announced its even more promising COVID treatment pills. The company said clinical trials showed that hospitalisation and deaths were reduced by 89% when the pill is taken within three days of the onset of symptoms.  So, this news from Pfizer came on November 5 and since then the technical picture for the above-mentioned three Big Pharma stocks changed dramatically. Pfizer shares are taking the lead while waving away all their August corrections and now they are close to the all-time highs at $51.86. If they are successful at breaking through this level, technical price acceleration may bring its stocks to $56.03 and $58.60 may be the next target. These levels could be a correction impulse to the decline from $51.86 to $40.94 per share. The nearest support level is at $47.70-48.80. As for Moderna stocks, the last quarter financial report hit them badly. Nevertheless, impulsive selloffs are now over as shares dipped to the important support level established in November 2020. So, now it is worth consider buying these shares. Corrections went into an ABC zigzag and shares are likely to return on the upside track. Initially, A and B waves were suggested to be equal, but now we see that the C wave is 161.8% of the A wave that gave us a decline to $225.85 per share. In my opinion Moderna shares have accomplished their correction and are close to the trend line of the last 12 month, and for that reason are an interesting investment. So, Moderna stocks may even be catching up to Pfizer. The nearest targets for Moderna stocks are within the area of $283-291 where EMA 21 moving average is located at the daily timeframe chart together with the resistance level formed by dips of July and October 2021. Moreover, at the $298 landmark, the resistance line of the downward trend that started on September 23 is located. If this zone would be broken the perspectives for Moderna stocks should be extended.Despite all these different technical pictures for these stocks, I would recommend holding all three stocks in your investment portfolio. Pfizer and Merck continue to compete in the COVID pills market while Moderna has a forward P/E ratio at 9, which highlights that the company is the cheapest among the Big Pharma biotech companies if compared with its peers sector performance.
NASDAQ:MRNALong
by scavoanastasiia
Merck Stocks Have a 25% Growth PotentialToday we will review Merck & Co stocks as I have promised recently. The company announced the launch of the first oral medication against COVID-19 with proven efficiency. Let’s analyse the chart with the Merck stocks and their upside potential. When doing analysis it is traditionally better to start from the eldest timeframes to distinguish the existing trend. So, if we look at the monthly timeframe chart of Merck stocks we may find an upward trend that started in March 2009. We may also see a consolidation since January 2020 that lasted until September 2021, that is forming a triangle. This figure acts as a continuation sequence of the trend as the upward breakthrough has already been made. The breakthrough occurred on October 1, when the company announced successful clinical trial results of its anti-COVID-19 pill. This announcement was made a week before and no other news has been announced concerning this. This triangle provides a potential for Merck stocks to go to the $103.50-104 area. So, it is a potential gain of 25-26% from the current price. Moreover, the gap on October 1 is now acting as a key support level. Nevertheless, technically we may have a retest of the upper triangle margin at the $78.50-$79.30 area. But even if this retest does not happen, as it is not always the case, it is worth to consider adding these stocks to the portfolio. It should be noted that this technical pattern has been forming for several months and we should expect that the upside scenario would be effective for a while still. It may take 2-3 month, or even more, to reach the mentioned targets. However, such long-term technical patterns usually provide a good profit for those who are not looking for a checkered fortune.Merck has made contracts to deliver its pills not only in the United States, but also with other governments that are currently considering purchasing this new medication.
NYSE:MRKLong
by scavoanastasiia
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ILong
by Henrywaters
What May Happen to Moderna and Pfizer?International pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co announced the successful end of its clinical trial of the world’s first oral COVID-19 antiviral drug molnupiravir in the simple form of a pill. The company has claimed that molnupiravir effectively decreases the risk of hospitalization and death of sick individuals who have just contracted the virus or have advanced symptoms by half.  Moreover, the company also suggested that molnupiravir could be used to prevent the contraction of  the coronavirus. But what is most important at this stage is that fact that the clinical trials of molnupiravir showed high effectiveness against different COVID-19 variants, including the terrifying Delta variant. This seems to be good news for antivaxers or for anybody who is looking for an alternative prevention method from COVID-19 other than the vaccine.  Whether you agree or disagree with having the vaccine, it is worthwhile to consider this information as a means of expanding your investment portfolio with Merck stocks. Additionally, COVID-19 major vaccine producers Pfizer and Moderna stocks may suffer if the new pill is officially registered. Let’s take a look at Pfizer and Moderna’s price charts. Both stocks suffered a 50% correction from their peaks in August. Although, Pfizer business model is more diversified than that of Moderna’s, the technical picture shows that the upward trend for Pfizer stocks is more in danger. The reason for such fears is that over the last three consecutive trading sessions its stocks closed below the trend support line that started in February 2021. So, if Pfizer stock prices fail to recover above the $43.20-44 correction, they are likely to continue towards the $38.20-39.20 area. In this area, two important technical lines cross – one is the support line of the upward trend that started in March 2020 and the second – former resistance line that connects September 2020 and May, June 2021 highs. Pfizer and BioNTEch may have a trump of positive opinion by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for the administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot six months after the second dose, but this factor is already priced in. The Moderna stock prices chart seems to be more complex as it shows that the March 2020 long-term upward trend is supported by the upward trend that started in May 2021 in the area of $319-321. Even the correction from the peak of $496.71 closely echoes the ABC correction structure, where A and C waves are equal. And if so, Moderna stocks may recover both not only to recent highs, but to new all-time highs. Such a scenario might be activated if prices hold above the downward channel from August 10. In this case new targets may open at $563-565. Technical perspectives of Merck stocks will be reviewed in the coming comments.
NASDAQ:MRNALong
by scavoanastasiia
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