VTI is up 0.5% today, on MRK stock price movement

$VTI stock has risen 0.5% today, according to our price data from Polygon. It has been bolstered by MRK stock rising 3.2%.

Here are some of the largest contributors to VTI's gains:

• $LLY (1.3% of VTI holdings) has risen 4.9%
• $TSLA (1.4%) has risen 1.8%
• $JNJ (0.9%) has risen 2.3%
• $UNH (0.5%) has risen 3.7%
• $MRK (0.5%) has risen 3.2%
• $MU (1.5%) has risen 1.0%
• $ABBV (0.6%) has risen 2.4%
• $NVDA (6.9%) has risen 0.2%
• $AMZN (3.4%) has risen 0.4%
• $JPM (1.3%) has risen 1.0%

You can track more data on $VTI on Investivoq's $VTI data dashboard.

$MRK Insider Trading Activity

$MRK insiders have traded $MRK stock on the open market 17 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 17 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MRK stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• JENNIFER ZACHARY (EVP, General Counsel) sold 80,315 shares for an estimated $10,718,494
• DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAMS (EVP,Chief Info&Digital Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 52,847 shares for an estimated $6,805,145.
• RICHARD R. DELUCA (EVP&Pres, Merck Animal Heallth) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 51,370 shares for an estimated $6,731,142.
• CHIRFI GUINDO (EVP, Access, Policy & Comms) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 25,000 shares for an estimated $3,315,000.
• DAVID R. MARALDO (EVP & Pres. MMD) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 18,706 shares for an estimated $2,407,797.

To track insider transactions, check out Investivoq's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Investivoq API insider transaction endpoint.

$MRK Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MRK recently. We have seen 8 analysts offer price targets for $MRK in the last 6 months, with a median target of $139.5.

Here are some recent targets:

• Terence Flynn from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $113.0 on 07/09/2026
• Mohit Bansal from Wells Fargo set a target price of $150.0 on 07/08/2026
• Trung Huynh from RBC Capital set a target price of $142.0 on 07/08/2026
• Carter Gould from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $120.0 on 07/06/2026
• Louise Chen from Scotiabank set a target price of $155.0 on 06/30/2026
• Tim Anderson from B of A Securities set a target price of $141.0 on 06/30/2026
• An analyst from CICC set a target price of $138.0 on 06/24/2026

You can track data on $MRK on Investivoq.

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