Fintel reports that on May 14, 2025, Citigroup downgraded their outlook for Merck (SNSE:MRKCL) from Buy to Neutral.
What is the Fund Sentiment?
There are 5,052 funds or institutions reporting positions in Merck. This is an decrease of 116 owner(s) or 2.24% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to MRKCL is 0.57%, an increase of 41.00%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 0.52% to 2,224,986K shares.
What are Other Shareholders Doing?
Wellington Management Group Llp holds 81,670K shares representing 3.25% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 80,742K shares , representing an increase of 1.14%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in MRKCL by 86.67% over the last quarter.
VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 79,257K shares representing 3.16% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 80,363K shares , representing a decrease of 1.40%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in MRKCL by 14.86% over the last quarter.
VFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 68,475K shares representing 2.73% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 66,387K shares , representing an increase of 3.05%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in MRKCL by 14.52% over the last quarter.
Geode Capital Management holds 59,657K shares representing 2.38% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 61,182K shares , representing a decrease of 2.56%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in MRKCL by 52.76% over the last quarter.
Charles Schwab Investment Management holds 49,229K shares representing 1.96% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 20,125K shares , representing an increase of 59.12%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in MRKCL by 77.10% over the last quarter.
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