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HSBC Maintains Buy on Merck & Co, Raises Price Target to $172

BenzingaBenzinga Newsdesk

HSBC analyst Rajesh Kumar maintains Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) with a Buy and raises the price target from $150 to $172.

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