Merck completes tender offer for $11B Acceleron Pharma acquisition

  • Merck KGaA (NYSE:MRK) said it completed its tender offer for Acceleron Pharma (NASDAQ:XLRN) for $180/share.
  • As of the tender offer expiration, 63.3% of the total number of Acceleron's (XLRN) outstanding shares were validly tendered, according to a statement.
  • Merck KGaA (MRK) was able to complete the tender even as some Acceleron (XLRN) holders came out against the deal, arguing it undervalued the company.
  • Earlier, Merck KGaA (MRK) said that the HSR waiting period for its planned purchase of Acceleron Pharma (XLRN) had expired.

    Over the current book year the company from Kenilworth could achieve a revenue around 48.95 billion USD (consensus estimates). This is slightly more than 2021's revenue of 47.99 billion USD.

    Historical revenues and results Merck KGaA & Co plus estimates 2021

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    The analysts expect for 2021 a net profit of 14.64 billion USD. For this year the consensus of Merck KGaA & Co's result per share is a profit of 5.82 USD. The price-earnings-ratio equals 13.87.

    Huge dividend Merck KGaA & Co

    Analysts expect a dividend of 2.57 USD per share. The dividend yield is then 3.18 percent. The average dividend yield of the pharmaceutical companies is a poor 1.37 percent.

    Merck KGaA & Co's market capitalization is based on the number of outstanding shares around 204.9 billion USD. 9

    On Friday, the stock closed at 80.7 USD.

    Historical stock prices Merck KGaA & Co from 2007 till 2021

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