Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (MMSI)Healthcare | Medical Instruments & Supplies | South Jordan, United States | NasdaqGS
88.14 USD
-1.61
(-1.794%) ⇩
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:48 a.m. EDT
Merit Medical presents a compelling long-term case despite recent price weakness. The business generates robust free cash flow and is seeing double-digit earnings growth, supported by a fortress-like balance sheet with minimal debt relative to equity. While the trailing price-to-earnings ratio appears stretched at thirty-five times, the forward multiple compresses significantly, reflecting expectations for accelerated profitability. The nine-year price trajectory remains overwhelmingly positive, having nearly tripled in value over the decade, even though the most recent annual period saw a decline. For investors seeking income, this stock offers nothing in the way of a payout, which limits its appeal for retirees. In the near term, options activity suggests a cautious optimism, with notable call interest at the ninety-dollar strike level, hinting at a potential rebound from current lows. The statistical models also lean slightly bullish for the coming month. This is a solid growth play for those comfortable with volatility, but the lack of dividend yield means the entire return relies on capital appreciation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.106635 |
| MSTL | 0.157097 |
| AutoETS | 0.164748 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.164750 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 51% |
| H-stat | 0.54 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.121 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 48.822 |
| Revenue per Share | 26.559 |
| Market Cap | 5,262,876,160 |
| Trailing P/E | 36.27 |
| Forward P/E | 19.11 |
| Beta | 0.51 |
| Profit Margins | 9.22% |
| Website | https://www.merit.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with a slight upside bias in the near term. Heavy call volume at the ninety-dollar strike for the October expiration suggests a bullish expectation for a bounce from current levels, while put open interest remains concentrated at lower strikes around sixty to eighty dollars, indicating hedging or downside protection. Implied volatility is elevated for longer-dated contracts, reflecting uncertainty beyond the immediate month.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.11532247 |
| Address1 | 1,600 West Merit Parkway |
| All Time High | 111.45 |
| All Time Low | 0.816 |
| Ask | 88.2 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 623,420 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 797,790 |
| Average Volume | 797,790 |
| Average Volume10Days | 623,420 |
| Beta | 0.508 |
| Bid | 64.37 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 28.133 |
| City | South Jordan |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 88.14 |
| Current Ratio | 4.198 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 90.99 |
| Day Low | 87.86 |
| Debt To Equity | 48.822 |
| Display Name | Merit Medical Systems |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.204 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.191 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 338,944,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.21468 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 16.623 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.569 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,634,298,368 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.3022 |
| Eps Forward | 4.6115 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.43 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 801 253 1652 |
| Fifty Day Average | 88.13 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.010002136 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.000113492984 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 11.532248 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 94.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.6100006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.06976254 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 59.74 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 28.399998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.47539333 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 59.74 - 94.75 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 642,691,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 58,301,851 |
| Forward Eps | 4.6115 |
| Forward P E | 19.113087 |
| Free Cashflow | 173,902,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 7,500 |
| Fullday Change | -1.6100006 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.7938726 |
| Fullday Price | 88.14 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.49514 |
| Gross Profits | 781,726,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02446 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.08108 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 59,710,420 |
| Industry | Medical Instruments & Supplies |
| Industry Disp | Medical Instruments & Supplies |
| Industry Key | medical-instruments-supplies |
| Ir Website | http://investor.merit.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=65799&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,304,640,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 5:4 |
| Long Business Summary | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets single-use medical products for interventional, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures in the United States, China, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Cardiovascular and Endoscopy. The company offers micropuncture kits, angiographic needles, sheaths, guide wires, and safety products; peripheral intervention products comprising angiography, drainage, delivery systems, and embolotherapy products; oncology products, such as soft tissue biopsy products and accessories; cardiac intervention products consisting of cardiac access, angiography, electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm management, fluid management, hemodynamic monitoring, hemostasis, and intervention products; and spine products, including vertebral augmentation, radiofrequency ablation, and bone biopsy systems. It also provides custom procedural solutions, including critical care products, syringes, manifold kits, and trays and packs; coating services for medical tubes and wires; and sensor components for microelectromechanical systems. In addition, the company offers gastroenterology products, such as esophageal stents, cryoballoon and inflation devices, gauges, and balloon dilators; pulmonary products consisting of laser-cut tracheobronchial stents, and over-the-wire and direct visualization delivery systems; and kits and accessories for endoscopy and bronchoscopy procedures. It sells its products to hospitals, alternate site-based physicians, technicians, and nurses through direct sales force, independent distributors, original equipment manufacturer partners, and custom procedure tray manufacturers. The company exports its products to Canada, Western Europe, Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. Merit Medical Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in South Jordan, Utah. |
| Long Name | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,262,876,160 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_319791 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 145,559,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,212,122,561 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 90.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 283,448,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14456001 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.62 |
| Phone | 801 253 1600 |
| Previous Close | 89.75 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 20.487194 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.1329756 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.3334384 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0922 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.641 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.81818 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.61 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.79387 |
| Regular Market Day High | 90.99 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 87.86 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 87.86 - 90.99 |
| Regular Market Open | 90.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 89.75 |
| Regular Market Price | 88.14 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 793,358 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04921 |
| Return On Equity | 0.0919 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.095 |
| Revenue Per Share | 26.559 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 59,710,420 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0608 |
| Shares Short | 3,630,733 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,617,141 |
| Short Name | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.082200006 |
| Short Ratio | 5.93 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | UT |
| Symbol | MMSI |
| Target High Price | 123.0 |
| Target Low Price | 83.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 101.45455 |
| Target Median Price | 100.0 |
| Total Cash | 448,699,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 7.515 |
| Total Debt | 820,121,024 |
| Total Revenue | 1,578,813,056 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.43 |
| Trailing P E | 36.271603 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.5796 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 76.70565 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 11.434349 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.14906788 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 793,358 |
| Website | https://www.merit.com |
| Zip | 84,095 |