How To Earn $500 A Month From Merck Stock Ahead Of Q2 Earnings

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) will release earnings results for the second quarter before the opening bell on Tuesday, July 29.

Analysts expect the health care company to report quarterly earnings at $2.03 per share, down from $2.28 per share in the year-ago period. Merck projects to report quarterly revenue at $15.87 billion, compared to $16.11 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

With the recent buzz around Merck, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends. Merck offers an annual dividend yield of 3.82%, a quarterly dividend amount of 81 cents per share ($3.24 a year).

To figure out how to earn $500 monthly from Merck, we start with the yearly target of $6,000 ($500 x ...