Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $108.18
  • Support level
    $100.93
  • Resistance level
    N/A
  • Beta
    0.2
  • RSI (14-day)
    54.8
  • MRK is at or near its 52-week high. Studies have found that such stocks have an increased probability of outperforming the market over the next year.
  • The price of this low-beta stock is expected to increase by 0.2 percent for every 1% increase in the S&P-500.

  • Volatility is forecast to fall over the next month.
  • Price broke above prior resistance level - a short-term bullish signal.

52-week range
52-week low 52-week high Price as % of range
$73.47 $111.11 93.5%

Moving averages
200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$87.12 $102.78 $108.51 $109.67

Value at risk (VaR)

There is an estimated 5% probability that the stock price will fall by more than VaR in time period.

  • In the next week
    6.0%
  • In the next month
    13.0%
  • In the next year
    57.7%

Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)
Period Value
Historical (5 year) 23.0%
Last month 31.2%
Current estimate 22.1%
Next month forecast 22.9%