Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $84.71
  • Support level
    $78.67
  • Resistance level
    $84.78
  • Beta
    0.3
  • RSI (14-day)
    52.0
  • With a -27.3 percent return in the past year, this stock is among the worst 10 percent of performers in the S&P-100.
  • Volatility is forecast to fall over the next month.

52-week range
52-week low 52-week high Price as % of range
$73.47 $118.64 29.7%

Moving averages
200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$87.60 $82.46 $83.90 $84.75

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
    5.7%
  • In the next month
    12.6%
  • In the next year
    54.7%

Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)
Period Value
Historical (5 year) 22.3%
Last month 22.1%
Current estimate 20.9%
Next month forecast 22.3%