Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $150.33
  • Support level
    $134.76
  • Resistance level
    N/A
  • Beta
    0.1
  • RSI (14-day)
    65.1
  • With a 78.9 percent return in the past year, this stock outperformed 90 percent of stocks in the S&P-100.
  • MRK is one of this month's top performers with a return of 16.9 percent, beating 90 percent of stocks in the S&P-100.
  • 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
$77.60 $156.45 94.3%

Moving averages
200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$118.40 $134.59 $145.03 $151.00

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
    6.3%
  • In the next month
    13.9%
  • In the next year
    58.0%

Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)
Period Value
Historical (5 year) 24.6%
Last month 23.0%
Current estimate 23.4%
Next month forecast 24.5%