Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $121.42
  • Support level
    $107.82
  • Resistance level
    $122.26
  • Beta
    0.3
  • RSI (14-day)
    70.2
  • 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.
  • Volatility is forecast to fall over the next month.
  • With RSI > 70, MRK is overbought. Odds slightly favor a short-term price reversal.

52-week range
52-week low 52-week high Price as % of range
$73.47 $123.93 96.1%

Moving averages
200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$97.44 $118.60 $118.36 $120.71

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
    5.9%
  • In the next month
    13.1%
  • In the next year
    55.9%

Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)
Period Value
Historical (5 year) 23.2%
Last month 21.4%
Current estimate 21.6%
Next month forecast 23.1%