Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $81.71
  • Support level
    $77.04
  • Resistance level
    $88.53
  • Beta
    0.3
  • RSI (14-day)
    67.6
  • With a -38.0 percent return in the past year, this stock is among the worst 10 percent of performers in the S&P-100.
  • MRK is one of this month's top performers with a return of 9.2 percent, beating 90 percent of stocks in the S&P-100.
  • Volatility is forecast to fall over the next month.
  • Price crossed above 50-day moving average this week - a bullish signal.
52-week range
52-week low 52-week high Price as % of range
$73.47 $132.96 17.9%
Moving averages
200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$95.62 $79.19 $78.17 $79.28

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
    7.0%
  • In the next month
    13.6%
  • In the next year
    53.3%
Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)
Period Value
Historical (5 year) 22.4%
Last month 35.7%
Current estimate 25.7%
Next month forecast 24.0%