Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $78.97
  • Support level
    $77.51
  • Resistance level
    $89.95
  • Beta
    0.4
  • RSI (14-day)
    63.6
  • With a -38.6 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 $132.96 12.2%
Moving averages
200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$96.50 $79.91 $77.01 $77.28

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
    6.7%
  • In the next month
    13.7%
  • In the next year
    53.0%
Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)
Period Value
Historical (5 year) 22.5%
Last month 28.4%
Current estimate 24.8%
Next month forecast 24.2%