Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $84.21
  • Support level
    $83.21
  • Resistance level
    N/A
  • Beta
    0.2
  • RSI (14-day)
    50.5
  • With a -26.4 percent return in the past year, this stock is among the worst 10 percent of performers in the S&P-100.
  • The price of this low-beta stock is expected to increase by 0.2 percent for every 1% increase in the S&P-500.

  • 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
$73.47 $118.64 28.5%

Moving averages

200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$88.77 $81.09 $81.54 $81.12

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
    12.8%
  • In the next year
    55.5%

Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)

Period Value
Historical (5 year) 22.3%
Last month 21.6%
Current estimate 21.7%
Next month forecast 22.6%