Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $81.51
  • Support level
    $79.34
  • Resistance level
    $85.38
  • Beta
    0.2
  • RSI (14-day)
    38.1
  • With a -31.1 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 $117.17 22.2%

Moving averages
200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$86.77 $82.75 $83.72 $82.70

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
    5.8%
  • In the next month
    12.6%
  • In the next year
    51.6%

Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)
Period Value
Historical (5 year) 22.3%
Last month 20.7%
Current estimate 21.3%
Next month forecast 22.2%