Merck & Co Inc’s stock market performance has been somewhat irregular. The 1-year high for the company’s stock was recorded at $134.63 on 06/25/24, with the lowest value being $94.48 on 11/15/24.
52-week price history of MRK Stock
Analyzing the 52-week price history of a stock, including its high and low prices, can provide valuable insight into its current status and potential future performance. Merck & Co Inc’s current trading price is -24.65% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 7.36%. The stock’s price range for this period has remained between $94.48 and $134.63. The Healthcare sector company’s shares managed to surpass a trading volume of around 3.86 million for the day, which was noticeably lower compared to the shares’ average daily volume of 11.01 million over the last three months.
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Financial Performance and Market Capitalization
Merck & Co Inc (MRK) has experienced a quarterly decline of -14.25% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 258.50B and boasts a workforce of 72000 employees.
Moving average and trading volume data
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 109.36, with a change in price of -24.36. Similarly, Merck & Co Inc recorded 10,620,439 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -19.36%.
MRK Debt-to-equity ratio analysis
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a valuable metric that offers insight into a company’s financial health and standing in the market. This ratio is calculated by dividing a company’s current total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity. The D/E ratio illustrates the extent of debt a company is utilizing to support its assets in relation to the value of its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for MRK stands at 0.86. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.79.
MRK Stock Stochastic Average
As of today, the raw stochastic average of Merck & Co Inc over the past 50 days is 40.99%. This is a decrease compared to the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 63.52%. Additionally, the Stochastic %K and %D values for the company were 66.16% and 62.06%, respectively, over the past 20 days.
MRK Stock Price Performance Analysis
The stock price performance over the year has been a mixed bag, resulting in a range of outlooks from optimistic to pessimistic depending on the observer. Year to date metric has recorded a loss of -6.95%.However, over the last six months, we can see a stronger performance of -20.44%. Over the last 30 days, the price of MRK has fallen by 3.13%. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -2.27%.
