The 52-week high and low prices can offer valuable insights into a stock’s current standing and prospects for future performance. Merck & Co Inc’s current trading price is -29.09% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 16.37%. The stock’s price range for this period has been between $73.31 and $120.30 The company’s shares, which are part of the Healthcare sector, had a trading volume of approximately 9.24 million for the day, a number notably lower than the average daily volume of 14.13 million over the last three months.
The present stock price for Merck & Co Inc (MRK) is $85.31. In the last trading session, the stock made a considerable jump, reaching $141.0 after an opening price of $85.31. The stock briefly fell to $82.0 before ending the session at $87.37.
Merck & Co Inc experienced a somewhat shaky performance in the stock market. The company’s stock reached a 1-year high of $120.30 on 09/06/24, while the lowest price for the same period was registered at $73.31 on 05/15/25.
Exploring Financial Performance and Market Capitalization: A Comprehensive Analysis
Merck & Co Inc (MRK) has experienced a quarterly rise of 9.96% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 213.09B and boasts a workforce of 75000 employees.
Merck & Co Inc: What Analysts Are Saying
As of right now, 12 analysts are rating Merck & Co Inc as a BUY, 2 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 13 analysts are recommending to HOLD this stock, 0 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 0 analyst is rating the stock as SELL.
Analyzing Trading Volume and Moving Average Trends
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 80.52, with a change in price of -1.81. Similarly, Merck & Co Inc recorded 14,953,535 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -2.08%.
Understanding Ticker ‘s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: An Analysis
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio serves as an important indicator of a company’s financial stability and market position. By dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, the D/E ratio reveals the degree to which a company relies on debt to finance assets compared to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for MRK stands at 0.72. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.69.
MRK Stock Stochastic Average
Merck & Co Inc’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is presently 77.40%, as of today. This marks a increase from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was 77.40%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 87.20% and 87.95%, respectively.
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. The index has shown a price loss of -26.48% this year. Over the last six months, there has been a stronger performance of -6.53%. The price of MRK fallen by 0.71% during the last 30 days period. For the last 5-days stocks have improved 1.29%.
