Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $82.81
  • Support level
    $79.02
  • Resistance level
    $85.15
  • Beta
    0.3
  • RSI (14-day)
    33.4
  • With a -28.2 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 $118.64 25.0%

Moving averages
200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$87.27 $82.84 $84.61 $84.32

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
    6.2%
  • In the next month
    12.7%
  • In the next year
    54.9%

Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)
Period Value
Historical (5 year) 22.3%
Last month 28.2%
Current estimate 23.0%
Next month forecast 22.5%