Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Major

Health Care

Stock price data as of

Closing price: $83.18
  • Support level
    $80.86
  • Resistance level
    $97.94
  • Beta
    0.3
  • RSI (14-day)
    64.0
  • With a -35.6 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
$76.46 $132.96 15.2%
Moving averages
200 day 50 day 20 day 10 day
$101.38 $87.22 $80.50 $81.77

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
    7.8%
  • In the next month
    14.6%
  • In the next year
    50.0%
Volatility estimates (annualized standard deviations)
Period Value
Historical (5 year) 24.0%
Last month 25.9%
Current estimate 28.6%
Next month forecast 25.7%