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What the tape says about MRK
Merck & Co. is +99% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 77 points ahead of the market.
+99%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +36%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 78
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
- Below its 52-week high
- −2.1%
Below its 52-week high
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- Last close2026-08-26
- $153.16
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- +17%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +99%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +133%
- vs 50-day average$127.45
- +20%
- 52-week high
- $156.44
- 52-week low
- $75.83
- Annualised volatility
- 29%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$41M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +48% |
| 2025 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | −6.3% |
| 2023 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | +49% |
| 2021 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | −7.2% |
| 2019 | +22% |
| 2018 | +40% |
| 2017 | −1.5% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.4% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.54% |
| Mar | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.08% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +0.53% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.4% |
| Jul | 11 | 4 of 11 | +0.13% |
| Aug | 11 | 8 of 11 | +4.3% |
| Sep | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.53% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.45% |
| Nov | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.5% |
| Dec | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.6% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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