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Merck & Company (NYSE:MRK)
Stock Analysis

MRK106.39
▲ 0.44%0.47

Stock Analysis

The following stock analysis is based on 10.7 years of data (i.e. since Jul 23, 2012). All the stock history has been downloaded.

Stock Exchange

Merck & Company trades on the NYSE exchange in USD dollars.

Sector

It is in the healthcare sector.

Current Status of Merck & Company

It is currently trading at $106.39 ($105.92 the previous day).It pays a 2.61% dividend.

Financials

The next reporting date is in 26 days (2023 04 27).

CNN estimates profits for the upcoming quarter will be $1.37 per share ($13.8B). The current Canada / US exchange rate is 1.3511.



Over the past 12 months, $0 worth of shares have been purchased and $310255092 worth of shares have been sold by insiders.

Will This Trend Continue?

The year over year average increase is 13.7% per year assuming steady exponential growth. The actual 5 year average is 10.26. Details on the individual increase in one year intervals is provided below.

Past PerformanceAverage PricePercent Change
1 year96.11021044776123.9+ Above Average
2 year77.541553246753-2.7- Below Average
3 year79.661856395349-4.2- Below Average
4 year83.13081274509818.8+ Above Average
5 year69.9485877862615.5+ Above Average
Merck & Company is projected by analysts to get to $122.50 within the next 12 months (15.1%), but preticted targets range from as high as $135.00 (26.9%) and as low as $96(-9.8%).

Risk

The worst drop it has had in recent years is -27.5%. It has a few bumps shape to the stock curve, which means the stock generally continues on a consistent trend and does not have to be checked often, but can have some variation during periods of volitility.

Stock shape test

DAYS AG0PRICE
10106.97DROPPING
30110.59DROPPING
60108.59RISING
15097.71RISING
36579.3RISING
80082.34DROPPING
120088.98DROPPING
160075.48RISING
200064.6RISING


With an average increase of 13.7% year over year, if Merck & Company is bought at the worst time, Stockmarketizer analysts estimate it will take 24.1 months before the stock will recover to the original purchase price. The P/E value is 18.63. The stock is under valued as the industry standard in the healthcare sector is a P/E of 86.26.

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