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Merck & Co., Inc.
$123.54 -1.53 (-1.22%) At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$305.12B
Shares
2,469,824,415

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$123.54 Open$125.12 Day$122.90–125.56 52W$74.18–130.29 Avg vol 30d11.8M Short int31.4M · 1.3% float · 2.3d Short vol46% Last earningsApr 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 4
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 4, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 15 · calm Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +14%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +4%
      above
      RSI (14) 52
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 88%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +4%
      trailing
      6-month return +13%
      trailing
      YTD return +19%
      this year
      Relative strength +4%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $118 › 200d $108 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      298 of 3,783 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +2.0M sh shares · +10 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.27% of float · ▲ +3.7% MoM · 2.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      3,783 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 51
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +1%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +8%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $12.4B
      Valuation P/E 34.8
      rich
      Buyback $5.0B
      authorized
      Balance sheet $34.5B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 28%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −11%
      past year
      ATR 2.8%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Apr 30, 2026
      Worldwide Sales · Full-Year 2026 Initiated $65.8B – $67B
      prior FY $65.01B midpoint +2.1% Y/Y
      Non-GAAP EPS · Full-Year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $5.04 – $5.16

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +14% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      52 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      88% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $118 › 200d $108 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      298 of 3,783 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +2.0M sh shares · +10 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.27% of float · ▲ +3.7% MoM · 2.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      3,783 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $74 Now $124 · 88% 52-wk high $130
      vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg +4%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Versus peers

      Drug Manufacturers - General — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      MRK
      Merck & Co., Inc.
      this stock
      $305.12B +19.1% +1.4% 34.8 1.3%
      LLY
      ELI LILLY & Co
      $1.12T +10.8% +44.7% 42.2 1.0%
      JNJ
      Johnson & Johnson
      $618.61B +24.8% +6.0% 29.8 1.1%
      ABBV
      AbbVie Inc.
      $438.31B +9.4% +8.6% 122.2 1.2%
      NVS
      Novartis AG
      $293.94B +15.1% 0.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      3,787
      % held
      77.2%
      Reported
      298 of 3,783
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,500
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      31.4M
      Days to cover
      2.3d
      Change
      +1.1M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      46%
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.6K
      Value
      $191.0K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.7%
      Week of
      Jun 15, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Josh Gottheimer
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Feb 4, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $65.0B
      Net income (FY)
      $18.3B
      EPS diluted
      $7.28
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $5.0B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      Investor Event Transcript
      Filed
      Jun 30, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.2M
      Shares
      10.2K
      Filed
      Feb 10, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 9, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      MRK -4.7% +4.5% +13.0% -3.9% +19.1%
      SPY +1.4% +4.1% +9.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY -6.0% +0.4% +3.9% -5.0% +8.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.85 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
      Raised 4.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.36 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.72%
      Buyback program · as of Oct 25, 2018
      Authorized
      $5.00B
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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