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MRK

Merck & Co., Inc.
$129.56 +4.19 (+3.34%) At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$319.99B
Shares
2,469,824,415

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$129.56 Open$126.18 Day$125.99–129.61 52W$74.71–130.29 Avg vol 30d10.3M Short int30.3M · 1.2% float · 2.6d Short vol63% Last earningsApr 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 4
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
Technical · trend & momentum Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross no cross
+ Price vs 200-day avg +21% above
+ Price vs 50-day avg +11% above
RSI (14) 66 · neutral
+ MACD trend positive
+ 52-week position 99% · near high
Sentiment · smart money Bullish
Trend (MA cross) 50d $117 › 200d $107 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow 20 of 3,782 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -4.8K sh shares
Insider flow No net insider activity over 90 days
+ Short interest 1.23% of float · ▼ -0.9% MoM · 2.6 days cover
Volume signal Volume near normal
+ Institution breadth 3,782 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Fundamentals Strong
Revenue growth +1% Y/Y
+ EPS growth +8% Y/Y
+ Free cash flow $12.4B
Valuation P/E 36.5 · rich
+ Buyback $5.0B authorized
+ Balance sheet net cash $12.0B

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 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

      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 Strong Buy
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      no cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +21% above Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +11% above Bullish
      RSI (14)
      66 · neutral Neutral
      MACD trend
      positive Bullish
      52-week position
      99% · near high Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $117 › 200d $107 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      20 of 3,782 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -4.8K sh shares
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.23% of float · ▼ -0.9% MoM · 2.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      3,782 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $75 Now $130 · 99% 52-wk high $130
      vs 200-day avg +21% vs 50-day avg +11%

      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
      $319.99B +24.0% +1.4% 36.5 1.2%
      LLY
      ELI LILLY & Co
      $1.14T +13.1% +44.7% 43.1 1.0%
      JNJ
      Johnson & Johnson
      $633.19B +27.8% +6.0% 30.5 1.1%
      ABBV
      AbbVie Inc.
      $461.26B +15.2% +8.6% 128.6 1.3%
      NVS
      Novartis AG
      $305.10B +19.5% 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 Reducing
      Holders
      3,781
      % held
      77.1%
      Reported
      20 of 3,782
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,498
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      30.3M
      Days to cover
      2.6d
      Change
      -278.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      63%
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.6K
      Value
      $191.0K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      44.4%
      Week of
      Jun 8, 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 +3.3% +13.0% +17.6% +0.8% +24.0%
      SPY +1.4% -1.3% +8.0% -0.3% +9.2%
      vs SPY +1.9% +14.2% +9.6% +1.1% +14.8%

      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)
      2.59%
      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.

      Key facts CIK 310158 CUSIP 58933Y105 13F (30d) 120 filings 41 filers Visit website Investor relations