In the last trading session, 5.59 million Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 0.41. With the company’s per share price at $125.06 changed hands at -$1.13 or -0.90% during last session, the market valuation stood at $316.73B. MRK’s last price was a discount, traded about -6.43% off its 52-week high of $133.10. The share price had its 52-week low at $99.14, which suggests the last value was 20.73% up since then. When we look at Merck & Co Inc’s average trading volume, we note the 3-month average coming to 8.38 million.
Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) trade information
Instantly MRK was in red as seen at the end of in last trading. With action -1.30%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The drop to weekly highs of 127.82 subtracted -0.90% to the stock’s daily price. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 14.71%, with the 5-day performance at -1.30% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) is 2.91% up.
Merck & Co Inc (MRK) estimates and forecasts
Data shows that the Merck & Co Inc share is performing relatively much better than most of its peers within the same industry. As can be gleaned from the statistics, the company’s share value shot 20.24% over the past 6 months, a 467.55% in annual growth rate that is considerably higher than the industry average of 3.90%.
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of -42.70%. The 2024 estimates are for Merck & Co Inc earnings to increase by 467.82%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 67.56% per year.
MRK Dividends
Merck & Co Inc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report on April 25. The 2.40% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 3.00. It is important to note, however, that the 2.40% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.
