MRK

Merck & Co., Inc.

Mega CapHealthcareNYSE
Very StrongTop 22% vs Healthcare stocks
Mixed Signals|20d ↑50d ↓200d ↑

Updated: Oct 30, 2026, 2:17 AM

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MRKABOVE 200-DAY

Merck & Co., Inc.

$146.33
+15.7% vs 200-day
Price200-day
1 year · Oct 30, 2026

Position vs 200-day MA

+15.7% above 200-day MA

MRK has held above its 200-day MA for 247 days and sits in the top 22% of Healthcare stocks. It is leading its group, not just riding a broad move higher.

Price

$146.33

200-day MA

$126.52

Streak above

247 days

Avg volume (90d)

10.1M

Market cap

$347.7B

Participation around MRK

Above 200-day MA

MRK is above its 200-day average, but fewer Healthcare stocks are confirming the trend.

Healthcare

36%

310 of 855 stocks

S&P 500

63%

316 of 498 stocks

This stock is currently above its 200-day average. The comparison shows how much support the move has around it.

Trend timeline

Last 200-day cross

Moved above

Nov 5, 2025

Current state

Above the 200-day MA

247 trading days

Shorter averages

Mixed alignment

20, 50, and 200-day view

Correlation vs. Healthcare Peers

How MRK has moved with the 15 most liquid Healthcare stocks over the trailing 60 trading days.

Most Correlated

MRK ↔ MRNA0.77
MRK ↔ PFE0.64
MRK ↔ BMY0.50
MRK ↔ ABBV0.49
MRK ↔ GILD0.49

Most Inverse

MRK ↔ BAX-0.07

Stocks most correlated with MRK

Ranked against every S&P 500 stock using daily returns over the last 60 trading days. A value near +1 means the two tend to move together and near -1 means they tend to move opposite; most pairs sit well below those extremes.

Most correlated with MRK

  1. MRNAModerna, Inc. Common Stock0.77
  2. PFEPfizer Inc.0.64
  3. REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc0.56
  4. VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc0.55
  5. ELThe Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A0.54

Most inverse to MRK

  1. AFLAflac Inc.-0.28
  2. FTNTFortinet, Inc.-0.27
  3. PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc. Common Stock-0.24
  4. TXNTexas Instruments Incorporated-0.22
  5. CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock-0.22

See the strongest pairs across the whole index on the S&P 500 correlation pairs page.