The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
The company's current financial score is 8.54, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 7.77. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 15.81B, representing a year-over-year decrease of 1.90%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 18.85%.
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The company’s current valuation score is 8.17, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 7.19. Its current P/E ratio is 12.90, which is 7010.88% below the recent high of 917.15 and 17.36% above the recent low of 10.66.
The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.38, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 7.78. The average price target for Merck & Co Inc is 96.50, with a high of 137.00 and a low of 82.00.
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The company’s current price momentum score is 7.33, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 6.87. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 90.75 and the support level at 77.33, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
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The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 5.59. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 80.71%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.15%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 251.75M shares, representing 10.08% of shares outstanding, with 1.99% increase in holdings.
The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.09, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 5.11. The company's beta value is 0.35. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.
