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Manufacturing / Pharmaceutical Preparations

Merck & Co., Inc.

MRK

$146.71

-$0.28 (-0.19%)

Price as of Sep 18, 2026 21:51 UTC

280 B

Market Cap (Mega Cap)

36%

IV Rank

26.7%

Implied Volatility

Oct 29

Next Earnings

Technical Signals as of Sep 16
Mixed
4 of 7

Trend

  • Above 20-day average $145.36
  • Above 50-day average $138.79
  • Above 200-day average $119.64 · +21.1%
  • Moving averages stacked 20 > 50 > 200

Momentum

  • Golden cross (50/200)
  • Momentum cross (20/50) 77d ago

Volume

  • Below-average volume 0.7x avg

Price & Trend

Daily candles with EMA 20, SMA 50. Drag to zoom.

Options Activity & Greeks

Implied volatility, flow, and dealer positioning from the options market.

Put/Call Ratio

0.75

Bullish skew

Implied Volatility

26.7%

0% percentile

IV vs Realized

Options cheap

30d HV 40.7%

Options Heat Map

Delta-risk grid for MRK options across strikes and expirations. Hover any cell for full Greeks.

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Insider Trades

0 buys 29 sells
Date Insider Title Type Shares Value Since Trade
Aug 13, 2026 Guindo Chirfi Sell 10,000 $1,350,000 +8.8%
Aug 12, 2026 Zachary Jennifer Sell 80,315 $10,718,495 +10.1%
Aug 12, 2026 DeLuca Richard R. Sell 11,099 $1,460,770 +11.6%
Aug 12, 2026 DeLuca Richard R. Sell 600 $79,222 +11.2%
Aug 12, 2026 Zachary Jennifer Exercise 13,433 $0 +10.5%
Aug 12, 2026 Zachary Jennifer Exercise 13,433 $1,137,909 +73.4%
Aug 12, 2026 Zachary Jennifer Exercise 41,494 $4,891,728 +24.6%
Aug 11, 2026 DeLuca Richard R. Sell 5,427 $718,261 +11.0%
Aug 11, 2026 DeLuca Richard R. Sell 7,410 $973,165 +11.8%
Aug 10, 2026 DeLuca Richard R. Sell 20,784 $2,710,951 +12.6%

Politician Trades in MRK

Date Politician Party Type Amount Since Buy
Aug 24, 2026 Rohit Khanna Purchase $1K-$15K
Aug 19, 2026 Maria Elvira Salazar R Purchase $15K-$50K -3.5%
Aug 19, 2026 Maria Elvira Salazar R Purchase $15K-$50K -3.5%
Aug 07, 2026 Rohit Khanna Purchase $15K-$50K
Aug 03, 2026 Rohit Khanna Sale $1K-$15K
Jul 08, 2026 Rohit Khanna Purchase $1K-$15K
Mar 27, 2026 Alan Armstrong Republican Sale $15K-$50K
Mar 10, 2026 Ro Khanna D Purchase $15K-$50K +25.4%
Feb 04, 2026 Josh S. Gottheimer D Purchase $1K-$15K +24.1%
Jan 13, 2026 Michael T. McCaul R Sale $15K-$50K

Earnings History

Date Quarter EPS Est. EPS Actual Surprise Result
Aug 04, 2026 Q2 2026 -$0.27
Mar 31, 2026 Q1 2026 -$1.52 -$1.28 +16.0% Beat
Dec 31, 2025 Q4 2025 $2.03 $2.09 +3.0% Beat
Sep 30, 2025 Q3 2025 $2.37 $2.68 +13.1% Beat
Jun 30, 2025 Q2 2025 $2.03 $2.19 +7.7% Beat

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