---
title: "Merck & Co. (MRK) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/mrk
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-10-10
ticker: MRK
sector: "Healthcare"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Merck & Co. (MRK) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Merck & Co. (MRK) stock analysis", 2026-10-10. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/mrk
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## Key facts

- As of October 10, 2026, Merck & Co. (MRK) trades at $145.60, up 66.4% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $82.01 to $156.92; the price is 7.2% below that high.
- It is 7.2% below its all-time high of $156.92, reached in August 2026.
- Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +231.1%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
- It sits 17.5% above its 200-day average of $123.90, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 22.3% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 115.6 and a dividend yield of 2.34%.

## About Merck & Co.

Merck & Co. (MRK) is a healthcare company operating in drug manufacturers—general. Valuation and momentum can move with trial outcomes, regulatory news, and reimbursement shifts. Use this profile to monitor momentum shifts, volatility regime, and valuation signals in one dashboard.

## What the chart is saying

In an uptrend, pressing toward $153.19 resistance.

- Price is 1.5% above its 50-day average and 17.5% above its 200-day.
- RSI at 52 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $153.19 (+5.2%), the nearest floor $131.01 (-10.0%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $153.19, 5.2% above the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).
- Support near $131.01, 10.0% below the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).
- Support near $123.93, 14.9% below the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).

## Which ETFs hold it

MRK is in 11 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLV: 5.91% of the fund, holding #4 of 62.

- [XLV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/xlv/holdings): 5.91% of the fund, holding #4 of 62 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [SCHD holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/schd/holdings): 4.06% of the fund, holding #5 of 100 (Schwab, September 24, 2026)
- [DIA holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/dia/holdings): 1.71% of the fund, holding #24 of 30 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [VIG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vig/holdings): 1.56% of the fund, holding #17 of 333 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VYM holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vym/holdings): 1.47% of the fund, holding #9 of 603 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VTV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vtv/holdings): 1.33% of the fund, holding #12 of 306 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VOO holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/voo/holdings): 0.55% of the fund, holding #29 of 505 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [SPY holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/spy/holdings): 0.55% of the fund, holding #29 of 504 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [IVV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ivv/holdings): 0.55% of the fund, holding #29 of 503 (iShares, September 24, 2026)
- [JEPI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/jepi/holdings): 0.51% of the fund, holding #66 of 119 (J.P. Morgan, September 24, 2026)
- [VTI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vti/holdings): 0.49% of the fund, holding #29 of 3,503 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)

Source: each issuer's full holdings file (August 31 to September 24, 2026), matched on the company's ISIN.

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