In a filing, Merck & Co Inc revealed its Officer DALTON SMART acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.35 million on Apr 25 ’25. In the deal valued at $82.76 per share,4,262 shares were bought.
Then, Oosthuizen Johannes Jacobus sold 8,500 shares, generating $714,745 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $84.09, the President, U.S. Market now owns 30,705 shares.
Before that, JOHANNES JACOBUS OOSTHUIZEN bought 8,500 shares. Merck & Co Inc shares valued at $714,745 were divested by the Officer at a price of $84.09 per share.
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Merck & Co Inc [MRK] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on April 22, 2025; the price target was $85. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Deutsche Bank’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid February from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. TD Cowen also remained covering MRK and has decreased its forecast on February 10, 2025 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Truist revised its rating on January 08, 2025. It rated MRK as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of MRK
On Friday, Merck & Co Inc [NYSE:MRK] saw its stock jump 3.63% to $82.74. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 6.08%. Merck & Co Inc shares have fallen nearly -16.83% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -34.79% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $134.63 was reached on 01/07/25, a 52-week low of $75.93 was recorded on 04/16/25. SMA at 50 days reached $87.31, while 200 days put it at $102.47.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MRK Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 79.44, which if violated will result in even more drops to 76.14. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 84.66. A further resistance level may holdings at 86.58. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 49.07, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.23, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 7.35%. Stochastics %K at 50.71% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Merck & Co Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Merck & Co Inc stocks on 2025-04-15, growing by 4.81 million shares to a total of 41.93 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-14 was 37.13 million shares. There was a rise of 11.47%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
