Merck & Co Inc’s filing revealed that its SVP Fin. – Global Controller Smart Dalton E. III unloaded 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 sold. As a result of this transaction, Smart Dalton E. III now holds 7,778 shares worth roughly $0.59 million.
Then, DALTON SMART bought 4,262 shares, generating $352,723 in total proceeds.
Before that, Oosthuizen Johannes Jacobus sold 8,500 shares. Merck & Co Inc shares valued at $714,745 were divested by the President, U.S. Market at a price of $84.09 per share. As a result of the transaction, Oosthuizen Johannes Jacobus now holds 30,705 shares, worth roughly $2.33 million.
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 fall -2.16% to $75.97. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -8.67%. Merck & Co Inc shares have fallen nearly -23.63% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -41.73% 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 05/09/25. SMA at 50 days reached $86.07, while 200 days put it at $100.22.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MRK Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 75.04, which if violated will result in even more drops to 74.12. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 77.67. A further resistance level may holdings at 79.38. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 32.78, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -3.45, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 98.50%. Stochastics %K at 16.52% indicates the stock is a buying.
