Merck & Co Inc’s recently made public 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 $0.63 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 $2.5 million.
Citigroup downgraded its Merck & Co Inc [MRK] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Cantor Fitzgerald’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late April with a ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating. Deutsche Bank also remained covering MRK and has decreased its forecast on February 18, 2025 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. TD Cowen revised its rating on February 10, 2025. It rated MRK as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of MRK
On Tuesday, Merck & Co Inc [NYSE:MRK] saw its stock jump 0.58% to $81.37. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.79%. Merck & Co Inc shares have fallen nearly -35.34% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -18.20% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $129.93 was reached on 01/07/25, a 52-week low of $73.31 was recorded on 05/15/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MRK Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 80.35, which if violated will result in even more drops to 79.32. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 82.39. A further resistance level may holdings at 83.40.
How much short interest is there in Merck & Co Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Merck & Co Inc stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -5.47 million shares to a total of 35.8 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 41.27 million shares. There was a decline of -15.27%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
