DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ slipped 1.27% to $76.98 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.61% to 5,844.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.91% to 41,860.44.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 42.82% below its 52-week high of $134.63, which the company reached on June 25th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.31% to $153.18, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 2.04% to $23.04, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ fell 2.95% to $724.95.
Trading volume (11.7 M) remained 5.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 17.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 21, 2025.
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May 21, 2025 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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