DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ slid 1.36% to $80.40 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.44% to 6,693.75 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.14% to 46,381.54.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 31.96% short of its 52-week high of $118.16, which the company achieved on September 23rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 1.12% to $174.21, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.04% to $24.04, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ rose 0.39% to $754.95.
Trading volume (11.0 M) remained 836,309 below its 50-day average volume of 11.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 22, 2025.
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September 22, 2025 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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