Use Merck to protect against small markets fluctuations. The stock experiences normal downward trend and little activity
1 Month Beta ..........
0.16
As returns on market increase, Merck returns are expected to increase less than the market. However during bear market, the loss on holding Merck will be expected to be smaller as well.
Willie Deese Executive Vice President and President - Merck Manufacturing Division
Merck Price and Market Media
The median price of Merck for the period between Thu, Apr 26, 2012 and Sat, May 26, 2012 is 38.22 with a coefficient of variation of 1.68. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 0.64, arithmetic mean of 38.24, and mean deviation of 0.53. The Stock received substential amount of media coverage during this period.
Merck & Inc. [MRK] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Whitehouse Station, NJ and employs 86,000 people. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with total capitalization of 114.21 B. Merck & Inc. runs under Healthcare sector within Drug Manufacturers - Major industry. This company has 3.04 B outstanding shares of which 19.26 M shares are now shorted by investors with about 1.5 days to cover shorted positions.
Merck Liquidity
MERCK CO INC has about 15.57 B in cash with 12.82 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 5.12.
The company has 18.16 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.32 which is OK given its current industry classification. Merck & Inc. has Current Ratio of 2.03 demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due.
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