Merck (Germany) Today
| 6MK Stock | EUR 118.00 0.20 0.17% |
Performance4 of 100
| Odds Of DistressLess than 9
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Merck is trading at 118.00 as of the 6th of June 2024. This is a -0.17 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 118.0. Merck has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat insignificant performance during the last 90 days. Equity ratings for Merck Co are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 7th of May 2024 and ending today, the 6th of June 2024. Click here to learn more.
Merck Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. Merck Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey. MERCK DL operates under Drug ManufacturersGeneral classification in Germany and is traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company has 2.54 B outstanding shares. More on Merck Co
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Merck Stock Highlights
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| Pres Chairman | Robert JD |
| Business Concentration | Drug Manufacturers—General, Healthcare (View all Sectors) |
Merck Co (6MK) is traded on Frankfurt Exchange in Germany and employs 67,000 people. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 254.37 B. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate Merck's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by Merck's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. Merck classifies itself under Healthcare sector and is part of Drug Manufacturers—General industry. The entity has 2.54 B outstanding shares.
Merck Co has accumulated about 7 B in cash with 19.09 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 2.76.
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Ownership AllocationMerck Co holds a total of 2.54 Billion outstanding shares. The majority of Merck outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in Merck Co to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Merck. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Merck as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Note that regardless of who owns the company, if the true value of the entity is less than the market is willing to pay for it, you may not be able to generate positive returns over time.
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Merck Risk Profiles
Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. Merck market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Merck long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Merck. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Although Merck's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Merck's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.
| Mean Deviation | 0.9864 | |||
| Semi Deviation | 1.1 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.42 | |||
| Variance | 2.02 |
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Merck Corporate Management
Elected by the shareholders, the Merck's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Merck inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Merck. The board's role is to monitor Merck's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Merck's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Merck's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Cristal Downing | Ex Officer | Profile | |
| Jennifer Zachary | Exec Counsel | Profile | |
| David Williams | Ex Officer | Profile | |
| Caroline Litchfield | Ex CFO | Profile | |
| Lisa LeCointeCephas | VP Officer | Profile | |
| Richard DeLuca | Ex Health | Profile | |
| Kenneth Frazier | Ex Chairman | Profile |
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