DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ slid 1.01% to $85.67 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.27% to 6,051.97 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.50% to 44,368.56.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 36.37% below its 52-week high of $134.63, which the company reached on June 25th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.56% to $155.26, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.24% to $25.47, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ rose 0.92% to $872.97.
Trading volume (14.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 12.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 12, 2025.
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February 12, 2025 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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