Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) short interest & options flow
NYSEMRK closed Tuesday at $141.82, down 4.4% on the week, while its closest pharmaceutical peers gained a median 1.7% over the same period. JNJ added 3.6%, RPRX rose 4.9%, and even LLY and BMY were roughly flat. The Q3 print landed Tuesday afternoon and produced a 2.4% one-day decline, reversing the small bounce Merck had managed off…
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- Market cap
- $356.93B
- Next earnings
- 2 Feb 2027
Key data as of 4 Nov 2026

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