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Merck (XPAR:MRK) 6-1 Month Momentum %

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6-1 Month Momentum % is the total return of the stock from 6-month ago to 1-month ago. As of today (2024-04-19), Merck's 6-1 Month Momentum % is N/A%.

The industry rank for Merck's 6-1 Month Momentum % or its related term are showing as below:

XPAR:MRK's 6-1 Month Momentum % is not ranked *
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: -1.21
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 6-1 Month Momentum % only.

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Merck's 6-1 Month Momentum %, along with its competitors' market caps and 6-1 Month Momentum % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Merck 6-1 Month Momentum % Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck's 6-1 Month Momentum % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merck's 6-1 Month Momentum % falls into.



Merck  (XPAR:MRK) 6-1 Month Momentum % Calculation

6-1 Month Momentum % is calculated as following:

6-1 Month Momentum %=( Price 1-month ago / Price 6-month ago - 1 ) * 100 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Merck  (XPAR:MRK) 6-1 Month Momentum % Explanation

Momentum investing is a trading strategy in which investors buy securities that are rising and sell before the prices start to go back down. The 6-1 Month Momentum % measures the total return to a stock over the past six months, but ignores the previous month.

The reason why the most recent month’s return dropped related to the short-term reversal effect associated with momentum. There is an academic finding that short-term momentum actually has a reversal effect, whereby the previous winners (measured over the past months) do poorly the next month, while the previous losers do well the next month. In order to eliminate the short-term reversal effect, the previous month return was not included in this calculation.


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Merck (XPAR:MRK) Business Description

Address
126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, NJ, USA, 07065
Merck makes pharmaceutical products to treat several conditions in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infections. Within cancer, the firm's immuno-oncology platform is growing as a major contributor to overall sales. The company also has a substantial vaccine business, with treatments to prevent pediatric diseases as well as human papillomavirus, or HPV. Additionally, Merck sells animal health-related drugs. From a geographical perspective, just under half of the company's sales are generated in the United States.

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