DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK.UK)$ shed 1.10% to $81.52 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.54% to 6,297.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.52% to 44,484.49.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 36.67% below its 52-week high of $128.73, which the company reached on July 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 1.09% to $162.98, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE.AU)$ fell 0.12% to $24.58, and Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) fell 3.58% to $761.50.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 17, 2025.
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