DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ slid 1.21% to $109.19 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.16% to 6,977.27 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.17% to 49,590.20.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 3.29% short of its 52-week high of $112.90, which the company reached on January 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 2.61% to $209.72, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.82% to $25.27, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ rose 1.64% to $1,081.00.
Trading volume (10.5 M) remained 4.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 14.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 12, 2026.
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January 12, 2026 16:31 ET (21:31 GMT)
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