DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ slid 1.22% to $123.54 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.42% to 7,575.39 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.29% to 52,637.01.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 5.18% below its 52-week high of $130.29, which the company reached on June 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.82% to $256.98, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.33% to $24.17, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ fell 2.33% to $1,188.58.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 10, 2026.
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July 10, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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