MRK
Merck & Company, Inc. · Healthcare · Drug Manufacturers - General
TECHNeutralZACKSHold
R500#224 today
$144.30
+0.34% today · -3.01% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- MRK +0.34% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −0.4 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Sep 30): After its 71 big drops in the past 5 years, MRK typically gained 1.5% over the next month (median) and was higher 58% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -2.3% and +4.8%. An ordinary month: +1.3%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #263 of 500.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Insiders · 1 month
none
no open-market trades
Insiders · 3 months
none
no open-market trades
Congress · 3 months
≈+$65K
2 buys · 0 sells · 1 member
Congress · 1 year
≈+$40.5K
5 buys · 3 sells · 5 members
Insiders
No insider buys or sales on record for MRK.
Officers, directors and 10% owners file SEC Form 4 within two business days. Unplanned: the insider chose to trade now, the trades worth attention; their dollars make the net above. 10b5-1 plan: scheduled in advance, kept for the record. Tax: shares withheld on vesting stock, not a market trade. Awards, option exercises and gifts are left out. Source: SEC EDGAR, collected daily for the stocks discussed on Reddit.
Congress
| Trade date | Member | Chamber | Side | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Maria Elvira Salazar | House | Buy | $15K–$50K | Sep 9 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Maria Elvira Salazar | House | Buy | $15K–$50K | Sep 9 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Alan Armstrong | Senate | Sell | $15K–$50K | Jul 21 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Josh Gottheimer | House | Buy | $1K–$15K | Mar 16 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Gilbert Cisneros | House | Buy | $1K–$15K | Jan 12 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Julie Johnson | House | Sell | $1K–$15K | Jan 15 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Gilbert Cisneros | House | Buy | $1K–$15K | Dec 15 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Julie Johnson | House | Sell | $1K–$15K | Dec 11 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Valerie Hoyle | House | Sell | $1K–$15K | Oct 10 |
Members of Congress report trades within 45 days of the trade date, so these are never real-time. Amounts are disclosed as ranges; the net uses each range's midpoint (≈). Source: House and Senate periodic transaction reports via CongressInvests, refreshed daily. All recent insider and congressional trades