Should Investors Buy Merck Stock After These Huge Risks?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Apr 30, 2025 at 11:30AM

NYSE: MRK

Merck

Market Cap

$196B

Today's Change

(0.91%) $0.70

Current Price

$77.93

Price as of May 20, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

The performance of healthcare companies is relatively uncorrelated with broader macroeconomic growth.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 27, 2025. The video was published on April 29, 2025.

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