§ PHARMACEUTICALS
USD · Pharmaceuticals

MRK

MERCK & CO. INC.
· USDSector · PharmaceuticalsMarket cap · $298837.78TBeta · 0.30
LAST · MARKET CLOSE
119.96
−0.19 ▼ 0.16%PREV CLOSE · $120.15
§ 01 · PRICE
Price action
1D5D1M6MYTD1YMAX
OPEN 119.03HIGH 120.36LOW 118.15VOL 0AVG VOL 52W 73.31 — 125.14
EVENTS
§ 02 · AC TAKE
Where we stand
HOLDAWAITING UPDATE

MRK reference view — institutional positioning, fundamentals and flow.

AC intelligence is being prepared for this ticker. Review the signal stack, ownership mix and insider tape below for the data behind our read.

CONVICTION
50/100
TIME HORIZON
6M
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§ 03 · SIGNAL STACK · WHAT THE INPUTS SAY

13F FLOW
3097 increased/new, 1658 decreased/exited (13F)
AC 13F Analysis
INSIDER
No recent filings
SHORT INT
FINRA · bi-monthly
OPTIONS SKEW
CBOE · 30d
ANALYST
24 buy, 11 hold, 0 sell
Finnhub
CROWDING
Ownership percentile

§ 04 · FUNDAMENTALS · THE BOOKS

P/E16.4P/S
EV/EBITDAP/B4.97
Revenue (TTM)Rev YoY
Gross marginOp margin
Net incomeFCF
CashDebt
Dividend2.84%Buybacks 1Y
AC INTELLIGENCE

Fundamentals snapshot for MRK. Valuation multiples, margins, and balance-sheet position across two key/value columns. AC commentary expands as the narrative for this ticker is published.

§ 05 · WHO OWNS IT
Top institutional holders
All holders →
FundShares% portΔ Q/Q
Vanguard Group229.0M0.3%
State Street120.0M0.4%
BlackRock, Inc.84.4M0.2%
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP81.1M1.5%
Geode Capital Management52.5M0.3%−0%
BlackRock, Inc.51.8M0.1%+777%
AC INTELLIGENCE

Top institutional owners for MRK as of the most recent 13F window (Dec 2025). Δ Q/Q reflects share-count change vs. the prior filing — positive green means adding, negative red means trimming. Cross-reference with the ownership-mix bars below to see which strategy cohort is driving the flow.

§ 06 · WHO OWNS IT · BY STRATEGY

OTHER17.9% · 0 holders
OTHER28.2% · 3,420 holders
PASSIVE / INDEX25.9% · 11 holders
QUALITY / COMPOUNDER11.7% · 48 holders
DEALER / BANK10.5% · 38 holders
INCOME / DEFENSIVE2.5% · 30 holders
DEEP VALUE1.2% · 7 holders
TACTICAL / MACRO1.1% · 6 holders
SYSTEMATIC / QUANT0.8% · 12 holders
ACTIVIST0.2% · 1 holder
GROWTH / MOMENTUM0.0% · 1 holder
AC INTELLIGENCE

Ownership mix by behavioral cohort. Top bars indicate which style of capital dominates the float — passive indexing, quality compounders, dealer/bank, systematic quant, etc. Big quality-compounder share means concentrated active conviction; heavy passive share means flows are dictated by index rebalances, not fundamentals.

§ 07 · INSIDER ACTIVITY · LAST 180 DAYS

NO INSIDER FILINGS
AC INTELLIGENCE

No Form 4 filings on record for MRK in the last 180 days.

§ 08 · COVERAGE · OUR RECENT NOTES

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