MRK (MRK)
MRK stays NEUTRAL because the stock trades 57.7% above its floor but lacks clear valuation anchors and shows no red alerts to tip the scale.
- The current price of $111.38 sits well above the dividend floor of $81.14 and the EPV floor of $70.63, leaving a wide 57.7% gap to the buyzone.
- No valuation data (PE, PB, or PS) is available, and the PE label is null, so there is no earnings-based signal to confirm whether the stock is cheap or expensive at this level.
- With zero red alerts and the buyzone bucket labeled 'far,' the stock is not in an actionable buy or sell zone, reinforcing a neutral stance.
BUY-ZONE DECISION rule signal
MRK is far above the floor (~57.7% above) — adding here means paying a premium vs. your own threshold. Wait or take partial position only with a strong directional view.
Macro context
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VALUATION
Floor Engine
method skipped: stock is already pricing CHEAPER than its 5-year extreme — current PE 11.7× vs historical 5th-pct 11.8×. The PE-percentile formula gives 11.8× × EPS = 111.90, which is ABOVE the current price 111.38, making it a mean-reversion target (where the stock could rally TO), not a downside floor (where buyers would step in).
YOUR WATCHLIST CONTEXT
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· Per-ticker rule alerts when this stock crosses your thresholds
· Position P&L overlay — what this ticker means inside your full portfolio
IMPLIED VOLATILITY
Earnings Reactions
| Date | Time | EPS | Surprise | Gap% | Day% | Week% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | BMO | -1.28 | +13.2% | -1.45% | -1.60% | +1.22% |
| 2026-02-03 | BMO | 2.04 | +1.5% | -1.50% | +2.18% | +3.33% |
| 2025-10-30 | BMO | 2.32 | +12.8% | -2.26% | -0.35% | -0.92% |
| 2025-07-29 | BMO | 2.13 | +5.0% | -5.01% | -1.70% | -3.89% |
| 2025-04-24 | BMO | 2.22 | +4.0% | -0.58% | +1.40% | +5.74% |
| 2025-02-04 | BMO | 1.72 | +3.3% | -10.81% | -9.07% | -13.28% |
| 2024-10-31 | BMO | 1.57 | +0.0% | -3.72% | -2.39% | -3.49% |
| 2024-07-30 | BMO | 2.28 | +6.3% | -3.37% | -9.81% | -13.01% |
Is MRK (MRK) overvalued right now?
Whether MRK (MRK) is overvalued depends on the lens you use: trailing P/E vs its own history, CAPE vs the broader market, earnings yield vs Treasury yields. We surface all three so you don't have to pick one in isolation.
MRK (MRK) — what's the SELL PUT risk profile?
Selling cash-secured puts on MRK (MRK) is a common income strategy, but the right strike depends on your floor price (the level you'd happily own at) and the option chain's buffer/APY tradeoff. The full ladder view (deferred to a future release) ranks candidates by buffer percentage first, then APY — see the option ladder methodology for why buffer matters more than yield in this strategy.
MRK (MRK) — which option strategy fits your view?
If you're bullish long-term but cautious near-term on MRK (MRK), SELL PUT into your floor zone collects premium while waiting for a better entry. If you already own it and are neutral-to-mildly-bullish, COVERED CALL caps upside but harvests time decay. The wrong strategy on the right ticker still loses money — match the trade to your view, not the other way around.
MRK (MRK) — is now a good entry?
Entry timing on MRK (MRK) is a function of your floor price (hard buy zone) and golden price (back-the-truck-up zone). Both are personal — set them in your watchlist and we'll alert you when the market hits either level.
FAQ
Why does MRK show different P/E numbers on different sites?
Different data providers use different earnings windows (TTM vs forward, GAAP vs adjusted) and update at different cadences. We surface trailing P/E with a 5-year percentile rank to give context — a P/E of 30 is hot for one stock and cold for another.
Does this page show MRK's implied volatility?
Not on this v0 page — the dedicated volatility tool covers IV with multi-source voting (IBKR + Polygon + yfinance). For pure IV lookup, use /tools/volatility. This page is for decision-stage queries that pull together valuation + portfolio context.
How is this different from Yahoo Finance or 雪球's MRK page?
Those sites are great for raw data discovery — last price, news, headline P/E. This page is built for the second look: you've already seen a single-dimension signal somewhere else, now you need multi-dimensional decision context (your floor, the valuation percentile, your portfolio overlay) in one view, not five tabs.