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MRK Merck & Co., Inc.

$141.12-0.49%
Live score · Oct 29, 2026 · 02:10 UTC
Conviction
56 / 100
Neutral
Market regime: Neutral
DCF fair value$173.1422% upside to fair valuemodel estimate
Quality45
ROIC vs WACC · FCF yield · margins · moat · balance sheet
Setup65
trend · relative strength · RSI · accumulation · momentum
Convex2.9
demand signals · capacity · catalysts · asymmetric upside
Macro Regime2.5
liquidity · credit · breadth · volatility · sentiment
Price vs. fundamentals · 1Y
Bars = the fundamental (held per quarter); the line is price.

AlphaGrade rates Merck & Co., Inc. Neutral, with a conviction of 56/100. Fundamental quality looks mixed and the technical setup looks mixed, with some asymmetric upside — blended with the current market regime.

The work behind the score
Quality45
ROIC vs WACC17
Moat Strength51
FCF Yield59
Financial Health77
Debt Health80
Growth & Orders45
Execution & Delivery0
Analyst Price Target72
Setup65
Relative Strength98
Trend Health60
RSI Momentum72
Estimate Revisions78
Post-Earnings Reaction60
Valuation Blend10
Catalyst Proximity—
Insider Activity82
Analyst Sentiment62
Estimate Dispersion Velocity85
Institutional Flow (13F)85
Short-Volume Velocity53
Sector Momentum100
Convex2.9
DCF Upside67
Orders & Demand45
Capacity Constraints49
Catalyst Window98
Short Interest33
Capex Trend Acceleration50
Political Trade Flow57
Macro2.5
LiquidityCreditBreadthVolatilitySentimentLeadership
Recomputed from live fundamentals & price data — AlphaGrade blends 34 individual tests across four dimensions with the current market regime. Not a static rating.

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MRK grade — FAQ

Is MRK a buy right now?

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) has an AlphaGrade conviction of 56/100 — Neutral — as of Oct 29, 2026 · 02:10 UTC, in the current Neutral market regime. AlphaGrade rates Merck & Co., Inc. Neutral, with a conviction of 56/100. Fundamental quality looks mixed and the technical setup looks mixed, with some asymmetric upside — blended with the current market regime. This is a transparent, rules-based research opinion, not financial advice.

What is MRK's AlphaGrade?

MRK's conviction is 56/100 (Neutral), built from Quality 45/100, Setup 65/100, and Convex 2.9/5, then adjusted for the market regime.

How is the MRK grade calculated?

AlphaGrade blends 34 individual tests across four dimensions — Quality (business fundamentals), Setup (technical timing), Convex (asymmetric upside), and the macro regime — recomputed from live data. The same transparent method is applied to every stock and crypto.

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