GER Equity Snapshot

MRK Weekly Equity Report

Merck KGaA

Interactive chart JSON snapshot
Latest Close 133.2 EUR 12 Jun 2026
1W Return -2.6% latest completed week
4W Return 13.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 30.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
Company Brief

What the company does

Merck KGaA operates as a science and technology company in Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The Life Science segment offers products, solutions, and services to academic, research and diagnostic labs, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, as well as the industrial sector; reagents, consumables, devices, instruments, software, and services for research, production, and testing to lab water instruments, microbiology and biomonitoring products, test assays, analytical reagents, and flow cytometry kits and instruments. This segment also provides traditional and novel therapies, such as ration devices, chromatography resins, single-use systems, process …

Snapshot

What the weekly tape is saying

MRK closed the latest completed week at 133.2 EUR. The 4-week return is 13.5% and the 12-week return is 30.6%. Trend Signal is active, Market Dynamics is 1.03. Setup signature: Leadership continuation with a 74/100 composite read.

Trend Signal Active
Market Dynamics No fresh buy
Price vs Trend 12.9%
Volume 1.1x
Setup Cockpit

A compressed read of the whole setup

The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.

Composite setup radar

Scoreboard

Trend 24 Persistence of active Trend Signal over the last year and current streak.
Momentum 100 Blend of 4-week and 12-week follow-through.
Dynamics 100 Latest Market Dynamics and whether pressure has improved over four weeks.
Relative Strength 100 Relative leadership and short-term RS change.
Volume 48 Participation compared with the 13-week volume baseline.
Risk Control 73 Drawdown and recent weekly volatility pressure.

16-week signal tape

27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun
Weekly return bar Trend Signal dot Positive Market Dynamics dot
Price Action

Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value

Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.

52-week price path

Price Trend Line Fair Value

Price map

Trend Line
118.1 EUR
Vs Trend Line
12.9%
Fair Value
133.3 EUR
Vs Fair Value
-0.1%
52W High
140.2 EUR
52W Low
98.72 EUR
Drawdown
-5.0%
Range Position
83.1%
Momentum

Returns and trend persistence

Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.

Return windows

1W -2.6%
4W 13.5%
12W 30.6%
26W 14.1%
52W 18.4%

Trend read

Active Streak
2 weeks
52W Active Weeks
16
52W Active Breadth
30.8%
Sector Scope
DE Healthcare
Sector Rank
53 of 80
Sector Percentile
34.2%
Peer Context

Sector and industry pulse

Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.

Market Dynamics

Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation

Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.

Dynamics path

Market Dynamics Relative Strength

Signal state

Market Dynamics
1.03
4W MD Change
406.3%
Relative Strength
14.21
4W RS Change
216.5%
Expectation
Undecided
Probability
52.49%
Volume

Participation and confirmation

Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.

52-week volume profile

Volume map

Latest Volume
2.0M
13W Average
1.8M
52W Average
1.5M
Vs 13W
1.1x
Vs 52W
1.3x
Risk Anatomy

Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape

A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.

26-week return distribution

Risk map

13W Volatility
4.0%
52W Volatility
4.2%
Upside Weeks
31
Downside Weeks
21
Downside Breadth
40.4%
Avg Gain / Loss
3.0% / -3.4%
Context

Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points

Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.

Classification

Exchange
GER
Country
DE
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
Currency
EUR
Market Cap
56.9B

Opportunity signals

  • Trend Signal is active with a 2-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Market Dynamics is positive on the latest completed week.

Risk signals

  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.

Watch next

  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Weekly Tape

Recent completed weeks

The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.

Week Close Return Trend Fair Value MD RS Volume Signal
12 Jun 2026 133.2 EUR -2.6% 118.1 EUR 133.3 EUR 1.03 14.21 2.0M On
5 Jun 2026 136.9 EUR 4.6% 117.5 EUR 133.5 EUR 0.76 17.01 1.8M On
29 May 2026 130.9 EUR 1.7% 116.5 EUR 133.6 EUR 0.37 10.73 1.8M Off
22 May 2026 128.6 EUR 9.6% 115.8 EUR 133.8 EUR 0.01 10.00 1.9M Off
15 May 2026 117.3 EUR 4.0% 115.3 EUR 134.0 EUR -0.34 4.49 1.9M Off
8 May 2026 112.8 EUR 2.5% 115.1 EUR 134.2 EUR -0.50 -1.05 1.5M Off
1 May 2026 110.1 EUR 0.3% 115.1 EUR 134.5 EUR -0.63 -3.52 1.7M Off
24 Apr 2026 109.7 EUR -5.6% 115.4 EUR 134.8 EUR -0.75 -3.48 1.9M Off
17 Apr 2026 116.2 EUR 5.9% 115.2 EUR 135.1 EUR -0.87 -0.41 1.6M Off
10 Apr 2026 109.7 EUR 1.9% 114.9 EUR 135.3 EUR -0.98 -2.69 1.2M Off
3 Apr 2026 107.6 EUR 4.5% 114.7 EUR 135.6 EUR -0.98 -2.19 1.2M Off
27 Mar 2026 103.0 EUR 1.0% 114.7 EUR 136.0 EUR -0.84 -3.11 1.7M Off
20 Mar 2026 102.0 EUR -3.5% 114.8 EUR 136.4 EUR -0.19 -4.75 2.6M Off
13 Mar 2026 105.7 EUR -2.1% 115.1 EUR 136.7 EUR 0.34 -6.17 2.0M Off