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MRK

Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock (new) NYSE

Last close $149.50 as of 21 Sep 2026
Avg call return
+9.9%
+9.1% vs. index
Scored calls
16
Channels
8
Win Rate
75%
Side taken
14Buy 2Sell

16 scored calls · 8 channels · first tracked 10 Jan 2026

MRK: tracked call record. Across the full tracked record, 16 of 16 published calls are scored, with an average call return of 9.93%. Scored calls were published from 10 Jan 2026 to 09 Sep 2026, measured from each entry price to its latest available close (price dates: 21 Sep 2026 to 21 Sep 2026). Average benchmark excess is 9.12 percentage points, based on 16 of the 16 scored calls only. Unscored calls are excluded from averages. Holding periods and price freshness vary. These are averages of directional call returns, not an investable portfolio return; fees, dividends and execution costs are not included.

Who is calling MRK

Last 12 months · 8 buying · 2 selling

  1. 01 Mark Roussin, CPA Buy Calls 2 Return +35.3% Show calls
    1. 10 Jan 2026 Buy Entry $110.53 Now $149.50 +35.3% vs. index +25.5%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      I was buying the stock in the $80 range and most recently in the low $90 range.
    2. 10 Jan 2026 Buy Entry $110.53 Now $149.50 +35.3% vs. index +25.5%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      stock number two, which is going to be Merc, stock ticker MRK... I've continued to add to my position.
    Full record for Mark Roussin, CPA
  2. 02 MarketBeat Buy Calls 1 Return +16.8% Show calls
    1. 04 Aug 2026 Buy Entry $128.00 Now $149.50 +16.8% vs. index +18.0%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      We have the same situation here right now with Merc, ticker symbol MRK.
    Full record for MarketBeat
  3. 03 Stockology Insider Buy Calls 1 Return +14.8% Show calls
    1. 01 Aug 2026 Buy Entry $130.20 Now $149.50 +14.8% vs. index +12.9%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      whether it's a Bristol Myers or a >> United >> or or a United or a Merck, they're all working well.
    Full record for Stockology Insider
  4. 04 TheStreet Buy Calls 2 Return +10.0% Show calls
    1. 17 Aug 2026 Buy Entry $135.97 Now $149.50 +10.0% vs. index +11.4%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      but really, it's Merck right now, and and an Amgen.
    2. 14 Aug 2026 Buy Entry $135.84 Now $149.50 +10.1% vs. index +11.9%

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      we like companies like Merck, Johnson and Johnson, Amgen and Thermo Fisher.
    Full record for TheStreet
  5. 05 Schwab Network Buy Sell Calls 2 Return +6.7% Show calls
    1. 09 Sep 2026 Sell Entry $147.60 Now $149.50 −1.3% vs. index −1.2%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      I'm going to be buying the 140 puts buying the 140 puts selling the 130 puts against it.
    2. 11 Aug 2026 Buy Entry $130.45 Now $149.50 +14.6% vs. index +15.8%

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      I prefer Merck.
    Full record for Schwab Network
  6. 06 Blue Cloud Trading Buy Calls 2 Return +4.0% Show calls
    1. 21 Aug 2026 Buy Entry $152.55 Now $149.50 −2.0% vs. index −1.5%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      I like Merc and company.
    2. 17 Aug 2026 Buy Entry $135.97 Now $149.50 +10.0% vs. index +11.4%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      How about Merc? Why? >> I have Merc breaking out above its June 2024 high. I think this is $150.
    Full record for Blue Cloud Trading
  7. 07 CNBC Television Buy Calls 4 Return +3.5% Show calls
    1. 08 Sep 2026 Buy Entry $148.49 Now $149.50 +0.7% vs. index +1.2%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      So for our stock market equivalent, I think that Merc's a good fit.
    2. 31 Aug 2026 Buy Entry $147.76 Now $149.50 +1.2% vs. index +1.9%

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      WE'VE BEEN SUPER BULLISH ON MERCK.
    3. 21 Aug 2026 Buy Entry $152.55 Now $149.50 −2.0% vs. index −1.5%

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      So you've got consumer staples like Proctor and Gamble or Cross, the foods companies like General Mills, the drug stocks like Fizer or Merc or Eli Liy. These are the classic recession proof names that you want to buy when the economy slows down.
    4. 27 Jul 2026 Buy Entry $130.76 Now $149.50 +14.3% vs. index +11.3%

      AI-extracted call. Cite this call

      THERE ARE IDIOSYNCRATIC STORIES UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE THAT SHOULD HAVE YOU ALLOCATING IN THE DIRECTION OF HEALTH CARE, WHETHER IT'S BRISTOL-MYERS OR A. UNITED OR A UNITED OR MERCK. THEY'RE ALL WORKING WELL.
    Full record for CNBC Television
  8. 08 Fox Business Clips Buy Sell Calls 2 Return +0.6% Show calls
    1. 04 Sep 2026 Buy Entry $150.34 Now $149.50 −0.6% vs. index +0.5%

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      ...WE OWN ALL OF THE STOCKS THAT ARE MENTIONED IN THE CASE OF BIG PHARMA, LIKE MERCK...
    2. 19 Aug 2026 Sell Entry $152.22 Now $149.50 +1.8% vs. index +2.7%

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      I did sell, bring back size of the position some of Merck and some of Moderna, first hour of trading.
    Full record for Fox Business Clips

Every video calling MRK

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Mad Money 09/08/26 | Audio Only

CNBC Television
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