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Friday November 20, 2009 7:58 PM ET
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Share Price ($): 
36.46
Price Change: 
1.13 (3.20%)
Last 10 Quotes
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MRK 
(Merck & Co. Inc.)
Exchange: NYSE     Industry: Drug Manufacturers/Major
Last Trade 4:00 PM ET 11/20/2009
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Volume:36,369,405
Day's Low:$35.33
52-wk Low:$31.25
Previous Close:$35.33
Dividend:$0.07
Market Cap: 74,517,300
Avg Volume: 19,909,300
Day's High:$36.67
52-wk High:$35.72
Open Price:$35.45
Yield: 4.30%
P/E (Forward): 10.80
Chart for MRK
After-Hours Trading:
Last Trade:7:38 PM
Price:36.50
Volume:100
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Breaking News
2:24 PM  11/19/2009   Abbott Hesitates To Promote Niaspan Study Due To FDA Rules
2:45 PM  11/18/2009   UPDATE: Study Questions Utility Of Merck Cholesterol Drugs
2:38 PM  11/18/2009   CORRECT:In Overhaul,Drug Industry Insider Sees 'Good, Bad, Ugly'
11:45 AM  11/18/2009   Another Study Questions Utility Of Merck Cholesterol Drugs
5:08 PM  11/17/2009   UPDATE: Crestor Cuts Cardiovascular Problems In Women
2:34 PM  11/17/2009   Former Schering CEO Becomes Senior Adviser To Warburg Pincus
6:00 PM  11/16/2009   Gates Fund Boosts Holdings In Consumer Staples, Waste Handlers
Stories & Blogs: Around the Web
11/20/2009  Dell Tumbles 10%; Merck Gains
11/20/2009  A month into an acquisition, and Merck already sees a benefit.
11/20/2009  Market-trouncing returns could be written in these four stars.
11/19/2009  Futures Track Overseas Losses
11/19/2009  The drugmaker slips through an advisory committee unscathed.
11/19/2009  A move into Japan isn't a bad idea, but it isn't going to save the company either.
11/19/2009  Keep your car; sell these stocks.
Earnings & Forecast
Most Recent Quarter ($)Same Quarter Last Year ($)% Change
EPS, Pro Forma 0.90 0.80 12.50
EPS, GAAP 0.29 0.34 -14.71
Consensus Estimate 0.82 0.79 3.80
Trailing 12 MonthsYear-Earlier Period% Change
EPS, Pro Forma 3.34 3.42 -2.34
EPS, GAAP 1.46 -1.46 NA
Consensus Estimate 3.11 NA NA
Key Statistics
MRKIndustry Average
P/E (TTM) 24.20 16.80
P/E (Forward) 10.80 1.10
PEG Ratio 3.32 0.07
Price/Sales 3.51 3.05
Beta 0.86 0.82
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