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8-K - Merck & Co., Inc. (0000310158) (Filer)

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8-K - Merck & filed an 8-K with the SEC on Oct 29 (a notice of a material company event).

Directly affected

  • MRK Merck-2.6% 16d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR

    Health Care Select Sector SPDR holds the health sector that Merck belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.

  • LLY Eli Lilly and+12.0% 30d

    Eli Lilly and is a peer of Merck in pharmaceutical preparations; rivals often move on the same news.

  • JNJ Johnson & Johnson+0.4% 30d

    Johnson & Johnson is a peer of Merck in pharmaceutical preparations; rivals often move on the same news.

  • ABBV AbbVie+8.5% 30d

    AbbVie is a peer of Merck in pharmaceutical preparations; rivals often move on the same news.

  • ABT Abbott Laboratories-0.7% 30d

    Abbott Laboratories is a peer of Merck in pharmaceutical preparations; rivals often move on the same news.

  • PFE Pfizer+6.7% 30d

    Pfizer is a peer of Merck in pharmaceutical preparations; rivals often move on the same news.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
MRK+4.32%-0.31%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
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LLYNo price data for this ticker———————
JNJNo price data for this ticker———————
ABBVNo price data for this ticker———————
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Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Filed: 2026-10-29 AccNo: 0001104659-26-119825 Size: 1 MB Item 2.02: Results of Operations and Financial Condition Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits

Source: sec-edgar

The price since 29 Oct 2026: Merck (MRK) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Merck (MRK)three days earlier-0.31%final price
Merck (MRK)five days earlier+4.32%final price

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Who is named in “8-K - Merck & Co., Inc. (0000310158) (Filer)”

Companies mentioned with this story

  • MRK Merck

    Merck (MRK) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 29 Oct 2026 story “8-K - Merck & Co., Inc. (0000310158) (Filer).” Reason on file: SEC 8-K filing -> direct issuer disclosure -> MRK

How “8-K - Merck & Co., Inc. (0000310158) (Filer)” reaches Merck (MRK)

Merck (MRK) is the company in “8-K - Merck & Co., Inc. (0000310158) (Filer),” the 29 Oct 2026 this story story.

What ties Merck (MRK) to the headline is this: SEC 8-K filing -> direct issuer disclosure -> MRK

Dates in the story, and the Merck (MRK) price range

MRK traded between 139.39 and 154.04 across 15 sessions. The latest close on file is 141.10.

A simple score for Merck (MRK)

14 out of 100

“8-K - Merck & Co., Inc. (0000310158) (Filer)” scores 14 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 1 linked companies.