Is Merck Co Inc stock a buy?
What Is The Conclusion?
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Interesting Questions and Easy Answers!
Yes, Merck Co Inc pays dividends. Last time was Monday 7th of October 2024 where the investors holding the stock on Monday 16th of September 2024 were paid $0.77 per share. Over the last 217 times between 1970 and 2024, Merck Co Inc has paid $103.56046 with an average of $0.48 per share.
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We cannot find data for Merck Co Inc 10 years ago, but if you had invested on Friday 22nd of November 2019 when the price was $81.48, you would have made a profit of $15.96 per share or 19.59%
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Merck Co Inc is $9.63 million. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
Merck Co Inc has a normal ratio of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at some risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a normal cash flow to debt ratio of 0.48, the company's ability to pay off the debt is normal. Merck Co Inc has a good net profit margin of 19.22% and should have high tolerances against inflation.
We have calculated the inflation risk for Merck Co Inc to be low [0.4 of 1]
US inflation for August 2024 was 0.19%. Over the last 12 months, the US inflation is 2.59%. The 10-year treasury yield that indicates the future interest level is currently 4.41 and is up 0.05 over the last 30 days.