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Merck (USA) shares are less expensive than other comparable stocks. They are good value, show above average growth and are safely financed. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company Merck (USA) is really as difficult as the low price of the stock suggests. If you believe that the future of the company is market-typical or even better, then this could be an argument for a share purchase.


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Country USA
Industry Pharmaceuticals
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Size class XX-Large

Large companies - similar industry as Merck (USA)

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Bristol-Myers Squibb (XXL, US)  Pharmaceuticals
1. Bristol-Myers Squibb (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals 86 73 31 84
2. Thermo Fisher Scientific (XXL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
2. Thermo Fisher Scientific (XXL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 73 67 31 70
3. Johnson & Johnson (XXL, US)  Pharmaceuticals
3. Johnson & Johnson (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals 43 71 64 67
4. Danaher (XXL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
4. Danaher (XXL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 67 27 75 64
5. Gilead (XXL, US)  Biotechnology
5. Gilead (XXL, US)   Biotechnology 49 75 43 63
6. Pfizer (XXL, US)  Pharmaceuticals
6. Pfizer (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals 98 13 49 55
7. AbbVie (XXL, US)  Biotechnology
7. AbbVie (XXL, US)   Biotechnology 52 56 40 50
8. Agilent (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
8. Agilent (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 65 13 68 39
9. Eli Lilly (XXL, US)  Pharmaceuticals
9. Eli Lilly (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals 14 87 38 32
10. Illumina (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
10. Illumina (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 27 51 46 31

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Large companies - similar region as Merck (USA)

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Sanmina (XL, US)  Electr. Manufacturing Services
1. Sanmina (XL, US)   Electr. Manufacturing Services 73 69 100 100
2. Voya Financial (XL, US)  Other Financial Services
2. Voya Financial (XL, US)   Other Financial Services 97 14 92 100
3. Telephone and Data Systems (XL, US)  Wireless Telecommunication
3. Telephone and Data Systems (XL, US)   Wireless Telecommunication 57 91 76 100
4. Cheesecake Factory (XL, US)  Restaurants
4. Cheesecake Factory (XL, US)   Restaurants 72 85 92 100
5. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)  Auto Parts & Equipment
5. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)   Auto Parts & Equipment 67 96 96 100
6. First Republic Bank (XL, US)  Regional Banks
6. First Republic Bank (XL, US)   Regional Banks 100 63 92 100
7. Synchrony Financial (XXL, US)  Consumer Finance
7. Synchrony Financial (XXL, US)   Consumer Finance 79 59 89 100
8. ResMed (XL, US)  Health Care Equipment
8. ResMed (XL, US)   Health Care Equipment 58 92 87 100
9. Hub Group (XL, US)  Air Freight & Logistics
9. Hub Group (XL, US)   Air Freight & Logistics 70 75 96 100
10. Micron (XXL, US)  Semiconductors
10. Micron (XXL, US)   Semiconductors 99 87 56 100

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Mid sized companies - similar industry as Merck (USA)

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Phibro Animal Health (L, US)  Pharmaceuticals
1. Phibro Animal Health (L, US)   Pharmaceuticals 94 80 65 100
2. Royalty Pharma (L, US)  Pharmaceuticals
2. Royalty Pharma (L, US)   Pharmaceuticals 96 75 43 98
3. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (M, US)  Pharmaceuticals
3. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (M, US)   Pharmaceuticals 45 65 94 93
4. ANI Pharma (M, US)  Pharmaceuticals
4. ANI Pharma (M, US)   Pharmaceuticals 90 65 36 89
5. Innoviva (M, US)  Pharmaceuticals
5. Innoviva (M, US)   Pharmaceuticals 20 79 89 81
6. Pacira BioSciences (M, US)  Pharmaceuticals
6. Pacira BioSciences (M, US)   Pharmaceuticals 76 19 87 79
7. Trulieve Cannabis (L, US)  Pharmaceuticals
7. Trulieve Cannabis (L, US)   Pharmaceuticals 84 11 82 70
8. Curaleaf Holdings (L, US)  Pharmaceuticals
8. Curaleaf Holdings (L, US)   Pharmaceuticals 74 59 27 53
9. Intra-Cellular Therapies (M, US)  Pharmaceuticals
9. Intra-Cellular Therapies (M, US)   Pharmaceuticals 1 93 37 50
10. Supernus Pharma (M, US)  Pharmaceuticals
10. Supernus Pharma (M, US)   Pharmaceuticals 16 47 100 45

April 17, 2025


Mid sized companies - similar region as Merck (USA)

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Cal-Maine Foods (L, US)  Packaged Foods & Meats
1. Cal-Maine Foods (L, US)   Packaged Foods & Meats 68 87 100 100
2. Perdoceo Education (M, US)  Education Services
2. Perdoceo Education (M, US)   Education Services 74 85 98 100
3. Taboola.com (L, US)  Interactive Media & Services
3. Taboola.com (L, US)   Interactive Media & Services 92 32 81 100
4. Bio-Techne (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
4. Bio-Techne (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 52 92 91 100
5. CONMED (L, US)  Health Care Equipment
5. CONMED (L, US)   Health Care Equipment 98 46 73 100
6. Phibro Animal Health (L, US)  Pharmaceuticals
6. Phibro Animal Health (L, US)   Pharmaceuticals 94 80 65 100
7. Johnson Outdoors (M, US)  Leisure Products
7. Johnson Outdoors (M, US)   Leisure Products 87 83 87 100
8. AdvanSix (L, US)  Commodity Chemicals
8. AdvanSix (L, US)   Commodity Chemicals 97 49 87 100
9. Spartan Motors (L, US)  Heavy Machinery
9. Spartan Motors (L, US)   Heavy Machinery 83 94 65 100
10. Innospec (L, US)  Specialty Chemicals
10. Innospec (L, US)   Specialty Chemicals 37 45 100 100

April 17, 2025



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