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Merck KGaA (ETR:MRK) Shares Down 0.7% - Time to Sell?

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Merck KGaA (ETR:MRK - Get Free Report) shares dropped 0.7% on Friday . The stock traded as low as €118.90 ($135.11) and last traded at €119.75 ($136.08). Approximately 276,859 shares were traded during mid-day trading, The stock had previously closed at €120.60 ($137.05).

Merck KGaA Trading Up 3.2 %

The company has a fifty day moving average price of €127.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of €138.78. The firm has a market cap of $54.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.16, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.71.

About Merck KGaA

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Merck KGaA operates as a science and technology company in Germany. It operates through Life Science, Healthcare, and Electronics segments. The company's Life Science segment offers tools, chemicals, and equipment for academic labs, biotech, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as industrial sector.

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