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SelectedToday6M Return

MRKMerck & Co Inc− 1.25%+ 26.06%
JNJJohnson & Johnson− 0.97%+ 13.20%
PFEPfizer Inc− 1.01%+ 5.22%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

MRK+ 26.1%JNJ+ 13.2%PFE+ 5.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MRKMerck & Co Inc	JNJJohnson & Johnson	PFEPfizer Inc
Return
Last Price	150.44	275.74	28.52
Daily Change	− 1.25%	− 0.97%	− 1.01%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 26.06%	+ 13.20%	+ 5.22%
Valuation
Market Cap	$372 B	$665 B	$163 B
P/E Ratio	120.15	31.97	37.75
Dividend Yield	2.87%	3.12%	5.38%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	4.8%	21.5%	6.8%
Risk
Beta	0.14	0.21	0.28
52-Week Range	77.58 — $156.92	173.33 — $281.07	23.58 — $29.21
Company
Sector	Health Care	Health Care	Health Care
Industry	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals

Company

MRKHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
JNJHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
PFEHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals

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