Two Hot Stocks on the Run: Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY)

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)

The shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) started off the last trading session with the price of $55.66 while closing the day with the price of $54.63. The shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Fell -1.87% with the Loss of -1.03 points.

The shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) traded with the day volume of 11.2 Million shares whereas its average trading volume is 12.74 Million.

While analyzing the past performance of the stock we can see that the shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Loss -1.32% in the last week while Falling -2.43% in the last month. Past quarter performance shows the red light with -2.46%. The semi-annual and annual performance shows -17.43% and -14.51% respectively.

Some critical values of the shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) to be discussed here are: the beta which shows the value at 0.82 while Average True Range of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) demonstrate the value at 1.01. The weekly and monthly volatility of the shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) are indicated at 1.80% and 1.70%. Also to discuss here is the Relative Strength Index or RSI which is depicted at 41.82.

While studying the financial position of the shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), we can see that the Market capitalization of the company is at 148.32 Billion. The shares outstanding for the company is 2.72 Billion and the shares float stands at 2.69 Billion. The income of the company stand at 5 Billion while the sales stand at 40.12 Billion.

Here are some critical ratios for a financial perspective: Earnings Per Share or EPS of the company stand at 1.82, Price to Earnings or P/E is at 30.02, Price to Sales P/S show the value of 3.7, the Return on Asset ROA stood at 0.026 and the Return on Equity ROE depicted at 0.063 while Return on Investment ROI is at 0.082.


Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY)

Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY) started its previous trading session at $2.62 and closed at $2.63 showing a Rise of 1.15 Percent.

The Company traded with an average Volume of 13.74 Million whereas, its Day Volume stood at 11.18 Million.

Looking at the performance of the stock, Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY) Gain 0.77% in the last week in its shares price and -23.77% in the last month. Quarterly performance shows a green of 0 Percent while Semi-Annual and Annual performances shows a -8.04 and -5.05 percent respectively.

Beta for Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY) stands at 0.88 while the ATR (average true range) is at 0.13. The Stock’s Weekly and Monthly Volatility is 2.69% and 4.29% respectively showing a RSI value of 33.21.

While studying the financial position of the shares of Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY), we can see that the Market capitalization of the company is at 2.51 Billion. The shares outstanding for the company is 953.12 Million and the shares float stands at 946.08 Million.

The Company generated an income of -194200000 and the sales of 1.8 Billion in the Trailing Twelve Months period.

While analyzing the stock from technical aspects, Diluted Earnings per share stands at $-0.21 a share. P/E (price to earnings) and P/S (price to sales) values are 0 and 1.39 respectively.

The Return on Assets stands at -0.022, ROE shows a value of -0.044 and ROI for Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY) is -0.011 as of Trailing Twelve Months period.

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Eldred Matthew covers Healthcare Sector Company recent Press Releases news updates. He has three year of experience in content writing as freelance writer. He performs analysis of Healthcare Companies and provides worthy information for investor community. He is an experienced writer with a precise grasp of the English language and a clear, compelling writing style.

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