Insider trade

Officer sold ~$479K of MRK shares in the open market

Traded Feb 4, 2026 · Filed Feb 6, 2026

MerckMRK

~$479K
Reported value · 4,000 sh @ $119.675: 11K
Holds after · shares reported: +21.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.3%, $118.33 → $143.81 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Merck's SVP Fin. - Global Controller sold $479K of Merck shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Feb 4, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 6, 2026

Officer$100K–$500K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$478,700

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

1 day after results of Feb 3, 2026, 85 days before results of Apr 30, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $118.33 on Feb 4, 2026, at its 52-week high, after a 17% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $73.47 (May 14, 2025) to $118.33 (Feb 4, 2026), 100% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $101.09 on Dec 19, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Feb 12, 2025 in the U.S. District Court, D. New Jersey. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

IN RE MERCK & CO., INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION, docket 2:25-cv-01208, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant

FDA decision near the trade

FDA approved Keytruda on Feb 10, 2026, 6 days after this trade.

New use approved (efficacy supplement). Active ingredient: Pembrolizumab. From openFDA. Dates only; no link between the two is implied