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MKKGY Relative to the S&P 500

MKKGY Relative to the Sector

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Merck KGAA (OTCMKT:MKKGY) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of February 7 and a Sell Date of May 3 has resulted in a geometric average return of 1.01% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 17 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 11 of those periods. This is a fair rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 17 years by an average of 12.61% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Healthcare sector, which runs from April 25 to December 4. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Healthcare Sector Seasonal Chart.

Merck KGaA is a science and technology company, which engages in the manufacture of pharmaceutical and chemical products. It operates through the following sectors: Healthcare, Life Science, Performance Materials and Corporate and Other. The Healthcare sector discovers, develops, and produces prescription medicines used to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, and infertility. The Life Science sector provides scientists with laboratory materials, technologies, and services. The Performance Materials sector offers specialty chemicals and materials for demanding applications. The firm offers pharma and biopharma manufacturing, pharmaceutical research, pharma quality control, and government and academic research services. The company was founded by Friedrich Jacob Merck in 1668 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany.

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