• MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC Profile

    Merrill Lynch is the matador of investment firms. The company (famous for its bull logo) offers financial services for private, institutional, and government clients, including mutual fund, insurance, annuity, trust, and clearing services, besides traditional investment banking and brokerage. Merrill Lynch operates in two segments: Global Investment Management (institutional investors and governments) and Global Wealth Management (private clients and small businesses; this unit includes First Republic Bank). The company also owns 45% of asset manager BlackRock, which absorbed Merrill Lynch's Investment Managers division, uniting Merrill's equity and mutual fund offerings and BlackRock's fixed-income prowess.
    John A. Thain
    CEO
    4 World Financial Center, 250 Vesey St.

    New York, NY 10080

    http://www.merrilllynch.com

    Phone: 212-449-1000

    Fax: 212-449-9418
    Sector: Financial Industry: Financial Services
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $62,675,000,000 -11.2% $-7,777,000,000 64,000
  • Key Executives: MER

    Name Title Officer Since
    John A. Thain CEO 12/1/07
    Gregory J. Fleming COO -
    Nelson Chai CFO -
    Christopher B. Hayward Chief Accounting Officer -
    Rosemary T. Berkery General Counsel -
    Thomas K. Montag Executive VP -
    Thomas J. Sanzone Executive VP -
    Dow Kim Executive VP -
  • Top Competitors: MER

  • Insider Trends: MER

    Sentiment for MER is POSITIVE

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    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: MER

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    04/24/08 CODINA ARMANDO MARIO 3,930 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    04/24/08 JONAS JUDITH MAYHEW 3,930 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    04/24/08 CHRIST CAROL T 3,930 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : MER

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 1,015.00
     
    Mutual Fund 2,442.00
    Other Major 23.00
  • Short Interest Volume: MER

    Data as of 4/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 42.05 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 1.90
    Float 978.05 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 4.30
    Average Daily Volume 19.41 M
    Outstanding Shares 982.80 M