Johnson & Johnson is a general drug manufacturer company located in New Jersey, United States, which is part of the Healthcare sector, and is traded under the ticker JNJ on the NYSE exchange.
Johnson & Johnson stock last closed at $152.65, up 1.01% from the previous day, and has decreased 12.89% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Drug Manufacturers - General industry by 0.16 percentage points. Johnson & Johnson stock is currently +1.69% from its 52-week low of $150.11, and -18.23% from its 52-week high of $186.69.
As of Mar 24, 2023, there are 2.6B shares of JNJ outstanding. The market capitalization of JNJ is $397.54B. In the last 24 hours, 5.7M JNJ shares were traded.
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Out of 12 sell side analysts who track JNJ, the consensus analyst rating on JNJ is a Buy
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Vamil Divan, a top 5% analyst from Guggenheim initiates coverage on JNJ with a hold rating and announces their JNJ price target of $161.00, on Mar 1, 2023.
Divan initiated his coverage on Johnson & Johnson with a Hold rating and a $161 price target.
Although he agrees with the company's decision to separate its Consumer Health Business,* and believes that the MedTech segment is showing "reasonable" signs of recovery, the analyst said he would like to see "more visibility on the outlook of the Pharma business given an upcoming series of patent expirations, including Stelara later this year."
In fact, Divan told investors that his 2025 Pharma sales estimate is below management's expectations.
The analyst also noted that he is below management's expectations for several pipeline assets, which he highlighted as "having $1B or $5B in peak annual sales potential."
* From here: On 2021/11/12, Johnson & Johnson announced its intent to separate its Consumer Health business, creating a new publicly-traded company.
Louise Chen, a bottom 5% analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald reiterates JNJ with a strong buy rating and maintains their JNJ price target from $215.00 to $215.00, on Feb 1, 2023.
Terence Flynn, a top 20% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains JNJ with a hold rating and raises their JNJ price target from $176.00 to $180.00, on Jan 25, 2023.
Steve Chesney, a top 31% analyst from Atlantic Equities maintains JNJ with a hold rating and raises their JNJ price target from $160.00 to $168.00, on Jan 25, 2023.
David Risinger, a top 9% analyst from SVB Leerink maintains JNJ with a buy rating and lowers their JNJ price target from $194.00 to $186.00, on Jan 20, 2023.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Johnson & Johnson stock forecast page.
Last year, JNJ earnings were $17.94B. In the past 5 year, JNJ's earnings have gone up by 70.07% per year. This was faster than the Drug Manufacturers - General industry average of 25.43%.
Last year, JNJ revenue was $94.94B. In the past five year, JNJ's revenue has increased by 4.43% per year. This was slower than the Drug Manufacturers - General industry average of 8.32%.
Dive into JNJ's earnings and revenue performance here.
In the last year, insiders at JNJ have bought more shares than they have sold.
James D. Swanson, Officer of JNJ, was the latest JNJ insider to sell. They sold $164,094.26 worth of JNJ stock on Mar 6, 2023.
Learn more about who owns JNJ shares here.
Johnson & Johnson pays a dividend of 2.96%, compared to the Drug Manufacturers - General industry's average dividend yield of 3.16%. If you owned $1,000 worth of JNJ stock, you would have been paid $29.61 last year.
Johnson & Johnson dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Get more info about Johnson & Johnson dividend yield and history here.
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