Currently, Johnson & Johnson [JNJ] is trading at $151.15, up 0.51%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The JNJ shares have gain 4.05% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.83%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on November 15, 2024, and set its price target to $190. On July 23, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $150 on the stock. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but $170 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 18, 2024. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on December 13, 2023, and downed its price target to $163. In a note dated December 01, 2023, UBS upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $167 to $180.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $140.68 and a high of $168.85 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $178.71 within the next 12 months. Johnson & Johnson [NYSE: JNJ] shares were valued at $151.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.23% based on the average JNJ price forecast.
Analyzing the JNJ fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Johnson & Johnson [NYSE:JNJ] were 88.82B which represents 5.28% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.69% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.17. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.51.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 150.14 points at the first support level, and at 149.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 152.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 152.89.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Johnson & Johnson [NYSE:JNJ] is 1.03. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.79, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.10, the price to book ratio is 5.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.07.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WEINBERGER MARK A, Director, that happened on Dec 12 ’24 when 1000.0 shares were purchased. Former Officer, Hait William completed a deal on Dec 04 ’24 to buy 25742.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP Corporate Controller Decker Robert J sold 5635.0 shares on Aug 30 ’24.
