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The price of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) closed at $162.99 in the last session, down -0.77% from day before closing price of $164.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.89 million shares were traded. JNJ stock price reached its highest trading level at $164.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $162.21.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at JNJ’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 1.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.45.
On November 15, 2024, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $190.
Daiwa Securities Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on July 23, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $160 to $150.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 25 ’25 when Decker Robert J sold 6,999 shares for $165.88 per share. The transaction valued at 1,160,994 led to the insider holds 21,001 shares of the business.
Decker Robert J bought 6,999 shares of JNJ for $1,161,010 on Feb 25 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Schmid Timothy, who serves as the EVP, WW Chair, MedTech of the company, sold 403 shares for $156.15 each. As a result, the insider received 62,928 and left with 15,098 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, JNJ now has a Market Capitalization of 395817975808 and an Enterprise Value of 405609054208. As of this moment, Johnson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.567 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.547.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JNJ is 0.49, which has changed by 0.04648471 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, JNJ has reached a high of $169.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $140.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.71%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, JNJ traded on average about 9.03M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8461300 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 2.41B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.40B. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.06% stake in the company. Shares short for JNJ as of 1740700800 were 23102773 with a Short Ratio of 2.56, compared to 1738281600 on 18762304. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23102773 and a Short% of Float of 0.9599999499999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for JNJ is 4.96, which was 4.91 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029893454The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.75. The current Payout Ratio is 84.80% for JNJ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1739836800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-06-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
