Journey Advisory Group LLC Reduces Stock Position in Johnson & Johnson $JNJ

Journey Advisory Group LLC trimmed its position in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJFree Report) by 10.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,197 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,799 shares during the quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $6,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of JNJ. Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 104.2% during the fourth quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 147 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Family CFO Inc acquired a new position in Johnson & Johnson during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Johnson & Johnson by 49.0% in the fourth quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.55% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Johnson & Johnson news, EVP Kathryn E. Wengel sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.15, for a total transaction of $2,411,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 114,288 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,560,551.20. This represents a 8.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Key Johnson & Johnson News

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Johnson & Johnson Price Performance

NYSE:JNJ opened at $252.93 on Friday. Johnson & Johnson has a 52 week low of $162.78 and a 52 week high of $269.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $608.86 billion, a PE ratio of 29.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.24. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $239.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $234.63.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $25.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $25.06 billion. Johnson & Johnson had a return on equity of 32.86% and a net margin of 21.48%.Johnson & Johnson’s quarterly revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.77 EPS. Johnson & Johnson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.600-11.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Johnson & Johnson Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be given a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Johnson & Johnson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a research note on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $225.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $282.00 target price on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Johnson & Johnson from $284.00 to $294.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $254.00 to $263.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.30.

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Johnson & Johnson Profile

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Johnson & Johnson is a multinational healthcare company headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products across pharmaceuticals, medical devices and previously consumer health. Founded in 1886 by the Johnson family, the company has grown into a global healthcare organization with operations and sales in many countries around the world.

The company’s pharmaceuticals business, organized largely under its Janssen research and development organization, focuses on prescription medicines across therapeutic areas such as immunology, infectious disease, oncology and neuroscience.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

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