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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$154.64
+0.2%
$152.31
$143.13
$175.97
$372.17B0.557.88 million shs6.52 million shs
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$770.00
-0.1%
$760.66
$419.80
$800.78
$731.81B0.372.88 million shs1.67 million shs
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$131.19
+0.2%
$127.27
$99.14
$133.10
$332.28B0.397.29 million shs8.28 million shs
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$131.89
-0.9%
$128.06
$75.56
$138.28
$591.86B0.434.26 million shs2.59 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
+0.27%+3.18%+6.85%-1.19%-2.71%
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
-0.15%+1.28%+2.55%-1.54%+76.01%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
+0.23%+0.89%+4.65%+2.66%+14.32%
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
-0.86%+2.71%+5.89%+6.35%+215.72%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
4.8841 of 5 stars
3.23.04.23.93.21.71.9
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
4.8491 of 5 stars
2.45.02.54.01.91.73.1
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.6099 of 5 stars
2.35.03.34.12.71.71.3
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
1.6816 of 5 stars
1.43.01.70.02.00.03.1

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
2.46
Hold$175.8613.72% Upside
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
2.84
Moderate Buy$769.53-0.06% Downside
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.58
Moderate Buy$131.330.11% Upside
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
2.75
Moderate Buy$133.601.30% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest NVO, LLY, JNJ, and MRK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/16/2024
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$175.00
5/14/2024
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
Argus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$770.00 ➝ $840.00
5/6/2024
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$215.00
5/1/2024
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$900.00 ➝ $1,001.00
5/1/2024
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$850.00 ➝ $900.00
5/1/2024
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$850.00 ➝ $892.00
4/30/2024
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$815.00 ➝ $885.00
4/26/2024
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$142.00 ➝ $143.00
4/18/2024
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
HSBC
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$169.00 ➝ $170.00
4/18/2024
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$135.00
4/18/2024
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$160.00
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Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$85.65B4.35$13.70 per share11.29$29.09 per share5.32
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$35.93B20.37$7.62 per share101.11$13.57 per share56.74
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$60.12B5.53$3.05 per share43.02$15.96 per share8.22
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$33.71B17.56$2.98 per share44.19$3.21 per share41.09

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$35.15B$16.049.6414.162.5445.26%36.70%15.07%7/18/2024 (Estimated)
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$5.24B$6.79113.4040.651.5317.08%56.98%10.94%8/13/2024 (Estimated)
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$365M$0.90145.7713.221.673.76%14.05%5.24%8/6/2024 (Estimated)
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$12.15B$2.9045.4830.821.8836.56%91.70%29.86%8/8/2024 (Estimated)

Latest NVO, LLY, JNJ, and MRK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/6/2024Q1 2024
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$2.53$2.58+$0.05$2.68$8.94 billion$8.77 billion      
4/25/2024Q1 2024
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$1.94$2.07+$0.13$2.27$15.21 billion$15.78 billion    
4/16/2024Q1 24
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$2.64$2.71+$0.07$3.22$21.39 billion$21.38 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$4.963.21%+5.70%30.92%63 Years
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$5.200.68%+15.15%76.58%10 Years
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.082.35%+6.08%342.22%13 Years
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$1.331.01%+16.52%45.86%1 Years

Latest NVO, LLY, JNJ, and MRK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/6/2024
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
quarterly$1.300.69%5/15/20245/16/20246/10/2024
4/16/2024
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
quarterly$1.243.36%5/20/20245/21/20246/4/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
0.36
1.17
0.94
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
1.90
1.35
1.03
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.77
1.25
0.99
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
0.17
0.70
0.50

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
69.55%
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
82.53%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
76.07%
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
11.54%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
0.16%
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
0.13%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.09%
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
0.07%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
131,9002.41 billion2.40 billionOptionable
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
43,000950.41 million949.17 millionOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
72,0002.53 billion2.53 billionOptionable
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
63,3704.49 billion4.48 billionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

Johnson & Johnson logo

Johnson & Johnson

NYSE:JNJ
Johnson & Johnson, together with its subsidiaries, researches, develops, manufactures, and sells various products in the healthcare field worldwide. The company's Innovative Medicine segment offers products for various therapeutic areas, such as immunology, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis; infectious diseases comprising HIV/AIDS; neuroscience, consisting of mood disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, and schizophrenia; oncology, such as prostate cancer, hematologic malignancies, lung cancer, and bladder cancer; cardiovascular and metabolism, including thrombosis, diabetes, and macular degeneration; and pulmonary hypertension comprising pulmonary arterial hypertension through retailers, wholesalers, distributors, hospitals, and healthcare professionals for prescription use. Its MedTech segment provides Interventional Solutions, including electrophysiology products to treat heart rhythm disorders; the heart recovery portfolio, which includes technologies to treat severe coronary artery disease requiring high-risk PCI or AMI cardiogenic shock; and neurovascular care that treats hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. this segment also offers an orthopaedics portfolio that includes products and enabling technologies that support hips, knees, trauma, spine, sports, and other; surgery portfolios comprising advanced and general surgery technologies, as well as solutions for breast aesthetics, ear, nose, and throat procedures; contact lenses under the ACUVUE Brand; and TECNIS intraocular lenses for cataract surgery. It distributes its products to wholesalers, hospitals, and retailers, as well as physicians, nurses, hospitals, eye care professionals, and clinics. Johnson & Johnson was founded in 1886 and is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Eli Lilly and Company logo

Eli Lilly and Company

NYSE:LLY
Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, and markets human pharmaceuticals worldwide. The company offers Basaglar, Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humalog U-100, Humalog U-200, Humalog Mix 50/50, insulin lispro, insulin lispro protamine, insulin lispro mix 75/25, Humulin, Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R, and Humulin U-500 for diabetes; Jardiance, Mounjaro, and Trulicity for type 2 diabetes; and Zepbound for obesity. It also provides oncology products, including Alimta, Cyramza, Erbitux, Jaypirca, Retevmo, Tyvyt, and Verzenio. In addition, the company offers Olumiant for rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, severe alopecia areata, and COVID-19; Taltz for plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and non-radiographic axial spondylarthritis; Omvoh for ulcerative colitis; Cymbalta for depressive disorder, diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, and chronic musculoskeletal pain; Ebglyss for severe atopic dermatitis; and Emgality for migraine prevention and episodic cluster headache. Further, it provides Cialis for erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia; and Forteo for osteoporosis. It has collaborations with Incyte Corporation; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Genentech, Inc.; Biologics, Inc., AbCellera Biologics Inc.; and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Merck & Co., Inc. logo

Merck & Co., Inc.

NYSE:MRK
Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes under the Keytruda, Bridion, Adempas, Lagevrio, Belsomra, Simponi, and Januvia brands, as well as vaccine products consisting of preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines under the Gardasil/Gardasil 9, ProQuad, M-M-R II, Varivax, RotaTeq, Live Oral, Vaxneuvance, Pneumovax 23, and Vaqta names. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. The company serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians, wholesalers, government entities, veterinarians, distributors, animal producers, farmers, and pet owners. It has development and commercialization agreement for three of Daiichi Sankyo's deruxtecan ADC candidates, which include patritumab deruxtecan, ifinatamab deruxtecan, and raludotatug deruxtecan for the treatment of multiple solid tumors both as monotherapy and/or in combination with other treatments; and AstraZeneca PLC to co-development and co-commercialize AstraZeneca's Lynparza products for multiple cancer types, and Koselugo for multiple indications. The company also has a collaboration agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd., Bayer AG, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, as well Moderna, Inc. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.
Novo Nordisk A/S logo

Novo Nordisk A/S

NYSE:NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and distribution of pharmaceutical products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, North America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Diabetes and Obesity Care, and Rare Disease. The Diabetes and Obesity care segment provides products for diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular, and other emerging therapy areas. The Rare Disease segment offers products in the areas of rare blood disorders, rare endocrine disorders, and hormone replacement therapy. The company also provides insulin pens, growth hormone pens, and injection needles. In addition, it offers smart solutions for diabetes treatment, such as smart insulin pens and Dose Check, an insulin dose guidance application. The company has a collaboration agreement with Aspen Pharmaceuticals to produce insulin products. Novo Nordisk A/S was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.