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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$155.41
+1.4%
$159.36
$140.68
$169.99
$374.51B0.477.71 million shs10.35 million shs
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$819.57
+1.8%
$848.85
$711.40
$972.53
$777.09B0.343.30 million shs2.68 million shs
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$86.61
-0.6%
$91.39
$81.04
$134.63
$218.78B0.411.08 million shs10.58 million shs
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$68.20
+0.2%
$81.64
$66.88
$148.15
$306.05B0.425.57 million shs7.30 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
+1.41%-3.86%-6.98%+7.91%-1.47%
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
+1.97%-0.88%-11.90%+5.33%+7.28%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-0.53%-1.64%-7.06%-12.67%-33.56%
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
+0.29%-4.94%-23.73%-22.07%-46.07%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
4.7026 of 5 stars
3.33.04.23.93.22.50.6
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
4.8068 of 5 stars
2.45.03.34.03.32.51.9
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
5 of 5 stars
4.35.05.03.93.23.33.8
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
4.871 of 5 stars
4.45.02.50.02.60.04.4
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
2.56
Moderate Buy$171.3310.25% Upside
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
2.84
Moderate Buy$1,009.7223.20% Upside
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.65
Moderate Buy$117.1235.22% Upside
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
2.80
Moderate Buy$145.25112.98% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NVO, LLY, JNJ, and MRK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/2/2025
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$181.00 ➝ $181.00
4/2/2025
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Guggenheim
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral
3/13/2025
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
Kepler Capital Markets
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy
3/10/2025
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Guggenheim
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral
3/6/2025
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
Morgan Stanley
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Set Price Target$1,146.00
3/5/2025
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$159.00 ➝ $171.00
3/5/2025
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$970.00 ➝ $1,100.00
3/3/2025
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
Stifel Nicolaus
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold
2/19/2025
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$181.00 ➝ $181.00
2/18/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$128.00 ➝ $105.00
2/12/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Guggenheim
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$122.00 ➝ $115.00
(Data available from 4/3/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$88.82B4.22$12.77 per share12.17$29.69 per share5.23
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$45.04B17.25$13.36 per share61.34$15.05 per share54.46
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$64.17B3.41$3.01 per share28.82$14.85 per share5.83
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$290.40B1.05$3.16 per share21.57$4.64 per share14.70
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
$14.07B$6.6523.3714.042.5618.20%34.24%13.63%4/15/2025 (Estimated)
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$10.59B$11.7169.9926.341.4023.51%85.24%16.19%5/1/2025 (Estimated)
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$17.12B$6.7312.878.750.7726.67%45.35%17.36%4/24/2025 (Estimated)
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$14.64B$3.2920.7314.640.9034.81%84.68%26.29%5/1/2025 (Estimated)

Latest NVO, LLY, JNJ, and MRK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/1/2025N/A
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$4.64N/AN/AN/A$12.77 billionN/A
5/1/2025N/A
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$0.92N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
4/24/2025N/A
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$2.16N/AN/AN/A$15.59 billionN/A
4/15/2025N/A
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$2.59N/AN/AN/A$21.65 billionN/A
2/6/2025Q4 2024
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$5.45$5.32-$0.13$4.88$13.42 billionN/A
2/5/2025Q4 2024
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$0.88$0.91+$0.03$0.91N/AN/A
2/4/2025Q4 2024
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$1.85$1.72-$0.13$1.48$15.51 billion$15.62 billion
1/22/2025Q4 2024
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$1.99$2.04+$0.05$1.41$22.44 billion$22.52 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$4.963.19%+5.43%74.59%63 Years
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$6.000.73%+15.21%51.24%11 Years
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.243.74%+5.73%48.14%14 Years
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$1.572.30%+25.26%47.72%N/A

Latest NVO, LLY, JNJ, and MRK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/5/2025
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
semi-annual$0.78741.2%3/31/20253/31/20254/8/2025
1/28/2025
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
quarterly$0.813.32%3/17/20253/17/20254/7/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
0.43
1.11
0.86
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
2.00
1.15
0.97
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.79
1.36
1.15
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
0.62
0.74
0.55

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%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
152,7002.41 billion2.40 billionOptionable
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
39,000948.17 million948.08 millionOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
69,0002.53 billion2.53 billionOptionable
Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
54,4004.49 billion4.48 billionOptionable

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Johnson & Johnson stock logo

Johnson & Johnson NYSE:JNJ

$155.41 +2.16 (+1.41%)
Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$155.87 +0.46 (+0.30%)
As of 07:25 AM Eastern
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Johnson & Johnson is a holding company, which engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of products in the healthcare field. It operates through the Innovative Medicine and MedTech segments. The Innovative Medicine segment focuses on immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, oncology, cardiovascular and metabolism, and pulmonary hypertension. The MedTech segment includes a portfolio of products used in the interventional solutions, orthopaedics, surgery, and vision categories. The company was founded by Robert Wood Johnson I, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson Sr. in 1887 and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.

Eli Lilly and Company stock logo

Eli Lilly and Company NYSE:LLY

$819.57 +14.34 (+1.78%)
Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$808.27 -11.30 (-1.38%)
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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. stock logo

Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK

$86.61 -0.51 (-0.59%)
Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$86.58 -0.03 (-0.04%)
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Merck & Co., Inc. is a health care company, which engages in the provision of health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, and Other. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets animal health products, such as pharmaceutical and vaccine products, for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in livestock, and companion animal species. The Other segment consists of sales for the non-reportable segments of healthcare services. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, NJ.

Novo Nordisk A/S stock logo

Novo Nordisk A/S NYSE:NVO

$68.20 +0.17 (+0.25%)
Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$68.83 +0.63 (+0.92%)
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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; and with Korro Bio, Inc. for the discovery and development of new genetic medicines to treat cardiometabolic diseases. Novo Nordisk A/S was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.