Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) Given New $165.00 Price Target at Barclays

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ - Get Free Report) had its target price cut by stock analysts at Barclays from $166.00 to $165.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an "equal weight" rating on the stock. Barclays's target price would indicate a potential upside of 4.48% from the stock's current price.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Johnson & Johnson from $171.00 to $159.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Argus upgraded shares of Johnson & Johnson to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Guggenheim restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Raymond James cut their price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $165.00 to $162.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Leerink Partners lowered their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $182.00 to $169.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Johnson & Johnson has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $171.72.

Johnson & Johnson Trading Up 2.6 %

JNJ traded up $4.01 during trading on Thursday, hitting $157.92. 3,363,656 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,937,875. The firm has a market cap of $380.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.11. Johnson & Johnson has a 1 year low of $140.68 and a 1 year high of $169.99. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $159.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $155.10.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $2.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.18. Johnson & Johnson had a net margin of 18.20% and a return on equity of 34.24%. The firm had revenue of $21.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.65 billion. As a group, equities analysts expect that Johnson & Johnson will post 10.58 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Robert J. Decker sold 6,999 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.88, for a total value of $1,160,994.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 21,001 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,483,645.88. This represents a 25.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Timothy Schmid sold 403 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.15, for a total value of $62,928.45. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 15,098 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,357,552.70. The trade was a 2.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Johnson & Johnson

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oregon Pacific Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Johnson & Johnson during the fourth quarter worth about $949,000. Horan Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Horan Securities Inc. now owns 7,178 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,038,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Johnson & Johnson by 57.9% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 3,467 shares of the company's stock worth $501,000 after acquiring an additional 1,271 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson during the 3rd quarter worth $69,859,000. Finally, KPP Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Johnson & Johnson by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,492 shares of the company's stock worth $1,662,000 after buying an additional 515 shares in the last quarter. 69.55% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Johnson & Johnson Company Profile

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.

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