Johnson & Johnson $JNJ Shares Sold by Weik Capital Management
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemWeik Capital Management lowered its holdings in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Free Report) by 13.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 19,354 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,037 shares during the quarter. Johnson & Johnson makes up about 1.5% of Weik Capital Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Weik Capital Management’s holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $4,005,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Blueline Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 104.2% during the 4th quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 49.0% during the 4th quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.55% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
JNJ has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $253.00 to $254.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Johnson & Johnson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Morgan Stanley set a $283.00 target price on Johnson & Johnson in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Raymond James Financial boosted their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $237.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.04.
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Johnson & Johnson News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Johnson & Johnson this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer highlighted Johnson & Johnson’s lack of major patent expirations and pointed to its billion-dollar drugs and growing businesses as reasons to own the stock. Jim Cramer Highlights Johnson & Johnson Having No Big Patent Expirations
- Positive Sentiment: ASCO 2026 updates underscored Johnson & Johnson’s expanding specialty-drug pipeline, with encouraging data in autoimmunity, oncology, and myeloma that could support longer-term revenue growth. ASCO 2026 Data Underscore Johnson & Johnson’s Expanding Specialty Drug Story
- Positive Sentiment: Separate market coverage noted Johnson & Johnson has been outperforming the broader market recently, reinforcing investor confidence in the defensive healthcare name. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider
- Neutral Sentiment: Newsweek named Johnson & Johnson among the world’s greenest companies for 2026, which is supportive for ESG-focused investors but unlikely to move the stock on its own. Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, MetLife Named Among Newsweek’s World’s Greenest Companies 2026
- Neutral Sentiment: Analysts highlighted ongoing headwinds, including Stelara erosion, China MedTech pressure, and talc litigation, though J&J is still targeting $100 billion in revenue and faster growth in 2026. Can JNJ Sustain Growth Amid Patent, Legal and China Risks?
Johnson & Johnson Stock Performance
Johnson & Johnson stock opened at $232.81 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $231.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $225.96. Johnson & Johnson has a 52-week low of $149.04 and a 52-week high of $251.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $560.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.77.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.02. Johnson & Johnson had a return on equity of 32.60% and a net margin of 21.83%.The firm had revenue of $24.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.60 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.77 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. Johnson & Johnson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.450-11.650 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Johnson & Johnson Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 26th will be paid a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 26th. This is a boost from Johnson & Johnson’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. Johnson & Johnson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.97%.
Johnson & Johnson Company Profile
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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