What Are Expectations For Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) In The Short Term?

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) traded at $143.85 at close of the session on Monday, December 16 and made a downward move of -1.89% on its previous day’s price.

Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $146.62 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads 0.518 with the day’s price range being $143.52 – $147.25. The company has a trailing 12-month PE ratio of 23.78. In terms of its 52-week price range, JNJ has a high of $168.85 and a low of $143.13. The company’s stock has lost about -5.28% over that past 30 days.

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Johnson & Johnson has a market cap of $347.24 billion and is expected to release its quarterly earnings report in January. With its Forward Dividend at 4.91 and a yield of 3.41%, the company’s investors could be anxious for the JNJ stock to gain ahead of the earnings release.

Analysts tracking the company’s growth have also given it a consensus growth in revenue estimated at 22.46B, with a low of 22.27B and a high of 22.75B. The median projection represents growth squeezing down to 4.96% compared to sales growth for the corresponding quarter a year ago. According to analyst consensus estimates figures, the company’s yearly revenue forecast for current year is expected to hit 88.78B, or 4.26% up from figures reported last year.

On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the JNJ stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of 100% Sell, while medium term indicators assign it an average of Hold.

Based on estimates by 19 analysts, where scores have ranged from 1.00 for a strong buy to 5.00 for a strong sell, 8 have rated the Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) stock as a Hold, while 11 rate it as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) rate it as overweight while 0 of them rated it as underweight, whereas 0 suggest the stock as a Sell. The stock has an overall rating of Buy and investors could take advantage and scoop up stock of the company.

Looking further, we note that the PEG ratio for the JNJ stock currently stands at 3.96, and the current price level is -5.08% off its SMA20 and -8.08% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 21.73 while the volatility over the past week is 1.65% and jumps to 1.48% over the past one month. The beta value is 0.50, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 2.33. The average price target for the stock over the next 12 months is $172.5, with the estimates having a low of $150 and a high of $215. These price ends are -4.28% and -49.46% off the current price level respectively, although investors could be excited at the prospect of a -19.92% if the JNJ share price touches on the median price of $172.5.

Coming back to Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 6.91 million, while that of the preceding 10-day period stands at 8.8 million. Current shares outstanding are 2.41 billion.

The insiders hold 0.12% of the company’s shares while institutions hold 72.73%. The data shows that short shares as of 2024-11-29, stood at 18.54 million at a short ratio of 2.47. This represents a 77.00 short interest in shares outstanding on 2024-11-29. Shares short rose in November from the previous month at 18.11 million. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with current price pushing the stock -8.22% down in year-to-date price movement.

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