Stonebridge Financial Group LLC MO Purchases Shares of 3,193 Johnson & Johnson $JNJ

Stonebridge Financial Group LLC MO purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 3,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $661,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 240,349,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,740,362,000 after purchasing an additional 3,731,074 shares during the period. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 545.6% in the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,865,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $716,657,000 after purchasing an additional 3,266,354 shares during the period. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 13,354,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,512,719,000 after purchasing an additional 2,163,838 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 126.3% in the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 3,584,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $664,575,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000,609 shares during the period. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $367,467,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.55% of the company’s stock.

Johnson & Johnson Price Performance

Shares of JNJ stock opened at $230.43 on Thursday. Johnson & Johnson has a 52-week low of $146.12 and a 52-week high of $251.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $554.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.27. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $235.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $221.47.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $23.60 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.77 EPS. Johnson & Johnson’s quarterly revenue was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Johnson & Johnson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.450-11.650 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Johnson & Johnson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 26th will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 26th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. This is an increase from Johnson & Johnson’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. Johnson & Johnson’s dividend payout ratio is 60.12%.

Johnson & Johnson News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Johnson & Johnson this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Leerink Partners upgraded Johnson & Johnson from “Market Perform” to “Outperform” and lifted its price target to $265 from $252, citing accelerating growth prospects from new drug launches and stronger oncology and immunology franchises. Johnson & Johnson upgraded at Leerink on growth prospects
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlighted J&J’s pipeline momentum, including Tremfya and newly approved Icotyde as key drivers for immunology growth as Stelara faces biosimilar pressure, reinforcing the company’s post-Stelara strategy. Tremfya, Icotyde Lead J&J’s Post-Stelara Immunology Strategy
• Positive Sentiment: J&J also announced the global launch of the Shockwave C2 Aero Coronary IVL Catheter, adding another product launch that supports its cardiovascular growth story. Johnson & Johnson Advances the Standard of Calcium Modification with Global Launch of Shockwave™ C2 Aero Coronary IVL Catheter
• Neutral Sentiment: J&J remains in focus as a defensive, high-quality name with one of the market’s strongest credit ratings, which may keep income-focused investors interested but is less likely to be a near-term catalyst. The 2 US Companies With a Better Credit Rating Than Uncle Sam Belong in Every Retirement Portfolio
• Neutral Sentiment: The company also got attention in articles emphasizing its safety, dividend appeal, and retirement-portfolio status, which supports the stock’s defensive reputation rather than signaling a major fundamental change. Russell 1000 Dividend ETF Hits 125 as Johnson & Johnson Leads The Safety Test

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on JNJ. Wall Street Zen cut Johnson & Johnson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Freedom Capital cut Johnson & Johnson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $237.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Johnson & Johnson from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Johnson & Johnson currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.04.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Johnson & Johnson news, EVP Timothy Schmid sold 1,322 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.66, for a total transaction of $324,762.52. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 25,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,251,310.02. The trade was a 4.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Vanessa Broadhurst sold 6,197 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.39, for a total value of $1,508,287.83. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,598,700.17. This trade represents a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 30,142 shares of company stock valued at $7,360,528. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Johnson & Johnson 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.