Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Acquires 17,876 Shares of Johnson & Johnson $JNJ

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its holdings in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) by 5.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 325,117 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,876 shares during the quarter. Johnson & Johnson accounts for about 0.7% of Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $67,283,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of JNJ. Blueline Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Family CFO Inc bought a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. 69.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Johnson & Johnson news, EVP Kathryn E. Wengel sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.15, for a total value of $2,411,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 114,288 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,560,551.20. This trade represents a 8.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Johnson & Johnson Price Performance

JNJ opened at $236.06 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $231.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $227.56. 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 has a 1 year low of $149.04 and a 1 year high of $251.71. The firm has a market cap of $568.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.29, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.26.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.02. Johnson & Johnson had a return on equity of 32.60% and a net margin of 21.83%.The business had revenue of $24.06 billion for 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 revenue for the quarter 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, analysts predict that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Johnson & Johnson Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 26th were given a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 26th. This is a positive change from Johnson & Johnson’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. Johnson & Johnson’s dividend payout ratio is 61.97%.

Key Stories Impacting Johnson & Johnson

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

• Positive Sentiment: Johnson & Johnson said it will invest more than $1 billion in Jacksonville, Florida to expand U.S. Vision manufacturing, packaging and distribution. The project includes a new distribution facility and advanced production technology, reinforcing JNJ’s long-term commitment to domestic capacity and eye-care growth. Article: Johnson & Johnson Invests more than $1 Billion to Strengthen U.S. Vision Manufacturing in Jacksonville, Florida
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s broader U.S. manufacturing push and expansion of Acuvue-related operations were also highlighted by recent coverage, which may be viewed positively as JNJ works to strengthen supply chains and invest in higher-margin consumer health and vision businesses. Article: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Commits Over $1B to Acuvue Contact Lens Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment may also be supported by ongoing pipeline progress, including positive Phase 2/3 data for IMAAVY (nipocalimab) in a rare autoimmune blood disorder and FDA Priority Review for the drug, which could broaden JNJ’s future revenue base if approved. Article: IMAAVY Breakthrough And Priority Review Reframe Johnson And Johnson Growth Story
• Neutral Sentiment: Separately, commentary from Jim Cramer noted that Johnson & Johnson shares have been gaining, but the piece did not identify a new fundamental catalyst beyond general market discussion. Article: Jim Cramer Explains Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) Shares Have Gained
• Neutral Sentiment: One article about dividend portfolios and another about market volatility are not JNJ-specific, but they reflect the broader investor focus on income, defensive stocks, and risk reduction that can indirectly benefit large healthcare names like Johnson & Johnson. Article: The Retiree Who Chose $65,000 Instead of $120,000 and Ended Up Richer
• Negative Sentiment: Marketwide risk-off concerns tied to a possible AI-led valuation correction could weigh on equities generally, though the article is not specific to JNJ and Johnson & Johnson is typically seen as more defensive than high-growth tech names. Article: Today’s AI market hits all 5 warning signs that preceded 2000 Nasdaq crash.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Johnson & Johnson from $240.00 to $263.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Argus increased their price objective on Johnson & Johnson from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Johnson & Johnson from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on Johnson & Johnson from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on Johnson & Johnson from $253.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.04.

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.