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Johnson & Johnson is a drug manufacturers-general business based in the US. Johnson & Johnson shares (JNJ) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
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Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Johnson & Johnson's stock price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was $164.61, which is 8.92% up on its pre-crash value of $149.93 and 50.80% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the stocks fell as low as $109.16.
If you had bought $1,000 worth of Johnson & Johnson stocks at the start of February 2020, those stocks would have been worth $740.19 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth $1,096.30.
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| Latest market close | $164.61 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $152.71 - $183.08 |
| 50-day moving average | $175.06 |
| 200-day moving average | $172.88 |
| Wall St. target price | $183.63 |
| PE ratio | 24.5052 |
| Dividend yield | $4.45 (2.69%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $6.73 |
Historical closes compared with the close of $164.61 from 2023-02-03
| 1 week (2023-01-27) | -2.15% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2023-01-05) | -7.94% |
| 3 months (2022-11-04) | -4.01% |
| 6 months (2022-08-05) | -3.80% |
| 1 year (2022-02-04) | -4.09% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2021-02-05) | 0.10% |
| 3 years (2020-02-05) | 6.90% |
| 5 years (2018-02-05) | 26.24% |
Valuing Johnson & Johnson stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Johnson & Johnson's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Johnson & Johnson's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 25x. In other words, Johnson & Johnson shares trade at around 25x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Johnson & Johnson's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.7929. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Johnson & Johnson's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Johnson & Johnson's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $32.6 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Johnson & Johnson's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $94.9 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 27.04% |
| Gross profit TTM | $64.5 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 8.81% |
| Return on equity TTM | 24.14% |
| Profit margin | 18.9% |
| Book value | $28.51 |
| Market capitalisation | $431.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Johnson & Johnson.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 35.8
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Johnson & Johnson's overall score of 35.8 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 72nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Johnson & Johnson is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 3.79/100
Johnson & Johnson's environmental score of 3.79 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Johnson & Johnson is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 25.14/100
Johnson & Johnson's social score of 25.14 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Johnson & Johnson is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 14.87/100
Johnson & Johnson's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Johnson & Johnson is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 4/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Johnson & Johnson scored a 4 out of 5 for controversy – the second-lowest score possible, reflecting that Johnson & Johnson has a damaged public profile.
Dividend payout ratio: 44.49% of net profits
Recently Johnson & Johnson has paid out, on average, around 44.49% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.69% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Johnson & Johnson shareholders could enjoy a 2.69% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Johnson & Johnson's case, that would currently equate to about $4.45 per share.
While Johnson & Johnson's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Johnson & Johnson may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Johnson & Johnson's most recent dividend payout was on 6 March 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 16 February 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
Johnson & Johnson's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 12 June 2001. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Johnson & Johnson shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Johnson & Johnson shares which in turn could have impacted Johnson & Johnson's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Johnson & Johnson's shares have ranged in value from as little as $152.7074 up to $183.0782. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Johnson & Johnson's is 0.5706. This would suggest that Johnson & Johnson's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Johnson & Johnson, together with its subsidiaries, researches and develops, manufactures, and sells various products in the healthcare field worldwide. The company's Consumer Health segment offers baby care products under the JOHNSON'S and AVEENO Baby brands; oral care products under the LISTERINE brand; skin health/beauty products under the AVEENO, CLEAN & CLEAR, DR. CI:LABO, NEUTROGENA, and OGX brands; TYLENOL acetaminophen products; SUDAFED cold, flu, and allergy products; BENADRYL and ZYRTEC allergy products; MOTRIN IB ibuprofen products; NICORETTE smoking cessation products; and PEPCID acid reflux products. It also offers STAYFREE and CAREFREE sanitary pads; o. b. tampons; adhesive bandages under the BAND-AID brand; and first aid products under the NEOSPORIN brand. It serves general public, retail outlets, and distributors.
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