Winnow Wealth LLC lowered its position in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Free Report) by 41.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,347 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,827 shares during the quarter. Johnson & Johnson accounts for about 0.8% of Winnow Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Winnow Wealth LLC’s holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $1,107,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 3,731,074 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 57,953,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,967,947,000 after acquiring an additional 1,738,292 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,924,523,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 25,832,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,789,914,000 after acquiring an additional 956,239 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 19,450,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,606,431,000 after acquiring an additional 532,790 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 69.55% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting Johnson & Johnson
Here are the key news stories impacting Johnson & Johnson this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Johnson & Johnson agreed to buy Firefly Bio for $1 billion, adding a novel degrader antibody conjugate platform that could broaden its oncology pipeline and improve its position in difficult-to-treat cancers. Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Firefly Bio, Inc. to Expand Oncology Pipeline with Novel Degrader Antibody Conjugate Platform
- Positive Sentiment: The Firefly deal signals continued capital deployment into high-value cancer assets, which can support investor confidence in J&J’s long-term earnings growth beyond its core healthcare franchise. Johnson & Johnson to buy Firefly Bio for $1 billion
- Neutral Sentiment: Commentary highlighting J&J as a “cheap robotics stock” focused on coronary artery disease treatment may reinforce the company’s medical technology story, but it is not a major new catalyst on its own. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): A Cheap Robotics Stock Redefining Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Neutral Sentiment: A separate mention that J&J received a buy rating from Guggenheim may be supportive, but the note appears older and less likely to be driving today’s move. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Gets a Buy from Guggenheim
Johnson & Johnson Price Performance
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $24.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.60 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.77 EPS. The business’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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Johnson & Johnson Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 26th will be given a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is 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 presently 61.97%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms recently commented on JNJ. Wall Street Zen downgraded Johnson & Johnson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Barclays raised their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $234.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $225.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.04.
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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.
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