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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) Shares Bought by 49 Wealth Management LLC

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49 Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ - Free Report) by 133.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,406 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,950 shares during the period. 49 Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $565,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JNJ. WealthTrak Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Johnson & Johnson during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new position in Johnson & Johnson during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Conquis Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.55% of the company's stock.

Johnson & Johnson Stock Performance

Shares of JNJ traded down $0.91 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $156.78. 3,658,104 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,043,817. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $153.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $154.35. Johnson & Johnson has a 52-week low of $140.68 and a 52-week high of $169.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $377.21 billion, a PE ratio of 17.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.41.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $2.77 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.18. Johnson & Johnson had a return on equity of 33.46% and a net margin of 24.42%. The company had revenue of $21.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.65 billion. On average, equities research analysts expect that Johnson & Johnson will post 10.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Johnson & Johnson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th were issued a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.32%. This is an increase from Johnson & Johnson's previous quarterly dividend of $1.24. Johnson & Johnson's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 57.84%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Leerink Partnrs downgraded shares of Johnson & Johnson from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Raymond James Financial cut their price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $165.00 to $162.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Johnson & Johnson from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $166.00 to $165.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $171.00.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on JNJ

Johnson & Johnson Company Profile

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Johnson & Johnson is a holding company, which engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of products in the healthcare field. It operates through the Innovative Medicine and MedTech segments. The Innovative Medicine segment focuses on immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, oncology, cardiovascular and metabolism, and pulmonary hypertension.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

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