Kenvue (KVUE) Competitors

Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts prefer KVUE or JNJ?

Kenvue currently has a consensus price target of $24.38, indicating a potential upside of 12.87%. Johnson & Johnson has a consensus price target of $176.29, indicating a potential downside of 1.57%. Given Kenvue's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kenvue is more favorable than Johnson & Johnson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kenvue	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Johnson & Johnson	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Which has more risk and volatility, KVUE or JNJ?

Kenvue has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson & Johnson has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, KVUE or JNJ?

Johnson & Johnson has higher revenue and earnings than Kenvue. Johnson & Johnson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kenvue, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kenvue	$15.14B	2.74	$1.03B	$0.74	29.18
Johnson & Johnson	$88.82B	4.86	$14.07B	$9.35	19.15

Is KVUE or JNJ more profitable?

Johnson & Johnson has a net margin of 25.00% compared to Kenvue's net margin of 9.37%. Johnson & Johnson's return on equity of 32.49% beat Kenvue's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kenvue	9.37%	20.06%	7.78%
Johnson & Johnson	25.00%	32.49%	13.00%

Does the media prefer KVUE or JNJ?

In the previous week, Johnson & Johnson had 66 more articles in the media than Kenvue. MarketBeat recorded 89 mentions for Johnson & Johnson and 23 mentions for Kenvue. Kenvue's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Johnson & Johnson's score of 1.45 indicating that Kenvue is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kenvue	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Johnson & Johnson	73 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KVUE or JNJ a better dividend stock?

Kenvue pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Johnson & Johnson pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Kenvue pays out 112.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Johnson & Johnson pays out 55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kenvue has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Johnson & Johnson has raised its dividend for 64 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KVUE or JNJ?

97.6% of Kenvue shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Johnson & Johnson shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Kenvue shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Johnson & Johnson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Johnson & Johnson beats Kenvue on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.