Kenvue (KVUE) Competitors $21.60 +0.16 (+0.75%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.63 +0.03 (+0.12%) As of 08/1/2025 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KVUE vs. JNJ, UL, HLN, SN, ELF, COTY, ODD, MBC, IMAX, and EPCShould you be buying Kenvue stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kenvue include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Unilever (UL), Haleon (HLN), SharkNinja (SN), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Coty (COTY), ODDITY Tech (ODD), MasterBrand (MBC), IMAX (IMAX), and Edgewell Personal Care (EPC). Kenvue vs. Its Competitors Johnson & Johnson Unilever Haleon SharkNinja e.l.f. Beauty Coty ODDITY Tech MasterBrand IMAX Edgewell Personal Care Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings. Do analysts recommend JNJ or KVUE? Johnson & Johnson presently has a consensus target price of $174.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.28%. Kenvue has a consensus target price of $24.79, indicating a potential upside of 14.78%. Given Kenvue's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kenvue is more favorable than Johnson & Johnson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Johnson & Johnson 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Kenvue 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Does the media prefer JNJ or KVUE? In the previous week, Johnson & Johnson had 95 more articles in the media than Kenvue. MarketBeat recorded 113 mentions for Johnson & Johnson and 18 mentions for Kenvue. Johnson & Johnson's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Kenvue's score of 1.06 indicating that Johnson & Johnson is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Johnson & Johnson 93 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kenvue 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JNJ or KVUE? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohnson & Johnson$90.63B4.45$14.07B$9.3517.90Kenvue$15.46B2.68$1.03B$0.5539.27 Is JNJ or KVUE a better dividend stock? Johnson & Johnson pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Kenvue pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Johnson & Johnson pays out 55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kenvue pays out 149.1% 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 has increased its dividend for 64 consecutive years and Kenvue has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, JNJ or KVUE? Johnson & Johnson has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kenvue has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JNJ or KVUE more profitable? Johnson & Johnson has a net margin of 25.00% compared to Kenvue's net margin of 6.90%. Johnson & Johnson's return on equity of 32.49% beat Kenvue's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Johnson & Johnson25.00% 32.49% 13.00% Kenvue 6.90%20.87%8.04% Do insiders and institutionals believe in JNJ or KVUE? 69.6% of Johnson & Johnson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Kenvue shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Johnson & Johnson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Kenvue shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryJohnson & Johnson beats Kenvue on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kenvue News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KVUE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KVUE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KVUE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKenvueCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$41.14B$31.59B$15.75B$20.68BDividend Yield3.82%2.70%3.20%3.67%P/E Ratio39.2730.9118.5229.07Price / Sales2.681.7445.8566.27Price / Cash14.5716.1414.5022.84Price / Book4.298.295.884.43Net Income$1.03B$1.19B$690.35M$994.22M7 Day Performance-5.43%-6.39%-5.09%-3.35%1 Month Performance3.40%-4.08%-3.51%-2.06%1 Year Performance14.77%-2.14%0.01%10.15% Kenvue Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KVUEKenvue3.4757 of 5 stars$21.60+0.7%$24.79+14.8%+15.9%$41.14B$15.46B39.2722,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseJNJJohnson & Johnson4.6709 of 5 stars$166.18-1.3%$174.50+5.0%+4.1%$399.84B$88.82B17.77138,100Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionULUnilever3.1646 of 5 stars$59.22-2.0%$72.50+22.4%-1.9%$145.30B$60.76B16.97115,964News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑Gap UpHLNHaleon3.816 of 5 stars$9.70-1.8%$12.33+27.1%+3.8%$43.58B$14.35B24.8724,561News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap UpSNSharkNinja3.6023 of 5 stars$120.14-0.2%$129.13+7.5%+47.2%$16.94B$5.69B38.023,688Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsELFe.l.f. Beauty3.9323 of 5 stars$120.96+0.1%$123.94+2.5%-30.4%$6.86B$1.31B62.67300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownCOTYCoty4.3824 of 5 stars$5.16+0.8%$7.80+51.1%-51.1%$4.50B$6.12B-10.7511,791ODDODDITY Tech1.0837 of 5 stars$68.43+0.8%$70.13+2.5%+81.0%$3.82B$647.04M39.33342News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMBCMasterBrand2.4974 of 5 stars$11.71-1.3%$15.00+28.1%-35.4%$1.48B$2.70B15.0113,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsIMAXIMAX3.9382 of 5 stars$26.93+0.3%$32.80+21.8%+18.9%$1.45B$352.21M44.89780EPCEdgewell Personal Care3.4691 of 5 stars$26.20-3.0%$33.14+26.5%-36.0%$1.23B$2.22B15.326,700Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JNJ Alternatives UL Alternatives HLN Alternatives SN Alternatives ELF Alternatives COTY Alternatives ODD Alternatives MBC Alternatives IMAX Alternatives EPC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KVUE) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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