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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ - Free Report) closed at $166.28 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.79% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.69%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.64%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.2%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the world's biggest maker of health care products had lost 1.01% over the past month. This has was narrower than the Medical sector's loss of 5.7% and the S&P 500's loss of 9.94% in that time.

Investors will be hoping for strength from Johnson & Johnson as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be October 18, 2022. On that day, Johnson & Johnson is projected to report earnings of $2.57 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 1.15%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $23.58 billion, up 1.03% from the prior-year quarter.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $10.05 per share and revenue of $95.13 billion, which would represent changes of +2.55% and +1.45%, respectively, from the prior year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Johnson & Johnson. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 6.46% higher within the past month. Johnson & Johnson is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

Looking at its valuation, Johnson & Johnson is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 16.68. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 12.63.

It is also worth noting that JNJ currently has a PEG ratio of 3.19. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. JNJ's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.81 as of yesterday's close.

The Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 99, which puts it in the top 40% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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