JNJ - Johnson & Johnson
| Previous close | 139.38 |
| Open | 139.35 |
| Bid | 139.45 x 800 |
| Ask | 139.46 x 1200 |
| Day's range | 137.95 - 139.54 |
| 52-week range | 121.00 - 148.59 |
| Volume | 2,267,451 |
| Avg. volume | 7,258,307 |
| Market cap | 366.83B |
| Beta (3Y monthly) | 0.70 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 26.58 |
| EPS (TTM) | 5.24 |
| Earnings date | 21 Jan 2020 |
| Forward dividend & yield | 3.80 (2.77%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 2019-11-25 |
| 1y target est | 150.78 |
- Zacks
J&J Stock Witnesses Volatility in '19: What to Expect in 2020
Here we discuss the ups and downs of J&J's (JNJ) stock this year.
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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) closed the most recent trading day at $139.38, moving +1.62% from the previous trading session.
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AstraZeneca Sells Schizophrenia Drug Rights in US and Canada
AstraZeneca (AZN) divests commercial rights to its schizophrenia and bipolar disorder medicines Seroquel/Seroquel XR in the United States and Canada to Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH.
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J&J's (JNJ) New Tests Reveal No Asbestos in Baby Powders
J&J (JNJ) says that two third-party labs conducted 155 tests on samples of its baby powders. All these tests confirm that the talc does not contain asbestos, a known carcinogen.
- Reuters
J&J says new tests show no asbestos in Johnson's Baby Powder
A total of 155 tests were conducted by two different third-party labs using four different testing methods on samples from the same bottle tested by the FDA's contracted lab, the company said. The tests are the latest effort by J&J to prove the safety of its widely used consumer product after the test by the FDA prompted J&J to undertake a nationwide recall of one lot of Johnson's Baby Powder in October.
- Reuters
Special Report - Powder Keg: FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc
The “Asbestos in Talc Symposium,” sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration, was dominated by industry hands: Most of the 21 non-government participants had done work for talc companies, such as testing and serving as expert witnesses and consultants, symposium documents and other records show. Key sessions were led by witnesses for Johnson & Johnson in lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn customers that its Baby Powder was tainted with cancer-causing asbestos, the records show. Over the past 50 years, the FDA has relied upon - and often deferred to - industry even as outside experts and consumers repeatedly raised serious health concerns about talc powders and cosmetics, a Reuters investigation found.
- Yahoo Finance
The uniquely American opioid crisis, in 3 charts
And according to data from Deutsche Bank Research, opioid-related deaths per million inhabitants has drastically increased in the U.S. compared to the other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.
- Zacks
Geron (GERN) Stock Surges 40% YTD: What's Driving the Rally?
Geron's (GERN) telomerase inhibitor, imetelstat, is being evaluated in two clinical studies for patients with MDS and myelofibrosis. The candidate is progressing well in clinical studies.
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Should iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (IWX) Be on Your Investing Radar?
Style Box ETF report for IWX
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Fed Reportedly Opens Criminal Investigation on Opioid Makers
Shares of some manufacturers and distributors of opioid drugs decline on Tuesday following reports that a criminal probe has been initiated by federal prosecutors.
- Yahoo Finance
Stock Market Live Updates: Markets close at record highs
Headlines moving the stock market in real time.
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Why mental health coverage is still a struggle for employer-sponsored plans
New report sets stage for greater mental health coverage.
- Reuters - UK Focus
AstraZeneca shares rise on early U.S. approval for leukaemia drug
AstraZeneca shares rose 2.7% on Friday after the British drugmaker won earlier-than-expected U.S. regulatory approval for a leukaemia drug, in a challenge to rival AbbVie. AstraZeneca said late on Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given its go ahead for the company's Calquence drug to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), one of the most common types of leukaemia in adults. The drug was approved under a new speedy review programme in collaboration with drug watchdogs in Canada and Australia, and was also approved to treat small lymphocytic lymphoma, a similar disease.
- Investing.com
NewsBreak: Trump Looks to Let Florida, Others Import Prescription Drugs
Investing.com – President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday the federal government is working on a plan to let Florida and other states import lower-priced prescription drugs for residents.
- Reuters - UK Focus
Sanofi weighing options for consumer healthcare unit-sources
FRANKFURT/PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sanofi is considering a joint venture or outright sale among options for its consumer healthcare unit, sources told Reuters, as the French drugmaker prepares to present a new strategic plan next month. An initial public offering (IPO) of the unit, which could be worth around $30 billion according to two sources familiar with the matter, is also on the cards. Sources cautioned that no final decision had been made.
- Reuters
Johnson & Johnson loses pelvic mesh class action in Australia
More than 1,350 Australian women won a seven-year-old class action lawsuit on Thursday against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for misleading patients and surgeons about the risks of the pharmaceutical giant's pelvic mesh implants. The suit is one of many J&J has faced in the United States, Canada and Europe over the implants, used to treat urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, in which organs shift from normal positions. J&J in October agreed to pay nearly $117 million to resolve claims in 41 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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Myovant Up on Successful Completion of Prostate Cancer Study
Myovant's (MYOV) phase III study evaluating lead pipeline candidate, relugolix, in patients with advanced prostate cancer meets primary endpoint.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Alphabet, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Boeing and PetroChina
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Alphabet, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Boeing and PetroChina
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Top Analyst Reports for Alphabet, Amazon & Johnson & Johnson
Top Analyst Reports for Alphabet, Amazon & Johnson & Johnson
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Stock Market Live Updates: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow post record closing highs
Headlines moving the stock market in real time.
- Simply Wall St.
Should You Be Pleased About The CEO Pay At Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE:JNJ)
In 2012 Alex Gorsky was appointed CEO of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). This report will, first, examine the CEO...
- Yahoo Finance
Stock market news: November 15, 2019
The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each hit record highs after a senior Trump administration official said a trade deal with China was nearing.
- Reuters
Oklahoma judge reduces Johnson & Johnson opioid payout to $465 million
The decision by Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman in Norman, Oklahoma, came in the first case to go to trial out of 2,700 nationally by states, counties and cities seeking to hold drug companies responsible for the deadly epidemic. Balkman reduced the amount he had awarded in August by $107 million after agreeing with New Brunswick, New Jersey-based J&J that he had made a math error. A spokesman for Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter said that office is reviewing the decision and will formally respond within the next few days.
