Merrill Lynch analyst Bob Hopkins maintained a Hold rating on Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) today and set a price target of $150. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $134.71.
According to TipRanks.com, Hopkins is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 11.2% and a 71.4% success rate. Hopkins covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Inspire Medical Systems Inc, Silk Road Medical Inc, and Intuitive Surgical.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Johnson & Johnson with a $150.50 average price target.
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Johnson & Johnson’s market cap is currently $357.7B and has a P/E ratio of 24.95. The company has a Price to Book ratio of 6.07.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 49 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of JNJ in relation to earlier this year.
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