{"id":3124,"date":"2025-03-01T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/03\/01\/is-johnson-johnson-stock-underperforming-the-dow\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T12:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T17:14:00","slug":"is-johnson-johnson-stock-underperforming-the-dow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/03\/01\/is-johnson-johnson-stock-underperforming-the-dow\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Johnson &#038; Johnson Stock Underperforming the Dow?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout__region nsdq-l-grid__item syndicated-article-body\">\n<section class=\"jupiter22-c-article-body\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"body__content\">\n<p>With a market cap of\u00a0<u>$394.2 billion<\/u>, New Brunswick, New Jersey-based Johnson &#038; Johnson (<u>JNJ<\/u>) is a global healthcare company with a diversified business model spanning pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer health products. Its two main segments, Innovative Medicine and MedTech, offer a wide range of products, from prescription drugs in immunology, oncology, and infectious diseases to medical devices for surgery, orthopedics, and cardiovascular care.<\/p>\n<p>Companies valued at $200 billion or more are generally considered \u201cmega-cap\u201d stocks and Johnson &#038; Johnson fits this criterion perfectly. The company invests heavily in research and development, maintaining one of the largest R&#038;D budgets in the pharmaceutical industry. J&#038;J\u2019s consumer health division includes well-known brands in baby care, skin health, oral care, and over-the-counter medicines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-htY\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-1\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; i < window.adsList.length; i++) {                 if (window.adsList[i].id === id) {                     return true;                 }             }             return false;         }         if (isAdInAdsList('js-dfp-tag-htY')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-htY');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>     <span>Active Investor: <\/span> FREE newsletter going behind the headlines on the hottest stocks to uncover new trade ideas  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The world's biggest maker of healthcare products has seen a 3.3% decline from its\u00a0<u>52-week high of $168.85<\/u>. Over the past three months,\u00a0<u>its shares have risen 5.1%<\/u>, outperforming the broader Dow Jones Industrials Average's (<u>$DOWI<\/u>) 2.9% decline during the same period.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">  <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:940\/623;\" src=\"https:\/\/barchart-news-media-prod.aws.barchart.com\/SANDP\/c44c86de1cc1a59d85a833784b32783a\/09u6paqg9cuhmoxx.png\" width=\"940\" height=\"623\"><figcaption>   <u>www.barchart.com<\/u>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Longer term, JNJ is up 12.9% on a YTD basis, outpacing DOWI's 2.1% return. However, shares of Johnson & Johnson have gained 1.1% over the past 52 weeks, lagging behind <u>Dow Jones\u2019 11.5% rise<\/u> over the same time frame.<\/p>\n<p>However, JNJ has exhibited a bullish trend, consistently trading above its 50-day moving average since late January. Additionally, the stock has maintained levels above its 200-day moving average since early February.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">  <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1035\/685;\" src=\"https:\/\/barchart-news-media-prod.aws.barchart.com\/SANDP\/c44c86de1cc1a59d85a833784b32783a\/irsvs8eocu1k9c4i.png\" width=\"1035\" height=\"685\"><figcaption>   <u>www.barchart.com<\/u>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite reporting\u00a0<u>better-than-expected Q4 2024<\/u> adjusted EPS of $2.04 and revenue of $22.5 billion,\u00a0<u>JNJ shares fell 1.9%<\/u> on Jan. 22 due to disappointing\u00a0<u>2025 sales guidance<\/u>. The company's projected 2025 revenue range of $89.2 billion - $90 billion fell short of the consensus estimate. Additionally, MedTech segment sales of $8.2 billion missed estimates, with management citing continued headwinds in China from the volume-based procurement (VBP) program and competitive pressures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-ajM\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-2\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; i < window.adsList.length; i++) {                 if (window.adsList[i].id === id) {                     return true;                 }             }             return false;         }         if (isAdInAdsList('js-dfp-tag-ajM')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-ajM');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Moreover, JNJ has underperformed its rival, Eli Lilly and Company (<u>LLY<\/u>), with Eli Lilly experiencing a\u00a0<u>16.9% YTD rise<\/u> and a 19.1% gain over the past 52 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts are moderately optimistic about JNJ's prospects, despite its underperformance compared to broader markets over the past year. With a consensus \"Moderate Buy\" rating from 22 analysts, the\u00a0<u>mean price target of $169.09<\/u> indicates a 3.7% premium to current levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"taboola-placeholder\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                 <script type=\"text\/javascript\">                     !function (e, f, u) {                     e.async = 1;                     e.src = u; f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);                     }(document.createElement('script'), document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0], '\/\/cdn.taboola.com\/libtrc\/nasdaq-nasdaq\/loader.js');                     window._taboola = window._taboola || [];                     _taboola.push({                       mode: 'thumbnails-a-mid',                       container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails',                       placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails',                       target_type: 'mix'                     });                     _taboola.push({article:'auto', url:''});                 <\/script><i> On the date of publication, Sohini Mondal did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. 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