$60.30 0.32 (+0.53%)
11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

Engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the health care field in many countries of the world.

Current Price $60.30 Mkt Cap $166.18B
Open $59.94 P/E Ratio 12.98
Prev. Close $59.98 Div. (Yield) 1.96 (3.30%)
Daily Range $59.57 - $60.34 Volume 8,503,051
52-Wk Range $46.25 - $63.01 Avg. Daily Vol. 12,270,000

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30 Outperform
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Top JNJ Bull/Bear Pitches

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poppycock2 (63.40)
Submitted August 24, 2009

Been around many years, solid management, plenty of cash to buy Biotech companies with promising drugs, sell things people actually need and use, pays a solid dividend which over time will help you build wealth

Alleymae (< 20)
Submitted June 19, 2008

Believe that republicians will regain control of the white house and congress, making the economy even tighter, which should reduce the sizes of households, JNJ services mostly households, causing a drop.

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Member Avatar Jim2B (57.96) Submitted: 11/6/2009 3:55:48 PM : Outperform Start Price: $60.01 JNJ Score: +16.17

Overall based upon accelerating (home & business) foreclosures, financial weakness in the banking sector, tremendous tax increases on the horizon (suppressing the economy), and a federal spending policy that can only result in double digit inflation, I expect the economy (& stock prices) to decline over the remainder of 2009 and through 2010 at the least.

So the question is not whether JNJ goes up or down but by how it does in relation to the S&P500. JNJ's sterling financial strength and proven management team provides it a great deal of protection against possible declines in the economy. In fact any company with strong financials should perform better than the market average in a down economy.

Now with the prospect of a government run health care bill raising punitive taxes upon any company in that sector, expect the price to remain depressed until everything sorts out. Still given the fact that JNJ has a lot of non-health care related business over which it can distribute those taxes, it should not be as adversely affected as say PFE or MRK.

So I expect the stock price to remain depressed over the short term (giving you time to buy the stock) with a nice bump if Congress fails to pass something before the end of the year. In the mid-term, conservative management, good management, and good financial strength will preserve stock price values better than other S&P500 companies. In the long-term expect JNJ stock prices to rise when the economy improves in line with other companies.

Overall, I'd say that JNJ is a safe bet with reasonable upside and limited downside.

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Member Avatar 3dollarhedgefund (34.83) Submitted: 11/6/2009 2:22:20 PM : Outperform Start Price: $60.20 JNJ Score: -0.04

Health care stocks have been punished by uncertainty during the debate over the future of health care in the United States, and while Johnson and Johnson's valuation is not currently compelling, it is reasonable at 13 times earnings, paying slightly better than a 3% yield. Unlike pharmaceutical behemoths like Merck, Johnson and Johnson is at least as much a consumer goods stock as a pharma stock: its products include shampoo, Band-Aids, and other goods which consumers will continue to purchase even when their disposable income is limited. J&J derives a substantial portion of its revenue from overseas, and also engages in currency hedging, giving some protection from a steep decline in the US dollar relative to other currencies.

We follow this company and some other fine businesses on our blog at http://threedollarhedgefund.blogspot.com.

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Member Avatar rainmaker59 (50.65) Submitted: 11/6/2009 2:11:04 PM : Outperform Start Price: $60.30 JNJ Score: -0.19

Steady giant, paying dividends, that has low P/E.

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cleocatgirl (< 20) Score: +55.17

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juliojulio 42.44 11/21/2008 8/14/2009 Underperform 1Y $55.08 +9.48% +42.52% +33.04
ELPisthebest 97.30 3/9/2009 10/7/2009 Underperform 3M $46.67 +29.21% +60.39% +31.19 1 Comment
bullear1 82.84 7/24/2007 Outperform 3Y $57.63 +4.63% -26.35% +30.98
jbarnes1217 90.02 7/24/2007 Outperform 3Y $57.63 +4.63% -26.35% +30.98
paladin65 45.42 7/24/2007 Outperform 1Y $57.63 +4.63% -26.35% +30.98 1 Comment
cando123 59.44 7/24/2007 Outperform 5Y $57.63 +4.63% -26.35% +30.98
GreedyMo 73.59 7/24/2007 8/8/2007 Outperform 5Y $57.63 +4.63% -26.35% +30.98
fartalope < 20 7/24/2007 Outperform 5Y $57.63 +4.63% -26.35% +30.98 1 Comment
kaibigan 50.97 7/24/2007 Outperform NS $57.63 +4.63% -26.35% +30.98
salgold 74.22 7/23/2007 Outperform 3Y $57.93 +4.09% -26.86% +30.95 1 Comment

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TrackJimCramer < 20 10/15/2009 Underperform 3W $60.94 -1.05% -2.35% -1.30
TrackStandpoint 95.65 4/29/2009 Outperform NS $50.09 +20.38% +22.99% -2.61
TrackWachovia 35.10 4/20/2009 Outperform NS $52.28 +15.33% +26.54% -11.21
TrackUBS 86.41 3/20/2009 Outperform NS $50.24 +20.03% +37.44% -17.41
TrackFortune2009 52.16 12/11/2008 Outperform 1Y $56.81 +6.15% +25.99% -19.84
TrackZacks 69.52 10/10/2008 Outperform 3M $54.46 +10.86% +12.71% -1.86 8/19/2009 @ $60.37 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer < 20 7/10/2008 Outperform 3W $64.34 -5.28% -11.84% +6.56 10/16/2009 @ $60.94
TrackBobOlstein 50.29 6/18/2008 Outperform 5Y $62.74 -3.89% -17.42% +13.53 4 Comments
TrackChrisDavis < 20 6/3/2008 Outperform 1Y $65.10 +4.67% -16.51% +21.17 9/30/2008 @ $68.14 1 Comment
TrackGaryBSmith 41.83 2/15/2008 Outperform 3W $59.64 +1.11% -17.38% +18.49
TrackStanfordRes 80.42 1/23/2008 Outperform NS $60.75 -0.74% -12.77% +12.04
TrackHeebner 23.58 12/31/2007 Outperform NS $63.24 -4.65% -23.64% +18.99 1 Comment
TrackZacks 69.52 12/13/2007 Outperform 3M $67.87 -5.41% -10.20% +4.79 1/23/2008 @ $64.20 1 Comment
TrackEveillard 89.92 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 1 Comment
TrackSnow 94.97 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $63.49 -11.38% -46.00% +34.62 2/19/2009 @ $56.26 2 Comments
TrackBrandes < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 2 Comments
TrackHAndW 23.63 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 3 Comments
TrackDodgeCox 86.63 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 2 Comments
TrackHillman 91.15 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 7 Comments
TrackRichPzena < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 2 Comments
TrackEdwardOwens 98.26 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 5 Comments
TrackJohnRogers < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 6 Comments
TrackRichAster 91.10 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 1 Comment
TrackVanDenBerg 65.31 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 5 Comments
TrackBuffett 75.42 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 4 Comments
TrackSoros 65.62 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $63.49 +9.13% -23.98% +33.11 9/30/2008 @ $69.28 1 Comment
TrackBRogers 96.65 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $61.91 -2.60% -26.44% +23.83 4 Comments
TrackMichaelBrus 93.35 8/8/2007 Outperform 1Y $58.49 +3.09% -24.37% +27.47
TrackPatDorsey 80.29 4/27/2007 Outperform 3Y $59.68 +1.04% -24.26% +25.30
TrackDeutscheSec 89.50 4/18/2007 Outperform NS $59.85 +0.76% -23.14% +23.90
TrackJimCramer < 20 3/26/2007 Underperform 3W $58.30 +14.82% -13.10% -27.92 7/11/2008 @ $66.94
TrackMichaelSivy 90.71 3/20/2007 Outperform 1Y $55.83 +8.01% -19.66% +27.67
TrackCharlesPayn 35.46 2/24/2007 Outperform 3M $59.66 +1.07% -21.74% +22.81
TrackKiplinger 60.72 1/3/2007 Outperform 1Y $61.40 -1.78% -19.57% +17.78
TrackScottBleier 63.76 10/28/2006 Outperform 3M $63.40 -4.89% -17.57% +12.68
TrackWayneRogers < 20 10/13/2006 Outperform 3M $60.06 +0.40% -16.74% +17.14
TrackHilliard 45.54 10/5/2006 Outperform NS $60.38 -0.13% -15.70% +15.57
TrackJimJubak 76.01 9/19/2006 Outperform 1Y $63.81 -4.73% +6.98% -11.71 3/13/2007 @ $60.79
TrackBofASec 93.50 9/5/2006 Outperform NS $59.73 +0.95% -13.16% +14.11
TrackUBS 86.41 8/24/2006 Outperform NS $61.86 +14.48% +0.04% +14.44 8/15/2008 @ $70.82
TrackCreditSuiss 91.16 8/7/2006 Underperform NS $62.48 +0.66% +17.92% +17.26 6/11/2007 @ $62.89
TrackJimCramer < 20 6/9/2006 Outperform 3W $61.03 -1.27% +13.84% -15.11 3/26/2007 @ $60.25
TrackJimCramer < 20 4/4/2006 Underperform 3W $58.82 +4.35% -4.11% -8.46 6/9/2006 @ $61.38
TrackJimCramer < 20 3/13/2006 Outperform 3W $59.08 -0.44% -0.21% -0.23 4/4/2006 @ $58.82
TrackJimCramer < 20 3/6/2006 Underperform 3W $57.85 +2.13% +0.46% -1.67 3/13/2006 @ $59.08

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