Investing.com -- Analysts at Leerink Partners upgraded Johnson & Johnson from “Market Perform” to “Outperform,” citing accelerating growth prospects driven by a wave of new drug launches and expanding oncology and immunology franchises. The brokerage also raised its 12-month price target to $265 from $252, implying roughly 18% upside from the stock’s recent close.
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Recent performance snapshot for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has held relatively steady in the very short term, with the stock roughly flat over the past day but down about 1% over the past week and 7% over the past month. Over the past 3 months the share price is also down about 7%, even as the stock shows a total return of about 48% over the past year and around 50% across the past 3 and 5 years. See our latest analysis for Johnson & Johnson. The recent 7% decline in the...
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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has launched its global "Generation Fine" campaign to address depression care and improve patient conversations. The company reported new FDA approvals and positive Phase 3 data in immunology and neuropsychiatry, alongside progress on its OTTAVA robotic surgery platform. JNJ outlined an accelerated global registration plan for JNJ-1900 in head and neck cancer. The dual target antibody JNJ-4804 for inflammatory bowel disease did not meet its main Phase 2b...
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