Johnson & Johnson’s recently made public that its CEO and Chairman of the Board Duato Joaquin unloaded Company’s shares for reported $22.55 million on Aug 22 ’25. In the deal valued at $179.21 per share,125,824 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Duato Joaquin now holds 275,967 shares worth roughly $48.71 million.
Then, Duato Joaquin bought 125,824 shares, generating $22,652,724 in total proceeds.
Before that, Wolk Joseph J sold 16,820 shares. Johnson & Johnson shares valued at $2,975,571 were divested by the Exec VP, CFO at a price of $176.91 per share. As a result of the transaction, Wolk Joseph J now holds 14,000 shares, worth roughly $2.47 million.
Erste Group upgraded its Johnson & Johnson [JNJ] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Leerink Partners’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid May from “an Outperform” to “a Market perform”. Wolfe Research started covering the stock on November 15, 2024. It rated JNJ as “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of JNJ
On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson [NYSE:JNJ] saw its stock fall -1.08% to $176.49. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.74%. Johnson & Johnson shares have risen nearly 8.71% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 22.04% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $181.16 was reached on 08/22/25, a 52-week low of $140.68 was recorded on 01/10/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For JNJ Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 175.79, which if violated will result in even more drops to 175.08. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 177.18. A further resistance level may holdings at 177.86.
How much short interest is there in Johnson & Johnson?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Johnson & Johnson stocks on 2025-08-15, growing by 0.24 million shares to a total of 18.52 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-15 was 18.27 million shares. There was a rise of 1.32%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
