The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Johnson & Johnson shares valued at $1,695,806 were purchased by Forminard Elizabeth on Aug 29 ’25. At $177.20 per share, Forminard Elizabeth acquired 9,570 shares.
Also, Duato Joaquin sold 125,824 shares, netting a total of over 22,548,655 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $179.21 each, the insider now holds 275,967 shares.
Before that, Duato Joaquin had added 125,824 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $22,652,724, the Officer bought Johnson & Johnson shares for $180.03 each.
As published in a research note from Erste Group on July 23, 2025, Johnson & Johnson [JNJ] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy. Analysts at Leerink Partners downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. Earlier on November 15, 2024, Wolfe Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for JNJ stock.
Analyzing JNJ Stock Performance
On last trading session, Johnson & Johnson [NYSE: JNJ] plunged -0.03% to $178.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $176.53, but it reached a high of $178.27 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.86%. Over the course of the year, Johnson & Johnson shares have jumped approximately 8.38%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $181.16 on 08/22/25 and a 52-week low of $140.68 on 01/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 176.92, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 175.85. In the upper region, resistance lies at 178.68. The next price resistance is at 179.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.20 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Johnson & Johnson subject to short interest?
Stocks of Johnson & Johnson saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.24 million shares to 18.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 18.27 million shares. A jump of 1.32% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.04 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.04.
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In terms of Johnson & Johnson share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 162 in the next 12 months, down nearly -9.02% from the previous closing price of $178.06. Analysts anticipate Johnson & Johnson stock to reach 162 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 162. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked Johnson & Johnson stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 23, 2024, Daiwa Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $150.
