Johnson & Johnson’s recent filing unveils that its EVP, Innovative Medicine, R&D REED JOHN C unloaded Company’s shares for reported $4.19 million on Oct 17 ’25. In the deal valued at $192.71 per share,21,721 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, REED JOHN C now holds 10,658 shares worth roughly $1.99 million.
Then, REED JOHN C bought 21,721 shares, generating $4,185,794 in total proceeds.
Before that, Taubert Jennifer L sold 56,471 shares. Johnson & Johnson shares valued at $10,040,883 were divested by the EVP, WWC. Innovative Medicine at a price of $177.81 per share. As a result of the transaction, Taubert Jennifer L now holds 178,013 shares, worth roughly $33.28 million.
Daiwa Securities upgraded its Johnson & Johnson [JNJ] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early October from “an Equal weight” to “an Overweight”. Guggenheim also remained covering JNJ and has increased its forecast on September 23, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Erste Group revised its rating on July 23, 2025. It rated JNJ as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of JNJ
On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson [NYSE:JNJ] saw its stock fall -1.77% to $186.93. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.58%. Johnson & Johnson shares have risen nearly 14.21% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 29.26% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $194.48 was reached on 10/20/25, 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 185.86, which if violated will result in even more drops to 184.80. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 188.75. A further resistance level may holdings at 190.57.
How much short interest is there in Johnson & Johnson?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Johnson & Johnson stocks on 2025-10-15, dropping by -1.43 million shares to a total of 20.63 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-15 was 22.05 million shares. There was a decline of -6.92%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
