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 $10,040,883 were sold by Taubert Jennifer L on Sep 04 ’25. At $177.81 per share, Taubert Jennifer L sold 56,471 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 178,013 shares worth approximately $31.45 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Taubert Jennifer L purchased 56,471 shares, netting a total of over 10,040,904 in proceeds.
Before that, Forminard Elizabeth had added 9,570 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,695,806, the Officer bought Johnson & Johnson shares for $177.20 each.
As published in a research note from Guggenheim on September 23, 2025, Johnson & Johnson [JNJ] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $206. Analysts at Erste Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of May 13, 2025, Leerink Partners has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Market perform” for JNJ.
Analyzing JNJ Stock Performance
On last trading session, Johnson & Johnson [NYSE: JNJ] rose 0.06% to $176.69. The stock’s lowest price that day was $175.745, but it reached a high of $176.945 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.29%. Over the course of the year, Johnson & Johnson shares have jumped approximately 7.63%. 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 175.97, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 175.25. In the upper region, resistance lies at 177.18. The next price resistance is at 177.67. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.16 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 2025-08-29 jumping by 1.69 million shares to 18.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 17.14 million shares. A jump of 8.99% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.26 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.26.
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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 -8.26% from the previous closing price of $176.58. 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 November 15, 2024, Wolfe Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $190.
