Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in Johnson & Johnson $JNJ

Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJFree Report) by 22.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,658 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,859 shares during the period. Onex Canada Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $1,791,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. grew its stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 7,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,371,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Johnson & Johnson by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 9,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,689,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Pinnacle Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Johnson & Johnson by 0.5% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Holdings LLC now owns 11,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,079,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd boosted its position in Johnson & Johnson by 0.8% during the third quarter. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd now owns 7,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,344,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Finally, Intrepid Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Johnson & Johnson by 0.4% during the third quarter. Intrepid Capital Management Inc. now owns 12,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,371,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. 69.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Johnson & Johnson

In related news, EVP Timothy Schmid sold 1,322 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.66, for a total transaction of $324,762.52. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 25,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,251,310.02. This trade represents a 4.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Vanessa Broadhurst sold 6,197 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $243.39, for a total value of $1,508,287.83. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,598,700.17. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 30,142 shares of company stock valued at $7,360,528 in the last three months. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on JNJ. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Guggenheim increased their target price on Johnson & Johnson from $227.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Johnson & Johnson from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Johnson & Johnson from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $235.91.

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Johnson & Johnson Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:JNJ opened at $241.71 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $231.91 and a 200 day moving average of $206.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market cap of $582.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.34. Johnson & Johnson has a 12 month low of $141.50 and a 12 month high of $251.71.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Saturday, January 31st. The company reported $2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Johnson & Johnson had a net margin of 28.46% and a return on equity of 33.04%. The business had revenue of $24.28 billion for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Johnson & Johnson will post 10.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Johnson & Johnson Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 24th were given a $1.30 dividend. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 24th. Johnson & Johnson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 47.06%.

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Johnson & Johnson Profile

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Johnson & Johnson is a multinational healthcare company headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products across pharmaceuticals, medical devices and previously consumer health. Founded in 1886 by the Johnson family, the company has grown into a global healthcare organization with operations and sales in many countries around the world.

The company’s pharmaceuticals business, organized largely under its Janssen research and development organization, focuses on prescription medicines across therapeutic areas such as immunology, infectious disease, oncology and neuroscience.

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