Johnson & Johnson stock outperforms market on strong trading day

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Shares of Johnson & Johnson /zigman2/quotes/201724570/composite JNJ -0.77% rose 1.52% to $169.31 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -1.64% falling 1.29% to 4,228.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -1.08% falling 0.86% to 33,706.74. Johnson & Johnson closed $17.38 below its 52-week high ($186.69), which the company reached on April 25th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Roche Holding AG Part. Cert. /zigman2/quotes/206948568/delayed RHHVF -5.03% rose 0.87% to $337.00, Merck & Co. Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209956077/composite MRK -0.54% rose 0.74% to $92.08, and Pfizer Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202877789/composite PFE -2.29% rose 1.17% to $49.15. Trading volume (8.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.9 M.

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Johnson & Johnson

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 161.66

-1.25 -0.77%

Volume: 4.53M

Sept. 21, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

32.75

Dividend Yield

2.94%

Market Cap

$392.29 billion

Rev. per Employee

$640,563

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

4,330.00

-72.20 -1.64%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 21, 2023 5:21p

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

34,070.42

-370.46 -1.08%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 21, 2023 5:21p

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Roche Holding AG Part. Cert.

US : U.S.: OTC

$ 276.07

-14.62 -5.03%

Volume: 1,054

Sept. 21, 2023 3:39p

P/E Ratio

18.68

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$231.83 billion

Rev. per Employee

$624,885

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Merck & Co. Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 106.73

-0.58 -0.54%

Volume: 5.86M

Sept. 21, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

87.89

Dividend Yield

2.74%

Market Cap

$272.30 billion

Rev. per Employee

$831,203

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Pfizer Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 32.85

-0.77 -2.29%

Volume: 26.99M

Sept. 21, 2023 4:02p

P/E Ratio

8.75

Dividend Yield

4.99%

Market Cap

$189.82 billion

Rev. per Employee

$939,084