Johnson & Johnson stock outperforms market despite losses on the day

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Shares of Johnson & Johnson /zigman2/quotes/201724570/composite JNJ -0.39% slipped 1.10% to $164.53 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +0.0079% falling 2.11% to 3,640.47 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.22% falling 1.54% to 29,225.61. Johnson & Johnson closed $22.16 below its 52-week high ($186.69), which the company achieved on April 25th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Roche Holding AG Part. Cert. /zigman2/quotes/206948568/delayed RHHVF -1.64% rose 1.21% to $335.00, Merck & Co. Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209956077/composite MRK -0.39% fell 0.16% to $86.64, and Pfizer Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202877789/composite PFE +2.32% fell 0.61% to $44.16. Trading volume (7.0 M) remained 66,527 below its 50-day average volume of 7.1 M.

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Johnson & Johnson

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 155.15

-0.60 -0.39%

Volume: 7.26M

Oct. 2, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

31.43

Dividend Yield

3.07%

Market Cap

$375.05 billion

Rev. per Employee

$640,563

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

4,288.39

+0.34 +0.0079%

Volume: 0.00

Oct. 2, 2023 5:21p

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

33,433.35

-74.15 -0.22%

Volume: 0.00

Oct. 2, 2023 5:21p

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Roche Holding AG Part. Cert.

US : U.S.: OTC

$ 270.40

-4.50 -1.64%

Volume: 241.00

Oct. 2, 2023 3:22p

P/E Ratio

18.30

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$221.34 billion

Rev. per Employee

$624,885

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Merck & Co. Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 102.55

-0.40 -0.39%

Volume: 7.08M

Oct. 2, 2023 4:01p

P/E Ratio

84.44

Dividend Yield

2.85%

Market Cap

$261.24 billion

Rev. per Employee

$831,203

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Pfizer Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 33.94

+0.77 +2.32%

Volume: 44.62M

Oct. 2, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

9.04

Dividend Yield

4.83%

Market Cap

$187.28 billion

Rev. per Employee

$939,084