Johnson & Johnson stock outperforms market on strong trading day

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Shares of Johnson & Johnson /zigman2/quotes/201724570/composite JNJ -0.15% 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 +0.40% falling 1.29% to 4,228.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +0.13% 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/composite RHHVF +1.17% rose 0.87% to $337.00, Merck & Co. Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209956077/composite MRK -0.47% rose 0.74% to $92.08, and Pfizer Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202877789/composite PFE +0.89% 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

$ 160.26

-0.24 -0.15%

Volume: 6.72M

Sept. 25, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

32.46

Dividend Yield

2.97%

Market Cap

$386.49 billion

Rev. per Employee

$640,563

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

4,337.44

+17.38 +0.40%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 25, 2023 5:22p

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

34,006.88

+43.04 +0.13%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 25, 2023 5:22p

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Roche Holding AG Part. Cert.

US : U.S.: OTC

$ 279.75

+3.24 +1.17%

Volume: 924.00

Sept. 25, 2023 3:36p

P/E Ratio

18.93

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$222.58 billion

Rev. per Employee

$624,885

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Merck & Co. Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 105.84

-0.50 -0.47%

Volume: 6.05M

Sept. 25, 2023 4:03p

P/E Ratio

87.15

Dividend Yield

2.76%

Market Cap

$269.84 billion

Rev. per Employee

$831,203

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Pfizer Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 32.98

+0.29 +0.89%

Volume: 19.44M

Sept. 25, 2023 4:01p

P/E Ratio

8.79

Dividend Yield

4.97%

Market Cap

$184.57 billion

Rev. per Employee

$939,084