Johnson & Johnson stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors

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Shares of Johnson & Johnson /zigman2/quotes/201724570/composite JNJ -0.37% sank 0.46% to $164.94 Tuesday, 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 +0.19% falling 0.21% to 3,647.29 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.06% falling 0.43% to 29,134.99. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Johnson & Johnson closed $21.75 below its 52-week high ($186.69), which the company reached on April 25th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Roche Holding AG Part. Cert. /zigman2/quotes/206948568/composite RHHVF -2.88% rose 1.74% to $313.14, Merck & Co. Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209956077/composite MRK -0.76% fell 0.39% to $85.84, and Pfizer Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202877789/composite PFE +0.20% rose 0.59% to $44.09. Trading volume (8.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 7.1 M.

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Johnson & Johnson

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 159.91

-0.59 -0.37%

Volume: 3.38M

Sept. 25, 2023 1:54p

P/E Ratio

32.40

Dividend Yield

2.98%

Market Cap

$386.49 billion

Rev. per Employee

$640,563

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

4,328.07

+8.01 +0.19%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 25, 2023 1:54p

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

33,943.57

-20.27 -0.06%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 25, 2023 1:54p

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Roche Holding AG Part. Cert.

US : U.S.: OTC

$ 268.55

-7.96 -2.88%

Volume: 569.00

Sept. 25, 2023 1:29p

P/E Ratio

18.17

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

$ 105.53

-0.81 -0.76%

Volume: 2.16M

Sept. 25, 2023 1:54p

P/E Ratio

86.89

Dividend Yield

2.77%

Market Cap

$269.84 billion

Rev. per Employee

$831,203

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Pfizer Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 32.76

+0.06 +0.20%

Volume: 8.96M

Sept. 25, 2023 1:54p

P/E Ratio

8.72

Dividend Yield

5.01%

Market Cap

$184.57 billion

Rev. per Employee

$939,084