Steady As She Goes at Johnson & Johnson

By Brenton Flynn – Jan 22, 2013 at 5:30PM

NYSE: JNJ

Johnson & Johnson

Market Cap

$372B

Today's Change

(1.68%) $2.55

Current Price

$154.66

Price as of November 30, 2023, 4:00 p.m. ET

As expected for the health care blue chip.

For the past month, Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ 1.68%) share price has followed the long-term trend in health care spending, moving steadily up and to the right. With shares now sitting near their 52-week and all-time highs, our health-care bureau chief Brenton Flynn was anxiously awaiting today's earnings report to take a pulse on the $200 billion health care giant.

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