When you're looking at a new investment for the first time, the best place to start is the company's last quarterly report. Take, for example, health-care stalwart and reliable dividend stock Johnson & Johnson (JNJ 0.29%). The company reported strong results and raised its guidance for the year; but what were the major growth drivers, and how does its valuation stack up against competitors like Abbott Labs (ABT 0.53%)? In the following video, a segment from The Motley Fool's health-care show Market Checkup, analysts David Williamson and Max Macaluso examine the highs and lows of the company's second quarter.
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Johnson & Johnson's Earnings Made Easy
A run-down of this well-known health-care company's second-quarter results.
David Williamson has no position in any stocks mentioned. Max Macaluso, Ph.D. has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool owns shares of Johnson & Johnson. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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