Investigating a stock’s 52-week price history, covering the range of low and high prices, can provide significant information about its present state and future potential. Johnson & Johnson’s current trading price is -8.18% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 8.32%. The stock’s price range during this period has varied between $143.13 and $168.85. The company, active in the Healthcare sector, saw a trading volume of around 6.87 million for the day, considerably higher average daily volume of 6.1 million observed over the last three months.
The stock market performance of Johnson & Johnson has been very steady. Over the last year, the company’s stock hit its highest at $168.85 on 09/04/24, while the lowest price during the same time frame was $143.13, recorded on 04/18/24.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has experienced a quarterly decline of -2.12% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 370.28B and boasts a workforce of 131900 employees.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 159.07, with a change in price of +7.26. Similarly, Johnson & Johnson recorded 6,545,945 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +4.91%.
How JNJ’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for JNJ stands at 0.51. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.45.
JNJ Stock Stochastic Average
As of today, the raw stochastic average of Johnson & Johnson over the past 50 days is 0.93%. This is a decrease compared to the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 1.10%. Additionally, the Stochastic %K and %D values for the company were 1.76% and 6.86%, respectively, over the past 20 days.
JNJ Stock Price Performance Analysis
A mixed performance in the stock price over the year has left investors unsure of what to expect, resulting in a range of outlooks from optimistic to pessimistic. The index has shown a price loss of -1.08% this year. Over the last six months, there has been a weaker performance of 2.53%. The price of JNJ leaped by -3.98% during the last 30 days period. For the last 5-days stocks have slided -2.02%.
