Analyst ratings
Across 23 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 16 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $275.64.
NYSE: JNJ · Drug Manufacturers - General
Over the past week, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) racked up about 262 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 55% bullish but is far apart: News runs 90% bullish while X sits at just 36%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 16 of 23 analysts rating JNJ a buy.
There is steady buzz around JNJ this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 70% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 36% to News at 90%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 23 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 16 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $275.64.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 15 points above the crowd average of 55%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 90% bullish while X sits at 36%, a 54-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) buzz held moderate around 55.0 while the price drifted up 2.9% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 6.2M shares. Updated Sep 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, JNJ held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 52.8 and was relatively stable, swinging between 46.2 and 55.8. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (16 / 6 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 55% |
| Avg price target | $275.64 |
| Most bullish source | News, 90% |
| Most bearish source | X, 36% |
| Sentiment spread | 54 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 262 |
| Market cap | $670.99B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 32.0 · 21.2 |
| EPS · Beta | $8.71 · 0.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $97.93B · 22% margin |
| Industry | Drug Manufacturers - General |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 60/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 55% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 262 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is fairly quiet with 50 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 24 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 40% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), averaging 55% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 90% bullish and X at 36%, a 54-point spread. On the professional side, 16 of 23 analysts rate JNJ a buy.
Of the 23 analysts covering Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), 16 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 1 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $275.64. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 55% bullish.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)'s cross-source average is bullish at 55% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 40% bullish, News reads 90% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 36% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 60/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 55% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 36% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit. The hold signal carries 60/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 135 mentions (52% of total volume). News contributes 77 mentions and Reddit contributes 50 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 55% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. JNJ's hold signal at 60/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 55% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The JNJ sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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