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Johnson & Johnson has a consensus price target of $239.17 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $280 issued by HSBC on March 17, 2026. The low is $190 issued by Wolfe Research on November 15, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Leerink Partners, Barclays, and Stifel on May 13, 2026, April 15, 2026, and April 15, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $256.67 between Leerink Partners, Barclays, and Stifel, there's an implied 9.69% upside for Johnson & Johnson from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was reported by Leerink Partners on May 13, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $265.00 expecting JNJ to rise to within 12 months (a possible 13.25% upside). 55 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was provided by Leerink Partners, and Johnson & Johnson upgraded their outperform rating.
The last upgrade for Johnson & Johnson happened on May 13, 2026 when Leerink Partners raised their price target to $265. Leerink Partners previously had a market perform for Johnson & Johnson.
The last downgrade for Johnson & Johnson happened on October 22, 2025 when Freedom Broker changed their price target from $180 to $190 for Johnson & Johnson.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Johnson & Johnson, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Johnson & Johnson was filed on May 13, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 13, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $0.00 to $265.00. The current price Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is trading at is $234.00, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 05/13/2026 | Buy Now | 13.25% | Leerink Partners | → $265 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2026 | Buy Now | 8.97% | Barclays | $234 → $255 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2026 | Buy Now | 6.84% | Stifel | $220 → $250 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2026 | Buy Now | 12.39% | Wells Fargo | $240 → $263 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2026 | Buy Now | 14.1% | Morgan Stanley | $262 → $267 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2026 | Buy Now | 6.84% | TD Cowen | → $250 | Assumes | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/30/2026 | Buy Now | 8.97% | RBC Capital | $255 → $255 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2026 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | $217 → $234 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2026 | Buy Now | 19.66% | HSBC | $265 → $280 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2026 | Buy Now | 17.09% | Citigroup | $250 → $274 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2026 | Buy Now | 6.84% | JP Morgan | $225 → $250 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2026 | Buy Now | 8.97% | RBC Capital | $240 → $255 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2026 | Buy Now | 11.97% | Morgan Stanley | $200 → $262 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2026 | Buy Now | -5.98% | Freedom Broker | $190 → $220 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2026 | Buy Now | -5.98% | Freedom Capital Markets | $190 → $220 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2026 | Buy Now | 2.56% | Guggenheim | $227 → $240 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 6.84% | Citigroup | $232 → $250 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | -5.56% | B of A Securities | $220 → $221 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 6.84% | TD Cowen | $222 → $250 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | -14.53% | Morgan Stanley | $197 → $200 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 2.56% | Wells Fargo | $230 → $240 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 13.25% | Scotiabank | $230 → $265 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | -5.98% | Stifel | $205 → $220 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2026 | Buy Now | -11.11% | Bernstein | $193 → $208 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/30/2025 | Buy Now | -7.26% | Barclays | $197 → $217 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | 2.56% | Goldman Sachs | $213 → $240 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2025 | Buy Now | -5.98% | B of A Securities | $204 → $220 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2025 | Buy Now | -15.81% | Morgan Stanley | $190 → $197 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2025 | Buy Now | -0.85% | Citigroup | $215 → $232 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2025 | Buy Now | -1.71% | RBC Capital | $209 → $230 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2025 | Buy Now | -2.99% | Guggenheim | $206 → $227 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/02/2025 | Buy Now | -15.81% | Barclays | $176 → $197 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2025 | Buy Now | -18.8% | Freedom Broker | $180 → $190 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2025 | Buy Now | -8.12% | Citigroup | $213 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2025 | Buy Now | -18.8% | Stifel | $165 → $190 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2025 | Buy Now | -10.68% | Raymond James | $174 → $209 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2025 | Buy Now | -18.8% | Morgan Stanley | $178 → $190 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2025 | Buy Now | -12.82% | B of A Securities | $198 → $204 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2025 | Buy Now | -8.55% | UBS | $190 → $214 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2025 | Buy Now | -23.93% | Morgan Stanley | $176 → $178 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2025 | Buy Now | -9.4% | Goldman Sachs | $186 → $212 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2025 | Buy Now | -8.97% | Citigroup | $200 → $213 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2025 | Buy Now | -17.52% | Bernstein | $172 → $193 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2025 | Buy Now | -15.38% | B of A Securities | $175 → $198 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2025 | Buy Now | -9.4% | Wells Fargo | $170 → $212 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2025 | Buy Now | -11.97% | Guggenheim | $167 → $206 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2025 | Buy Now | -14.53% | JP Morgan | $185 → $200 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2025 | Buy Now | -14.53% | Citigroup | $185 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2025 | Buy Now | -24.79% | Barclays | $165 → $176 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2025 | Buy Now | -20.94% | RBC Capital | $181 → $185 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2025 | Buy Now | -28.63% | Guggenheim | $164 → $167 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2025 | Buy Now | -18.8% | UBS | $180 → $190 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2025 | Buy Now | -24.79% | Morgan Stanley | $171 → $176 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2025 | Buy Now | -25.21% | B of A Securities | $161 → $175 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2025 | Buy Now | -26.92% | Morgan Stanley | $169 → $171 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/05/2025 | Buy Now | -22.65% | RBC Capital | $181 → $181 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | -34.62% | Leerink Partners | $169 → $153 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -23.08% | Freedom Broker | $176 → $180 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | -29.49% | Barclays | $166 → $165 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | -29.91% | Raymond James | $162 → $164 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | -27.78% | Morgan Stanley | $164 → $169 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | -22.65% | RBC Capital | $181 → $181 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2025 | Buy Now | -30.77% | Raymond James | $165 → $162 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -32.05% | B of A Securities | $171 → $159 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2025 | Buy Now | -29.91% | Morgan Stanley | $163 → $164 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2025 | Buy Now | -26.5% | Goldman Sachs | $157 → $172 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2025 | Buy Now | -22.65% | RBC Capital | $181 → $181 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | -22.65% | RBC Capital | $181 → $181 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | -26.92% | B of A Securities | $159 → $171 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | -22.65% | RBC Capital | $181 → $181 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | -29.06% | Guggenheim | $162 → $166 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | -29.06% | Barclays | $159 → $166 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -22.65% | RBC Capital | $181 → $181 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -30.34% | Morgan Stanley | $175 → $163 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -33.76% | Stifel | $170 → $155 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -27.78% | Leerink Partners | $182 → $169 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -35.04% | Wells Fargo | $166 → $152 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -29.49% | Raymond James | $170 → $165 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -32.05% | B of A Securities | $160 → $159 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | -31.62% | B of A Securities | $166 → $160 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | -25.21% | Citigroup | $185 → $175 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | -29.06% | B of A Securities | → $166 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | -18.8% | Wolfe Research | → $190 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -30.77% | Guggenheim | $156 → $162 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -20.94% | Citigroup | $180 → $185 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -29.06% | Wells Fargo | $163 → $166 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -8.12% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $215 → $215 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -22.65% | RBC Capital | $178 → $181 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -25.21% | Morgan Stanley | $169 → $175 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | -8.12% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $215 → $215 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | -23.93% | RBC Capital | $175 → $178 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | -8.12% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $215 → $215 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | -8.12% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $215 → $215 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | -25.21% | RBC Capital | $175 → $175 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2024 | Buy Now | -8.12% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $215 → $215 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -8.12% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $215 → $215 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | -8.12% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $215 → $215 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |