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A buy-and-hold strategy is ideal for investors seeking durable companies with strong dividends and attractive valuations, avoiding tax inefficiencies from frequent trading. UPS offers a 5.7% dividend yield, trading at a forward P/E of 13.5, with potential for profitability expansion despite near-term Amazon volume reductions. Johnson & Johnson, with a 3.3% dividend yield and a forward P/E of 14.4, carries a robust pipeline and 62 years of consecutive dividend growth.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ -0.47%) is one of the world's largest and most prominent healthcare leaders. If investing in a company came down to size, the stock would be a no-brainer buy.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ -0.47%) has a diverse healthcare business, and investors often look to it as a safe dividend stock to invest in for the long term. One area where it has been lacking, however, is growth.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ -0.47%) didn't have an exceptional 2024; in fact, it was one of the worst-performing stocks on the vaunted, 30-company Dow Jones Industrial Average that year.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services may seek over $1 billion from Johnson & Johnson as reimbursement for federal health agencies' payments of medical costs for patients who allege that the company's baby powder and other talc products caused them to develop cancer, a government attorney said Friday.
On January 22, Johnson & Johnson released financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024, which beat my expectations again. So, sales of its oncology franchise reached $5.5 billion, an increase of 19% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. Moreover, Johnson & Johnson expects its operational sales to grow by 2% to 3% in 2025, while its adjusted diluted EPS will be between $10.50 and $10.70, implying single-digit percentage growth.
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The new trading year is getting started, and investors might be looking to make this one either as strong as 2024 was or even stronger yet. To do this, it is always preferred to start on a strong note, meaning that the first quarter of the year has to bring about a net outperformance to give portfolios enough momentum and room to pursue some of the more aggressive growth projects later in the year.
The latest quarterly sales figures for Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)'s esketamine nasal spray support the notion that psychedelics can become commercially viable for mental health, analysts at Jefferies believe. Fourth quarter Spravato sales grew by 5% quarter-over-quarter to $297 million driven by increased physician and patient demand.
Those who own JNJ stock may stay invested for some time as the company looks optimistic about a better performance in 2025.
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