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In 2011, following the difficulty caused by the Great Recession, S&P Global Ratings (formerly Standard & Poor's) downgraded the long-term credit outlook of the United States from its highest designation of AAA to AA+, citing budgetary issues. Fitch once again downgraded U.S. credit in 2023 and Moody's recently suggested it's contemplating a similar move.
The company is making a shift to focus on only the highest-value GenAI use cases and shut down pilots that were redundant or underdelivering.
Those who own JNJ stock may stay invested for some time to see how the company achieves growth in 2025 amid the various challenges.
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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ 0.22%) continues to treat its investors like royalty. The healthcare behemoth recently gave them another raise, increasing its dividend payment by 4.8%.
Johnson & Johnson reports strong first-quarter 2025 results, raises revenue guidance and boosts its quarterly dividends.
On the one hand, the company beat on the top and bottom lines and offered better-than-expected guidance. On the other hand, JNJ acknowledged the likelihood of a $400 million tariff hit on the company's medical device business that will impact business in the short term.
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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 15, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Jessica Moore - Vice President, Investor Relations Joaquin Duato - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Reed - EVP, Innovative Medicine, R&D Joseph Wolk - EVP, Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Taubert - EVP, Worldwide Chairman, Innovative Medicine Tim Schmid - EVP, Worldwide Chairman, MedTech Conference Call Participants Lawrence Biegelsen - Wells Fargo Chris Schott - JPMorgan Asad Haider - Goldman Sachs Danielle Antalffy - UBS Terence Flynn - Morgan Stanley Joanne Wuensch - Citibank Vamil Divan - Guggenheim Securities Matt Miksic - Barclays Tim Anderson - Bank of America Operator Good morning, and welcome to Johnson & Johnson's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode until the question-and-answer session of the conference.
J&J beats first-quarter earnings and sales estimates. It raises sales guidance for 2025 to reflect the addition of Caplyta from the Intra-Cellular acquisition.
Johnson & Johnson's Q1 2025 earnings show a 2.4% sales increase and a significant EPS rise, despite litigation charges impacting GAAP figures. The MedTech division grew 4.1%, driven by acquisitions, while Pharmaceuticals saw a 4.2% increase, despite challenges like Stelara's patent expiry. JNJ raised its full-year revenue guidance and increased its dividend, reflecting confidence in long-term growth despite short-term litigation and tariff uncertainties.