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 $279.64.
NYSE: JNJ · Drug Manufacturers - General
Over the past week, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) racked up about 346 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 354 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 34% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 16 of 23 analysts rating JNJ a buy.
There is steady buzz around JNJ this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 70% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 25% to News at 41%. 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 $279.64.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 4 sources only partly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 36 points above the crowd average of 34%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 41% bullish while Reddit sits at 25%, a 16-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) buzz held elevated around 63.9 while the price drifted down 1.6% 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 6.7M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, JNJ gained 1.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 48.4 and was variable, swinging between 41.7 and 63.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 21 of the 21 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 | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (16 / 6 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 34% |
| Avg price target | $279.64 |
| Most bullish source | News, 41% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 25% |
| Sentiment spread | 16 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 346 + 354 trades |
| Market cap | $618.09B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 30.0 · 21.0 |
| EPS · Beta | $8.56 · 0.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $97.93B · 22% margin |
| Industry | Drug Manufacturers - General |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 34% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 700 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 51 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 22 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 25% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), averaging 34% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 41% bullish and Reddit at 25%, a 16-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 $279.64. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 34% bullish.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)'s cross-source average is bearish at 34% bullish. All 4 tracked sources lean bearish. X reads 31% bullish, News reads 41% bullish, Polymarket reads 39% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 25% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 34% bullish. All 4 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 25% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit and X and Polymarket, while news activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
Polymarket is the dominant discussion channel with 354 mentions (51% of total volume). X contributes 192 mentions and News contributes 103 mentions and Reddit contributes 51 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 34% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 4 tracked 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 sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 34% bullish. All 4 tracked 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 Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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