Johnson & Johnson Valuation

Is JNJ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of JNJ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: JNJ (€150.46) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€278.87)

Significantly Below Fair Value: JNJ is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for JNJ?

Key metric: As JNJ is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for JNJ. This is calculated by dividing JNJ's market cap by their current earnings.
What is JNJ's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio25.3x
EarningsUS$14.77b
Market CapUS$373.59b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does JNJ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for JNJ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.5x
MRK Merck KGaA
22.9x10.9%€61.6b
DMP Dermapharm Holding
22.3x18.1%€2.0b
ROG Roche Holding
19.1x11.1%CHF 204.3b
NOVN Novartis
17.8x7.0%CHF 187.3b
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
25.3x10.6%€373.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: JNJ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.3x) compared to the peer average (20.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does JNJ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Pharmaceuticals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
JNJ 25.3xIndustry Avg. 20.3xNo. of Companies10PE01632486480+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: JNJ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.3x) compared to the European Pharmaceuticals industry average (20.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is JNJ's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

JNJ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.3x
Fair PE Ratio27.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: JNJ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst JNJ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€150.46
€165.06
+9.7%
7.3%€202.92€146.29n/a23
Nov ’25€147.40
€161.15
+9.3%
7.3%€198.81€143.33n/a22
Oct ’25€146.02
€154.65
+5.9%
8.0%€194.08€135.41n/a22
Sep ’25€148.70
€154.77
+4.1%
8.0%€194.53€135.72n/a22
Aug ’25€147.50
€157.29
+6.6%
8.0%€198.14€138.24n/a22
Jul ’25€136.00
€157.91
+16.1%
7.7%€197.71€142.54n/a22
Jun ’25€135.50
€158.77
+17.2%
7.8%€198.53€143.13n/a22
May ’25€136.36
€161.61
+18.5%
7.8%€201.09€144.97n/a21
Apr ’25€146.60
€161.95
+10.5%
7.1%€198.51€147.73n/a21
Mar ’25€149.80
€161.03
+7.5%
7.5%€198.70€145.10n/a21
Feb ’25€145.30
€160.58
+10.5%
7.4%€197.80€144.44n/a22
Jan ’25€141.70
€160.13
+13.0%
7.2%€196.94€143.81n/a22
Dec ’24€144.90
€160.49
+10.8%
7.4%€197.69€142.52n/a22
Nov ’24€141.10
€166.29
+17.9%
6.9%€202.98€148.22€147.4022
Oct ’24€147.10
€168.28
+14.4%
6.5%€201.22€147.87€146.0221
Sep ’24€149.00
€168.02
+12.8%
6.0%€199.58€152.24€148.7021
Aug ’24€153.90
€165.83
+7.8%
6.1%€195.52€149.14€147.5020
Jul ’24€151.70
€167.68
+10.5%
6.9%€201.18€150.65€136.0020
Jun ’24€143.60
€167.68
+16.8%
6.9%€201.18€150.65€135.5020
May ’24€148.30
€162.98
+9.9%
7.1%€195.99€146.77€136.3619
Apr ’24€141.58
€164.12
+15.9%
7.2%€198.34€148.52€146.6021
Mar ’24€143.10
€168.11
+17.5%
7.0%€201.65€151.00€149.8021
Feb ’24€150.32
€166.77
+10.9%
6.5%€198.21€151.19€145.3020
Jan ’24€166.14
€171.16
+3.0%
7.1%€202.25€150.51€141.7022
Dec ’23€170.16
€173.14
+1.7%
7.1%€204.25€152.00€144.9020
Nov ’23€175.14
€186.24
+6.3%
7.0%€220.07€163.78€141.1021

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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