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Broker Darlings of the Dow: Johnson & Johnson Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick

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A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Johnson & Johnson (Symbol: JNJ) is the #8 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Johnson & Johnson also comes in above the

Directly affected

  • JNJ Johnson & Johnson

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of industrial companies

  • CAT Caterpillar

    A large machinery maker

  • DE Deere

    A large machinery maker

  • HON Honeywell

    A large industrial company

  • UNP Union Pacific

    A large freight railroad

  • GE GE Aerospace

    A large industrial company

  • UPGD INVESCO BLOOMBERG ANALYST RATING ETF

    GA selected UPGD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: analyst. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
JNJ———————
XLI———————
CAT———————
DE———————
HON———————
UNP———————
GE———————
UPGD———————

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Johnson & Johnson (Symbol: JNJ) is the #8 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Johnson & J…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

The price since 15 Sep 2026: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Broker Darlings of the Dow: Johnson & Johnson Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick,” Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is -4.99%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +1.66% over the same days, a -6.66% difference versus the market.

JNJ
SPY

Disclosure records for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) within two months of 15 Sep 2026

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Who gains and who loses around Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Companies tied to this story

  • JNJ Johnson & Johnson

    For “Broker Darlings of the Dow: Johnson & Johnson Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick,” Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names JOHNSON & JOHNSON in the headline; GA resolved that company to JNJ

  • UPGD Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Etf

    In “Broker Darlings of the Dow: Johnson & Johnson Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick,” Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Etf (UPGD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected UPGD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: analyst. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

The 15 Sep 2026 story “Broker Darlings of the Dow: Johnson & Johnson Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick” names Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) because of this story.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is on the page because The reported development directly names JOHNSON & JOHNSON in the headline; GA resolved that company to JNJ

Also listed, Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Etf (UPGD): GA selected UPGD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: analyst. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) price range

JNJ traded between 245.18 and 275.21 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 254.00. UPGD traded between 80.14 and 82.00 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 82.00.

A simple score for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

21 out of 100

“Broker Darlings of the Dow: Johnson & Johnson Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick” scores 21 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 2 linked companies.