Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) closed at $164.10 on Tuesday, 1.55% higher on the day.
Johnson & Johnson's stock price has increased 4.70% so far this year, less than the 13.89% advance registered by the overall Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index.
On Tuesday, the DJIA fell 0.75% to close at 42,740.29 points. The three leaders were Boeing (BA), Walmart (WMT) and Merck (MRK), while the three laggards were UnitedHealth (UNH), Intel (INTC) and Chevron (CVX).
Johnson & Johnson reported its latest earnings from fiscal Q3 on Tuesday morning. They showed that adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were at $2.42. Revenue, meanwhile, reached $22.5 billion. Both figures were beats to Wall Street consensus.
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