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JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 64.38 Chg: +0.11 %Chg: +0.17% Open: 64.49   Vol: 2.8 M
Bid: 64.37 Ask: 64.38 Size: 21 High: 64.56 Low: 64.26 Avg Vol: 11.7 M

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JNJ is currently trading at 64.38
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade JNJ 100     64.38 $3,219 64.38 200.0% -$6,438

*Assumes buying stock on margin at 50%; shorting stock on margin at 150%

JNJ: Chart

JNJ: JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Industry Pharmaceuticals
Shares Outstanding 2.8 B
52 Wk Performance Price 37.9%
Dividend 1.96    2010/02/19
Today's High 64.56 P/E 14.6
Today's Low 64.26 EPS 4.4
Open 64.49 Price to Book 18.4
Prev Close 64.27
52 Wk high 65.95 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 46.93 21 Day 63.42
Market Cap 176.9 B 50 Day 63.80
Yield 3.05 200 Day 60.92

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- Mar 10 [9 days to expiration]
19.20 19.50 0.05 0 107 Mar 10 45.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 1366
14.20 14.50 0.05 0 0 Mar 10 50.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 417
9.20 9.50 0.08 0 192 Mar 10 55.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 2561
4.35 4.45 0.10 13 1989 Mar 10 60.0 0.02 0.04 -0.01 55 18464
0.22 0.23 0.00 394 21719 Mar 10 65.0 0.84 0.86 -0.09 405 6102
0.00 0.02 0.00 14 1858 Mar 10 70.0 5.55 5.80 -0.05 0 450
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 501 Mar 10 75.0 10.50 10.70 -0.10 0 146
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 80.0 15.50 15.70 -0.10 0 26
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 85.0 20.50 20.80 -0.05 0 0
- Apr 10 [37 days to expiration]
24.20 24.50 0.05 0 42 Apr 10 40.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 2628
19.20 19.50 0.05 0 0 Apr 10 45.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 1058
14.25 14.50 0.02 0 35 Apr 10 50.0 0.02 0.04 0.00 3 3256
9.35 9.55 0.13 20 1354 Apr 10 55.0 0.04 0.08 0.00 5 16078
4.50 4.55 0.08 58 8721 Apr 10 60.0 0.14 0.16 -0.02 79 22310
0.72 0.75 0.03 498 32406 Apr 10 65.0 1.35 1.39 -0.06 712 12106
0.03 0.04 0.02 1 10087 Apr 10 70.0 5.60 5.70 -0.10 0 2384
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 940 Apr 10 75.0 10.50 10.80 -0.05 0 160
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 4 Apr 10 80.0 15.20 15.80 -0.18 0 0
- Jul 10 [128 days to expiration]
24.20 24.55 0.05 0 0 Jul 10 40.0 0.05 0.06 0.00 0 3347
19.20 19.55 0.05 0 0 Jul 10 45.0 0.09 0.10 -0.01 63 1174
14.25 14.55 0.00 0 81 Jul 10 50.0 0.18 0.20 0.00 0 7762
9.55 9.65 0.10 1 588 Jul 10 55.0 0.36 0.38 -0.01 15 9870
5.00 5.10 0.05 63 9460 Jul 10 60.0 0.95 0.97 -0.03 1 21890
1.68 1.72 0.04 94 18700 Jul 10 65.0 2.74 2.78 -0.07 10 13424
0.27 0.30 0.00 10 17748 Jul 10 70.0 6.35 6.45 -0.10 0 842
0.01 0.06 0.00 0 1657 Jul 10 75.0 11.10 11.20 -0.10 0 1496
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 401 Jul 10 80.0 15.95 16.35 -0.05 0 734
- Oct 10 [219 days to expiration]
19.20 19.55 0.05 0 1263 Oct 10 45.0 0.16 0.20 -0.01 0 66
14.40 14.55 0.08 0 451 Oct 10 50.0 0.36 0.38 -0.01 0 1076
9.70 9.80 0.10 0 72 Oct 10 55.0 0.79 0.82 -0.02 8 888
5.45 5.55 0.05 0 479 Oct 10 60.0 1.79 1.81 -0.05 4 1629
2.34 2.38 0.03 25 1233 Oct 10 65.0 3.80 3.90 -0.05 0 1136
0.68 0.71 0.00 104 2048 Oct 10 70.0 7.20 7.30 -0.10 0 259
0.13 0.16 0.00 0 426 Oct 10 75.0 11.65 11.75 -0.10 0 32
0.01 0.05 0.00 0 0 Oct 10 80.0 16.55 16.65 -0.10 0 0
0.00 0.04 0.00 0 0 Oct 10 85.0 21.50 21.65 -0.10 0 52
- Jan 11 [317 days to expiration]
43.30 45.50 0.10 0 2 Jan 11 20.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 903
38.30 40.50 0.08 0 0 Jan 11 25.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 2150
33.30 35.50 0.08 0 7 Jan 11 30.0 0.04 0.10 0.00 0 1688
28.30 30.50 0.05 0 79 Jan 11 35.0 0.09 0.13 -0.02 12 7640
24.10 24.60 0.02 0 2604 Jan 11 40.0 0.19 0.24 0.00 0 2900
19.20 19.55 0.02 0 75 Jan 11 45.0 0.36 0.40 -0.01 0 4018
14.35 14.70 0.07 0 9211 Jan 11 50.0 0.69 0.72 -0.03 0 23250
9.90 10.00 0.07 0 7682 Jan 11 55.0 1.35 1.39 -0.04 0 19807
5.90 6.00 0.07 20 18717 Jan 11 60.0 2.61 2.64 -0.05 0 14510
4.25 4.35 0.05 0 339 Jan 11 62.5 3.55 3.60 -0.05 0 215
2.91 2.96 0.04 41 19732 Jan 11 65.0 4.75 4.85 -0.05 0 11401
1.14 1.18 0.02 19 26618 Jan 11 70.0 8.05 8.15 -0.10 0 2038
0.36 0.40 0.00 20 8902 Jan 11 75.0 12.20 12.50 -0.12 0 345
0.10 0.14 0.01 0 1688 Jan 11 80.0 16.80 17.25 -0.10 0 606
0.03 0.08 0.00 0 1119 Jan 11 85.0 21.70 22.20 -0.20 0 281
0.00 0.05 0.01 0 3831 Jan 11 90.0 26.40 27.25 -0.17 0 236
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 621 Jan 11 95.0 30.75 32.80 -0.23 0 10
0.00 0.04 0.00 0 1267 Jan 11 100.0 35.75 37.60 -0.28 0 194
- Jan 12 [681 days to expiration]
23.95 24.95 -0.02 0 493 Jan 12 40.0 0.76 0.86 -0.03 0 568
19.25 19.80 0.10 0 68 Jan 12 45.0 1.15 1.37 -0.03 0 436
14.65 15.00 0.10 13 8328 Jan 12 50.0 1.94 2.21 -0.03 0 4011
7.30 7.45 0.15 54 3340 Jan 12 60.0 5.00 5.30 -0.05 0 4228
5.75 6.00 0.03 1 7 Jan 12 62.5 6.15 6.35 -0.07 0 0
4.50 4.85 0.05 0 489 Jan 12 65.0 7.40 7.75 -0.10 0 459
2.70 2.94 0.09 10 2138 Jan 12 70.0 10.50 10.90 -0.07 0 665
0.77 0.83 0.02 10 2270 Jan 12 80.0 18.50 18.90 -0.10 0 655
0.19 0.35 0.01 0 866 Jan 12 90.0 27.40 28.35 -0.02 0 636