PREVIEW: Johnson & Johnson shares flat ahead of quarterly results
** Shares of Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N flat at $161.52 on Mon with investors eyeing how the company resolves its talc lawsuits ahead of the release of its quarterly earnings results on Tues
** A JNJ subsidiary can pursue its third attempt to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc products caused cancer in a Texas bankruptcy court, a judge ruled last week, allowing the company to avoid a venue that shot down its two previous efforts.
** Analysts expect JNJ's third quarter rev to rise ~4% to $22.16 bln while earnings per share will drop ~17% to 2.21 per share
** In the last 8 quarters, JNJ's rev beat estimates 6 times while EPS has beat expectations every time
** Among the 25 analysts that cover JNJ, median PT is $172.43 and avg rating is "buy", per LSEG data
** JNJ's stock is up 3% YTD versus the ~13% gain in the S&P 500 healthcare index .SPXHC
Reporting by Chibuike Oguh in New York
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