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Improved Outlook Lifts J&J
By Robert Steyer
TheStreet.com Staff Reporter
4/17/2007 12:27 PM EDT
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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) raised its earnings forecast for the full year following a first quarter in which sales and profits easily beat Wall Street's expectations.
The New Jersey-based health care giant on Tuesday predicted higher earnings even as it copes with pressure on its stent business and questions about its anemia drug, all while it continues to absorb two recent acquisitions.

By midday, its shares rose $1.84, or 2.9%, to $64.86. The stock climbed as high as $65.40, and volume was heavier than normal.

J&J now expects to earn $4.02 to $4.07 a share this year, and Chief Financial Officer Dominic Caruso told analysts he is "comfortable" that the final tally will be in the middle of this range.

Although the prediction excludes some special items, it includes the impact of acquiring medical-device maker Conor Medsystems. The purchase, for $1.4 billion, closed Feb. 1. Previously, J&J had forecast earnings per share of $3.88 to $3.90, excluding items and the results of Conor. Analysts' consensus target had been $3.89 a share.

J&J's enthusiasm for the year was based on first-quarter earnings, before items, of $1.16 a share and revenue of $15.04 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call were expecting earnings of $1.05 and sales of $14.44 billion.

"Our solid first-quarter results demonstrate the strength of our broadly based businesses, especially the strong performance of our pharmaceutical business," said William Weldon, chairman and CEO, in a prepared statement. "Our strategy of being broadly based continues to serve us well and is one of the keys to our consistent long-term performance."


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