Early Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported adjusted earnings of $2.71 per share on $21.38 billion in first-quarter sales. Johnson & Johnson stock dipped a fraction.

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Analysts polled by FactSet expected the pharma and medtech behemoth to earn $2.64 per share and report $21.39 billion in sales.

During the year-earlier period, Johnson & Johnson earned $2.41 a share on $20.89 billion in sales.

For the year, J&J guided to adjusted earnings of $10.57 to $10.72 per share and $88 billion to $88.4 billion in sales. Analysts called for earnings of $10.66 a share and $88.42 billion in sales.

In premarket trading on today’s stock market, Johnson & Johnson stock fell 0.7% to 146.50.

More to follow.

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