Roche boosts US presence with new $700 million North Carolina facility
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: May 12 2025
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Source: Reuters
Roche's Investment Plans: Roche Group plans to invest over $700 million in a new drug manufacturing facility in North Carolina, focusing on next-generation obesity medicines, and an additional $550 million in its diagnostics site in Indianapolis for glucose monitoring systems.
Broader Industry Trends: This investment aligns with a trend among U.S. drugmakers responding to President Trump's tariff policies, as Roche aims to create over 12,000 jobs and other companies like Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson also increase domestic production efforts.
Analyst Views on JNJ
Wall Street analysts forecast JNJ stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for JNJ is 218.50 USD with a low forecast of 190.00 USD and a high forecast of 240.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
20 Analyst Rating
13 Buy
7 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 218.490
Low
190.00
Averages
218.50
High
240.00
Current: 218.490
Low
190.00
Averages
218.50
High
240.00
About JNJ
Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries are engaged in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field. The Company’s segments include Innovative Medicine and MedTech. The Innovative Medicine segment is focused on various therapeutic areas, including immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, oncology, pulmonary hypertension, cardiovascular and metabolism. Its products include REMICADE (infliximab), SIMPONI (golimumab), SIMPONI ARIA (golimumab), STELARA (ustekinumab), TREMFYA (guselkumab), EDURANT (rilpivirine), and INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION (paliperidone palmitate). The MedTech segment includes a portfolio of products used in cardiovascular, orthopedics, surgery, and vision categories. The Cardiovascular portfolio includes electrophysiology products to treat heart rhythm disorders and circulatory restoration products (Shockwave) for the treatment of calcified coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
