Johnson & Johnson stock price slips after-hours ahead of earnings as tariff fears rattle markets
New York, Jan 20, 2026, 18:10 EST — After-hours
Johnson & Johnson shares slipped 0.2% to $218.21 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, the session after the 4 p.m. close, as investors positioned for the drugmaker’s quarterly results due on Wednesday. The stock traded between $214.70 and $218.70 during the day.
The modest move came on a rough day for risk assets. The Dow fell 1.76%, the S&P 500 lost 2.06% and the Nasdaq dropped 2.39% as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland hit sentiment, while the VIX — an options-based gauge of expected market swings — rose to an eight-week high of 20.99. “The geopolitical risks … are shifting market perceptions of common alliances across allies in…
