At the time of writing, Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] stock is trading at $799.80, up 0.56%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LLY shares have gain 6.92% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.61%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 15, 2024, when Wolfe Research initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $1000. Previously, Bernstein started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on October 17, 2024, and set its price target to $1100. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $1025 on August 12, 2024. DZ Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but $820 remained the price target by the analyst firm on February 21, 2024. Morgan Stanley reiterated a Overweight rating for this stock on February 16, 2024, and upped its price target to $950. In a note dated December 21, 2023, Daiwa Securities downgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $660 to $610.
For the past year, the stock price of Lilly(Eli) & Co fluctuated between $561.65 and $972.53. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $778.1 within the next 12 months. Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] shares were valued at $799.80 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.71% based on the average LLY price forecast.
Analyzing the LLY fundamentals
According to Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE:LLY], the company’s sales were 40.86B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 20.43% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.82% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.35%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.2%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.65 and Total Capital is 0.28. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.19.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 794.90 points at the first support level, and at 789.99 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 805.03, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 810.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE:LLY] has a current ratio of 1.27. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.97, and the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 18.75, the price to book ratio is 53.37 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 87.49.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Zakrowski Donald A, Officer, that happened on Nov 08 ’24 when 900.0 shares were purchased. SVP, Finance, & CAO, Zakrowski Donald A completed a deal on Nov 08 ’24 to sell 900.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 24084.0 shares on Sep 03 ’24.
