Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] stock is trading at $797.48, down -0.30%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LLY shares have gain 1.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.26%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on November 15, 2024, and set its price target to $1000. On October 17, 2024, Bernstein initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $1100 on the stock. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but $1025 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 12, 2024. DZ Bank downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on February 21, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $820. In a note dated February 16, 2024, Morgan Stanley reiterated an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $805 to $950.
Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] stock has fluctuated between $612.70 and $972.53 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $1027.44 within the next 12 months. Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] shares were valued at $797.48 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.84% based on the average LLY price forecast.
Analyzing the LLY fundamentals
Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE:LLY] reported sales of 40.86B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 20.43%. 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 785.61 points at the first support level, and at 773.75 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 807.34, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 817.21.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Lilly(Eli) & Co’s Current Ratio is 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 18.53, the price to book ratio is 53.21 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 87.24.
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.
