At the time of writing, Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] stock is trading at $881.40, up 0.88%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The LLY shares have gain 4.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.98%, and 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Lilly(Eli) & Co fluctuated between $711.40 and $972.53. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $1019.2 within the next 12 months. Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] shares were valued at $881.40 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.63% based on the average LLY price forecast.
Analyzing the LLY fundamentals
According to Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE:LLY], the company’s sales were 45.04B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 44.68% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.82% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.37%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.24%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 0.77 and Total Capital is 0.33. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.35.
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 869.91 points at the first support level, and at 858.42 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 893.00, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 904.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE:LLY] has a current ratio of 1.15. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.89, while the Cash Ratio is 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 18.55, the price to book ratio is 58.85 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 76.72.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved LILLY ENDOWMENT INC, 10% Owner, that happened on Feb 21 ’25 when 99452.0 shares were sold. 10% Owner, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC completed a deal on Feb 20 ’25 to sell 14685.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 9985.0 shares on Feb 19 ’25.
