Eli Lilly & Co is a general drug manufacturer company located in Indiana, United States, which is part of the Healthcare sector, and is traded under the ticker LLY on the NYSE exchange.
Eli Lilly & Co stock last closed at $745.95, down 0.64% from the previous day, and has increased 101.66% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Drug Manufacturers - General industry by 0.91 percentage points. Eli Lilly & Co stock is currently +101.74% from its 52-week low of $369.76, and -6.85% from its 52-week high of $800.78.
At the moment, there are 950.16M shares of LLY outstanding. The market cap of LLY is $708.78B. In the past 24 hours, 1.7M LLY shares were traded.
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Out of 15 Equities analysts who give recommendations on LLY, the consensus analyst rating on LLY is a Strong Buy
It's important to note that analyst forecasts are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Geoff Meacham, a bottom 7% analyst from Bank of America maintains LLY with a strong buy rating and raises their LLY price target from $800.00 to $1,000.00, on Mar 1, 2024.
Bank of America's Geoff Meacham raised their price target on Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE: LLY) by 25% from $800 to $1,000 on 2024/03/01. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
Even with the stock's strong YTD performance, Meacham argued that Eli Lilly & Co "remains a favorite name among BoA's Biopharma portfolio based on peer-leading revenue growth, margin expansion, and a compelling pipeline."
Acknowledging that investors clearly see the commercial strength of Mounjaro in diabetes and Zepbound in obesity, the analyst pointed out that the company has additional opportunities in heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and liver disease that are "vastly underappreciated."
Elmar Kraus, a top 35% analyst from DZ Bank downgrades LLY to a hold rating and announces their LLY price target of $820.00, on Feb 21, 2024.
Terence Flynn, a top 7% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains LLY with a strong buy rating and raises their LLY price target from $805.00 to $950.00, on Feb 16, 2024.
David Phung, a top 21% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains LLY with a strong buy rating and raises their LLY price target from $763.00 to $805.00, on Feb 7, 2024.
Mohit Bansal, a top 8% analyst from Wells Fargo maintains LLY with a strong buy rating and raises their LLY price target from $700.00 to $825.00, on Feb 7, 2024.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Eli Lilly & Co stock forecast page.
Last year, LLY earnings were $5.24B. Over the past five year, LLY's earnings have grown by 13.14% per year. This was faster than the Drug Manufacturers - General industry average of 0.89%.
Last year, LLY revenue was $34.12B. During the past five year, LLY's revenue has gone up by 9.69% per year. This was faster than the Drug Manufacturers - General industry average of 7.1%.
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In the last 12 months, executives and large shareholders at LLY have sold more shares than they have bought.
Kimberly H. Johnson, Director of LLY, was the latest LLY insider to buy. They bought $9,760.01 worth of LLY stock on Apr 15, 2024.
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Eli Lilly & Co pays a dividend of 0.63%, compared to the Drug Manufacturers - General industry's average dividend yield of 3.45%. If you owned $1,000 of LLY stock, you would have been paid $6.29 in the past 12 months.
Eli Lilly & Co dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
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