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Lilly(Eli) & Co (NYSE: LLY) closed the day trading at $821.46 down -0.26% from the previous closing price of $823.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.89 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LLY, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 241.73 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 208.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.06 and its Current Ratio is at 1.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.19.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, HSBC Securities on April 28, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Reduce and sets its target price to $700 from $1150 previously.
On April 22, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $975.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 13 ’25 when DONALD ZAKROWSKI bought 2,000 shares for $821.86 per share.
Zakrowski Donald A sold 1,000 shares of LLY for $818,240 on Mar 13 ’25. The SVP, Finance, & CAO now owns 5,840 shares after completing the transaction at $818.24 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 220,000 shares for $928.76 each. As a result, the insider received 204,326,151 and left with 96,016,978 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Lilly(Eli)’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 68.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 15.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 49.40.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LLY has reached a high of $972.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $677.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.54%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 948.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 849.99M. Insiders hold about 10.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.15% stake in the company.
