Lilly(Eli) & Co (NYSE: LLY) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.08 compared to its previous closing price of 747.12. However, the company has seen a gain of 4.13% in its stock price over the last five trading days. forbes.com reported 2025-06-03 that Question: Why would you pay 81 times earnings for AbbVie stock when you can buy LLY for a similar valuation of 76 times earnings? You wouldn’t, especially when you consider three simple facts:
Is It Worth Investing in Lilly(Eli) & Co (NYSE: LLY) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Lilly(Eli) & Co (NYSE: LLY) is above average at 62.56x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.40.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for LLY is 849.68M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.86% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of LLY on June 03, 2025 was 4.18M shares.
LLY’s Market Performance
LLY’s stock has seen a 4.13% increase for the week, with a -8.31% drop in the past month and a -17.11% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.41% for Lilly(Eli) & Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.99% for LLY’s stock, with a -9.34% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LLY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LLY stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for LLY by listing it as a “Reduce.” The predicted price for LLY in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $700 based on the research report published on April 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Cantor Fitzgerald, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LLY reach a price target of $975. The rating they have provided for LLY stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on April 22nd, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to LLY, setting the target price at $997 in the report published on December 10th of the previous year.
LLY Trading at -3.27% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LLY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.35% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LLY starting from Zakrowski Donald A, who sale 1,000 shares at the price of $716.41 back on May 27 ’25. After this action, Zakrowski Donald A now owns 4,840 shares of Lilly(Eli) & Co, valued at $716,410 using the latest closing price.
Yuffa Ilya, the EVP & President, LLY Int’l of Lilly(Eli) & Co, sale 1,250 shares at $749.24 during a trade that took place back on May 14 ’25, which means that Yuffa Ilya is holding 27,510 shares at $936,550 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LLY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.41 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lilly(Eli) & Co stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.34. Equity return is now at value 77.73, with 14.49 for asset returns.
Based on Lilly(Eli) & Co (LLY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 23.61.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.23 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 15.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.5for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.37.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Lilly(Eli) & Co (LLY) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
