In a filing, Lilly(Eli) & Co revealed its 10% Owner LILLY ENDOWMENT INC unloaded Company’s shares for reported $225.42 million on Jul 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $805.07 per share,280,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC now holds 95,736,978 shares worth roughly $73.62 billion.
Then, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC bought 280,000 shares, generating $223,689,200 in total proceeds.
Before that, Zakrowski Donald A sold 1,000 shares. Lilly(Eli) & Co shares valued at $716,410 were divested by the SVP, Finance, & CAO at a price of $716.41 per share. As a result of the transaction, Zakrowski Donald A now holds 4,840 shares, worth roughly $3.72 million.
Erste Group downgraded its Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] rating to a Hold from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including HSBC Securities’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late April from “a Buy” to “a Reduce”. Cantor Fitzgerald began covering LLY with “an Overweight” recommendation on April 22, 2025.
Price Performance Review of LLY
On Monday, Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE:LLY] saw its stock jump 0.87% to $769.0. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -4.84%. Lilly(Eli) & Co shares have fallen nearly -4.39% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -0.39% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Lilly(Eli) & Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Lilly(Eli) & Co stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by -0.37 million shares to a total of 7.64 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 8.02 million shares. There was a decline of -4.88%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
