Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lilly(Eli) & Co shares valued at $500,473 were purchased by Alvarez Ralph on Aug 13 ’25. At $660.25 per share, Alvarez Ralph acquired 758 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 758 shares worth approximately $0.52 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Van Naarden Jacob purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 647,360 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $647.36 each, the insider now holds 20,562 shares.
Before that, Ricks David A had added 1,632 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,052,263, the President, Chair, and CEO bought Lilly(Eli) & Co shares for $644.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,632 shares, worth approximately $374.11 million.
As published in a research note from Leerink Partners on August 07, 2025, Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $715. Analysts at Erste Group downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of April 28, 2025, HSBC Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Reduce” for LLY. Earlier on April 22, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for LLY stock.
Analyzing LLY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] rose 3.62% to $684.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $655.1, but it reached a high of $685.41 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.80%. Over the course of the year, Lilly(Eli) & Co shares have dropped approximately -22.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $935.63 on 03/03/25 and a 52-week low of $623.78 on 08/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lilly(Eli) & Co (LLY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 664.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 644.62. In the upper region, resistance lies at 694.91. The next price resistance is at 705.38. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.51 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Lilly(Eli) & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lilly(Eli) & Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -0.54 million shares to 7.17 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 7.71 million shares. A decline of -7.55% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.2 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.2.
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In terms of Lilly(Eli) & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 825 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.91% from the previous closing price of $660.49. Analysts anticipate Lilly(Eli) & Co stock to reach 1146 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 700. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked Lilly(Eli) & Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 10, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $997.
