The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Lilly(Eli) & Co shares valued at $22,722,401 were sold by LILLY ENDOWMENT INC on Oct 07 ’25. At $848.01 per share, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 26,795 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 94,649,000 shares worth approximately $80.05 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 161,183 shares, netting a total of over 137,041,657 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $850.22 each, the insider now holds 94,675,795 shares.
Before that, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC had sold 192,404 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $161,220,401, the 10% Owner traded Lilly(Eli) & Co shares for $837.93 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 192,404 shares, worth approximately $80.21 billion.
As published in a research note from Berenberg on September 17, 2025, Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $830. Analysts at HSBC Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Reduce”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of August 18, 2025, Daiwa Securities has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for LLY. Earlier on August 07, 2025, Leerink Partners downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Market perform” for LLY stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing LLY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] rose 0.25% to $845.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $844.99, but it reached a high of $856.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.46%. Over the course of the year, Lilly(Eli) & Co shares have dropped approximately -4.67%. 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 841.81, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 837.89. In the upper region, resistance lies at 852.82. The next price resistance is at 859.91. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 72.15 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Lilly(Eli) & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lilly(Eli) & Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -1.37 million shares to 7.32 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 8.7 million shares. A decline of -18.76% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.93 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.93.
Which companies own the most shares of Lilly(Eli) & Co (LLY)?
In terms of Lilly(Eli) & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 825 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.21% from the previous closing price of $843.63. Analysts anticipate Lilly(Eli) & Co stock to reach 1050 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.
