Lilly(Eli) & Co’s recent filing unveils that its 10% Owner LILLY ENDOWMENT INC unloaded Company’s shares for reported $322.38 million on Jan 07 ’26. In the deal valued at $1103.48 per share,292,148 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC now holds 91,896,978 shares worth roughly $98.99 billion.
Then, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 1,390 shares, generating $1,508,165 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $1085.01, the 10% Owner now owns 92,189,126 shares.
Before that, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 3,593 shares. Lilly(Eli) & Co shares valued at $3,898,531 were divested by the 10% Owner at a price of $1085.04 per share. As a result of the transaction, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC now holds 92,190,516 shares, worth roughly $99.31 billion.
A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Daiwa Securities’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Goldman also remained covering LLY and reiterated its “Buy” recommendation on December 15, 2025. BofA Securities maintained its rating on December 15, 2025. It rated LLY as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of LLY
On Tuesday, Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE:LLY] saw its stock fall -0.35% to $1077.19. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.24%. Lilly(Eli) & Co shares have risen nearly 34.67% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 0.23% 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 2025-12-31, dropping by -0.1 million shares to a total of 6.97 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 7.07 million shares. There was a decline of -1.47%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on November 13, 2025 when Scotiabank began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Sector outperform”‘ rating along with a $1165 price target.
