Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lilly(Eli) & Co shares valued at $322,380,730 were sold by LILLY ENDOWMENT INC on Jan 07 ’26. At $1103.48 per share, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 292,148 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 91,896,978 shares worth approximately $99.11 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 1,390 shares, netting a total of over 1,508,165 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $1085.01 each, the insider now holds 92,189,126 shares.
Before that, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC had sold 3,593 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,898,531, the 10% Owner traded Lilly(Eli) & Co shares for $1085.04 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,593 shares, worth approximately $99.43 billion.
Analysts at Daiwa Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 15, 2025, Goldman has reiterated its “Buy” rating for LLY. Earlier on December 15, 2025, BofA Securities resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for LLY stock.
Analyzing LLY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] rose 3.58% to $1078.52. The stock’s lowest price that day was $1042.02, but it reached a high of $1081.31 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.12%. Over the course of the year, Lilly(Eli) & Co shares have jumped approximately 48.61%.
Is Lilly(Eli) & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lilly(Eli) & Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.1 million shares to 6.97 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 7.07 million shares. A decline of -1.47% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.33.
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In terms of Lilly(Eli) & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 1191 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.38% from the previous closing price of $1041.29. Analysts anticipate Lilly(Eli) & Co stock to reach 1300 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 830. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked Lilly(Eli) & Co stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On November 13, 2025, Scotiabank assigned a price target of “a Sector outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $1165.
