Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] short interest falls, dropping by 7.71 million million shares

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lilly(Eli) & Co shares valued at $223,689,200 were purchased by LILLY ENDOWMENT INC on Jul 24 ’25. At $798.89 per share, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC acquired 280,000 shares.

Also, Zakrowski Donald A sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 716,410 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $716.41 each, the insider now holds 4,840 shares.

Before that, Yuffa Ilya had sold 1,250 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $936,550, the EVP & President, LLY Int’l traded Lilly(Eli) & Co shares for $749.24 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,250 shares, worth approximately $22.16 million.

As published in a research note from Erste Group on June 05, 2025, Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold. Analysts at HSBC Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Reduce”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of April 22, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for LLY.

Analyzing LLY Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] rose 0.82% to $805.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $797.98, but it reached a high of $810.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.77%. Over the course of the year, Lilly(Eli) & Co shares have dropped approximately -6.99%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $935.63 on 03/03/25 and a 52-week low of $677.09 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Lilly(Eli) & Co (LLY)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 798.67, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 791.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 811.16. The next price resistance is at 816.90. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.74 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 2025-06-30 dropping by -0.31 million shares to 7.71 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 8.03 million shares. A decline of -4.08% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.3 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.3.

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In terms of Lilly(Eli) & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 1050 in the next 12 months, up nearly 31.43% from the previous closing price of $798.89. 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 November 15, 2024, Wolfe Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $1000.

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