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 $225,419,259 were sold by LILLY ENDOWMENT INC on Jul 24 ’25. At $805.07 per share, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 280,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 95,736,978 shares worth approximately $61.35 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC purchased 280,000 shares, netting a total of over 223,689,200 in proceeds.
Before that, Zakrowski Donald A had sold 1,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $716,410, the SVP, Finance, & CAO traded Lilly(Eli) & Co shares for $716.41 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $3.1 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] plunged -14.14% to $640.86. The stock’s lowest price that day was $633.2, but it reached a high of $678.2868 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -13.41%. Over the course of the year, Lilly(Eli) & Co shares have dropped approximately -17.34%.
Is Lilly(Eli) & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lilly(Eli) & Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.37 million shares to 7.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 8.02 million shares. A decline of -4.88% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.48 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.48.
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 1050 in the next 12 months, up nearly 40.68% from the previous closing price of $746.37. 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.
