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 $322,944,000 were purchased by LILLY ENDOWMENT, INC. on Dec 23 ’25. At $1076.48 per share, LILLY ENDOWMENT, INC. acquired 300,000 shares.
Also, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 15,632 shares, netting a total of over 17,340,625 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $1109.30 each, the insider now holds 92,196,978 shares.
Before that, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC had sold 147,061 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $161,082,640, the 10% Owner traded Lilly(Eli) & Co shares for $1095.35 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 147,061 shares, worth approximately $99.31 billion.
As published in a research note from Daiwa Securities on December 16, 2025, Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $1230. Analysts at Goldman resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 15, 2025, BofA Securities has reiterated its “Buy” rating for LLY. Earlier on November 13, 2025, Scotiabank initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sector outperform” for LLY stock.
Analyzing LLY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] rose 0.50% to $1076.98. The stock’s lowest price that day was $1072.71, but it reached a high of $1085.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.38%. Over the course of the year, Lilly(Eli) & Co shares have jumped approximately 40.28%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $1,111.99 on 11/26/25 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 1,071.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 1,065.45. In the upper region, resistance lies at 1,084.24. The next price resistance is at 1,091.49. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 64.19 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 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.7 million shares to 6.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 7.25 million shares. A decline of -10.69% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.82 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.82.
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In terms of Lilly(Eli) & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 1163 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.53% from the previous closing price of $1071.64. Analysts anticipate Lilly(Eli) & Co stock to reach 1300 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 715. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked Lilly(Eli) & Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 10, 2025, Leerink Partners assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $1104.
