Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lilly(Eli) & Co shares valued at $3,157,722 were sold by LILLY ENDOWMENT INC on Oct 10 ’25. At $863.24 per share, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 3,658 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 94,533,320 shares worth approximately $79.83 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 10,602 shares, netting a total of over 9,038,055 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $852.49 each, the insider now holds 94,536,978 shares.
Before that, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC had added 305,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $260,881,750, the 10% Owner bought Lilly(Eli) & Co shares for $855.35 each.
As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on October 20, 2025, Lilly(Eli) & Co [LLY] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $930. Analysts at Erste Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of September 17, 2025, Berenberg has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for LLY. Earlier on August 27, 2025, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for LLY stock which previously was a “a Reduce”.
Analyzing LLY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lilly(Eli) & Co [NYSE: LLY] rose 3.81% to $844.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $812.25, but it reached a high of $853.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.86%. Over the course of the year, Lilly(Eli) & Co shares have dropped approximately -5.70%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $935.63 on 03/03/25 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 820.17, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 795.83. In the upper region, resistance lies at 860.92. The next price resistance is at 877.33. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.60 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 2025-10-15 dropping by -0.48 million shares to 6.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 7.32 million shares. A decline of -7.01% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.79 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.79.
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In terms of Lilly(Eli) & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 877.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.86% from the previous closing price of $813.53. Analysts anticipate Lilly(Eli) & Co stock to reach 1050 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 August 18, 2025, Daiwa Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $700.
