Callan Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY - Free Report) by 15.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,745 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 645 shares during the period. Callan Capital LLC's holdings in Eli Lilly and Company were worth $3,919,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Eli Lilly and Company by 103,831.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 14,866,380 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,278,292,000 after purchasing an additional 14,852,076 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Eli Lilly and Company in the 4th quarter valued at $8,407,908,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in Eli Lilly and Company by 19.0% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,625,925 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,747,214,000 after purchasing an additional 2,012,129 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its position in Eli Lilly and Company by 23.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 8,730,758 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,740,272,000 after purchasing an additional 1,645,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in Eli Lilly and Company by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 10,757,511 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,304,811,000 after acquiring an additional 1,493,673 shares in the last quarter. 82.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
LLY has been the subject of several research reports. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Eli Lilly and Company from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Eli Lilly and Company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Eli Lilly and Company from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on shares of Eli Lilly and Company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $975.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and issued a $936.00 price objective on shares of Eli Lilly and Company in a research report on Friday, June 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Eli Lilly and Company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $1,011.61.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company Trading Up 2.4%
Eli Lilly and Company stock traded up $18.18 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $791.05. 804,145 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,652,653. The firm has a market capitalization of $749.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.36, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.40. Eli Lilly and Company has a fifty-two week low of $677.09 and a fifty-two week high of $972.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.18. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $771.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $800.30.
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $3.34 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.64 by ($1.30). The business had revenue of $12.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.77 billion. Eli Lilly and Company had a return on equity of 85.51% and a net margin of 22.67%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 45.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.58 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Eli Lilly and Company will post 23.48 earnings per share for the current year.
Eli Lilly and Company Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. Eli Lilly and Company's dividend payout ratio is 48.82%.
About Eli Lilly and Company
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Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, and markets human pharmaceuticals worldwide. The company offers Basaglar, Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humalog U-100, Humalog U-200, Humalog Mix 50/50, insulin lispro, insulin lispro protamine, insulin lispro mix 75/25, Humulin, Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R, and Humulin U-500 for diabetes; Jardiance, Mounjaro, and Trulicity for type 2 diabetes; and Zepbound for obesity.
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