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NYSE:ELAN

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.55 -0.14 (-0.62%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$22.71 +0.16 (+0.71%)
As of 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Elanco Animal Health Stock (NYSE:ELAN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.31
▼
$22.76
50-Day Range
$21.78
▼
$25.11
52-Week Range
$19.40
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$27.98
Volume
4.28 million shs
Average Volume
5.15 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.27 billion
P/E Ratio
21.41
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$29.42
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated is a global animal health company that develops, manufactures and markets products for pets and food-producing animals. Its portfolio is designed to help prevent and treat disease, control parasites and support the health and productivity of animals.

The company’s products include vaccines, parasiticides, antibiotics, nutritional supplements and other prescription and over-the-counter therapies. Its companion animal offerings address conditions such as flea and tick infestations, internal parasites, osteoarthritis and dermatological disorders, while its farm animal products support the health of cattle, poultry, swine and aquaculture species.

Elanco serves customers in markets around the world through relationships with veterinarians, animal owners, livestock producers, retailers and distributors. The company originated as the animal health business of Eli Lilly and became an independent, publicly traded company in 2018. In 2020, Elanco expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health.

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Elanco Animal Health Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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83rd Percentile Overall Score

ELAN MarketRank™: 
4.139300847455 of 5 stars

Elanco Animal Health scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 100th out of 907 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Elanco Animal Health has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Elanco Animal Health has a consensus price target of $29.42, representing about 30.5% upside from its current price of $22.55.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Elanco Animal Health has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Elanco Animal Health's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Elanco Animal Health are expected to grow by 13.27% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.28 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Elanco Animal Health is -55.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Elanco Animal Health is -55.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Elanco Animal Health has a PEG Ratio of 2.00. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Elanco Animal Health has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Elanco Animal Health's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.55% of the float of Elanco Animal Health has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Elanco Animal Health has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.16.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Elanco Animal Health has recently increased by 17.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Elanco Animal Health does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Elanco Animal Health does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Elanco Animal Health has a news sentiment score of 0.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Elanco Animal Health this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for ELAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -88% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Elanco Animal Health to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    5 insiders have purchased shares of Elanco Animal Health in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,373,059.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0122% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Elanco Animal Health insiders have bought 1,372.37% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,473,109.00 in company stock and sold $100,050.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.14% of the stock of Elanco Animal Health is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.48% of the stock of Elanco Animal Health is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Elanco Animal Health's insider trading history.
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ELAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Elanco Animal Health's stock was trading at $22.64 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ELAN shares have decreased by 0.4% and is now trading at $22.5490.

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE:ELAN) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.07. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) raised $1.4 billion in an initial public offering on Thursday, September 20th 2018. The company issued 62,900,000 shares at a price of $20.00-$23.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, BNP PARIBAS, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, Evercore ISI, Cowen, Academy Securities, Drexel Hamilton, Mischler Financial Group, Ramirez and The Williams Capital Group were co-managers.

Top institutional shareholders of Elanco Animal Health include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.92%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.46%), Integrated Advisors Network LLC (0.05%) and Skylands Capital LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence Erik Kurzius, R David Hoover, Jeffrey N Simmons, Rajeev A Modi, Timothy J Bettington, Robert M Vanhimbergen, Michael J Harrington, Paul Herendeen and Shiv O'neill.
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Shares of ELAN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Elanco Animal Health investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Pfizer (PFE), Micron Technology (MU), Salesforce (CRM), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Today
10/23/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Current Symbol
NYSE:ELAN
CIK
1739104
Fax
N/A
Employees
9,400
Year Founded
1954

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$33.00
Low Price Target
$24.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+30.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.41)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
19.95
P/E Growth
2
Net Income
-$232 million
Net Margins
-3.96%
Pretax Margin
-3.31%
Return on Equity
8.13%
Return on Assets
3.99%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.58
Current Ratio
2.05
Quick Ratio
1.10

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.72 billion
Price / Sales
2.39
Cash Flow
$2.32 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.72
Book Value
$13.18 per share
Price / Book
1.71

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
499,620,000
Free Float
493,926,000
Market Cap
$11.27 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.70

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This page (NYSE:ELAN) was last updated on 10/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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