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

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$22.50 +0.14 (+0.60%)
Closing price 10/8/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$22.50 +0.00 (+0.02%)
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About Elanco Animal Health Stock (NYSE:ELAN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.00
▼
$22.63
50-Day Range
$21.78
▼
$26.42
52-Week Range
$19.40
▼
$27.98
Volume
4.57 million shs
Average Volume
5.80 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.24 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$29.70
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 includes veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, nutritional products and other solutions designed to prevent and treat disease, improve animal well-being and support livestock productivity.

For companion animals, Elanco offers products addressing pain, osteoarthritis, dermatological conditions, infectious diseases and flea, tick and intestinal parasite control. Well-known brands include Seresto, Advantage, Advantix, Credelio, Trifexis, Galliprant and Cytopoint. Its products for livestock and aquatic animals include vaccines, antibiotics, parasiticides and animal-health products used in cattle, poultry, swine and fish production.

Elanco traces its origins to Eli Lilly and Company’s animal health business, which began in the 1950s. The company became an independent publicly traded business in 2018 following its separation from Eli Lilly and expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of Bayer’s Animal Health business in 2020. Elanco serves customers through operations and commercial relationships across numerous international markets, with headquarters in Greenfield, Indiana. Jeff Simmons serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

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Elanco Animal Health Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

ELAN MarketRank™: 

Elanco Animal Health scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 164th out of 884 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 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Elanco Animal Health has a consensus price target of $29.70, representing about 32.0% upside from its current price of $22.50.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Elanco Animal Health has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Elanco Animal Health are expected to grow by 14.16% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.29 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Elanco Animal Health is -54.87, 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 -54.87, 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 1.59. 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

    6.44% 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 6.28.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Elanco Animal Health has recently increased by 2.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • 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 0.17. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Elanco Animal Health this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for ELAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -79% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added Elanco Animal Health to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% 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 $1,473,109.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0131% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Elanco Animal Health insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,473,109.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 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 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ELAN stock has decreased by 0.6% and is now trading at $22.4950.

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE:ELAN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.07. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) raised $1.4 billion in an IPO 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 served 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.

Elanco Animal Health's top institutional investors include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.92%), MRA Advisory Group, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division and GAMMA Investing LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence Erik Kurzius, R David Hoover, Jeffrey N Simmons, Rajeev A Modi, 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 Salesforce (CRM), Home Depot (HD), Chevron (CVX), Pfizer (PFE), Bank of America (BAC), Qualcomm (QCOM) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Today
10/09/2026
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
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+32.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.41)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
19.91
P/E Growth
1.59
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
$5.02 billion
Price / Sales
2.24
Cash Flow
$2.33 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.64
Book Value
$13.18 per share
Price / Book
1.71

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
499,622,000
Free Float
493,926,000
Market Cap
$11.24 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.70

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This page (NYSE:ELAN) was last updated on 10/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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