Eli Lilly and Stock Forecast, Price & News

Eli Lilly and's stock was trading at $140.02 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LLY stock has increased by 36.2% and is now trading at $190.77.
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15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Eli Lilly and in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Eli Lilly and stock.
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Eli Lilly and is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, January 29th 2021.
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Eli Lilly and will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, January 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) released its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, November, 1st. The company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.17. The firm earned $5.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.87 billion. Eli Lilly and had a return on equity of 166.45% and a net margin of 24.01%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share.
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Eli Lilly and declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 12th will be given a dividend of $0.85 per share on Wednesday, March 10th. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 11th. This is a positive change from Eli Lilly and's previous quarterly dividend of $0.74.
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Eli Lilly and pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.59%. Eli Lilly and does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Eli Lilly and is 49.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Eli Lilly and will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.09% next year. This indicates that Eli Lilly and will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Eli Lilly and issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Tuesday, December, 15th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.75-8.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $8.00. The company issued revenue guidance of $26.5-28.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $26.39 billion.

15 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Eli Lilly and's shares. Their forecasts range from $144.00 to $200.00. On average, they expect Eli Lilly and's share price to reach $172.21 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.7%.
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Eli Lilly and saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,890,000 shares, an increase of 24.1% from the December 15th total of 5,550,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,150,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Eli Lilly and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LLY."

Eli Lilly and's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC (0.04%), Private Capital Advisors Inc. (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.03%), Hexavest Inc. (0.02%) and Huntington National Bank (0.02%). Company insiders that own Eli Lilly and stock include Aarti S Shah, Alfonso G Zulueta, Anne E White, Christi Shaw, David A Ricks, Donald A Zakrowski, Enrique A Conterno, Jackson P Tai, Joshua L Smiley, Lilly Endowment Inc, Melissa S Barnes, Michael J Harrington, Myles O'neill and Stephen F Fry.
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LLY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, New England Research & Management Inc., Lavaca Capital LLC, and Sheets Smith Wealth Management. Company insiders that have sold Eli Lilly and company stock in the last year include Aarti S Shah, Alfonso G Zulueta, Lilly Endowment Inc, Melissa S Barnes, Myles O'neill, and Stephen F Fry.
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LLY stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Private Capital Advisors Inc., Leelyn Smith LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Strategic Investment Advisors MI, Strategic Wealth Designers, and Oak Harvest Investment Services. Company insiders that have bought Eli Lilly and stock in the last two years include Anne E White, David A Ricks, Jackson P Tai, and Joshua L Smiley.
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Shares of LLY can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LLY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $190.77.

Eli Lilly and has a market capitalization of $182.49 billion and generates $22.32 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $8.32 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.04 on an earnings per share basis. Eli Lilly and employs 35,065 workers across the globe.

The official website for Eli Lilly and is www.lilly.com.

Eli Lilly and's mailing address is LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN, 46285. The company can be reached via phone at 317-276-2000 or via email at [email protected]