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NYSE:LLY

Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY)

1,233.66
-13.27 (1.06%)
as of Aug 25, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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star iconAug 25, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 29 opinions in the last 12 months.

Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) is recognized as a leading player in the healthcare industry, particularly in the GLP-1 drug market, which has driven significant stock performance, up approximately 370% over the past five years. Experts highlight the company’s robust drug pipeline, strong execution, and expansion plans, particularly with the anticipated oral version of its weight-loss drug. Despite these strengths, many analysts warn about current high valuations, suggesting that the stock may be priced to perfection, creating caution around new investments at present levels. While the company has a diversified portfolio beyond GLP-1 drugs, stock performance has recently hit all-time highs, prompting some to advise a strategic wait for pullbacks before making new purchases. Overall, analysts see a positive growth trajectory for Eli Lilly in terms of revenue and earnings, backed by a strong market position and effective management of its drug offerings.

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Overvalued
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BUY

Chart's in an uptrend. Nothing nasty going on. Flattening, pulling back a bit. Good chart. Keep owning, and you could actually add to your position. Healthcare's not doing too badly as a sector.

DON'T BUY
LLY vs. MRK

Valuation has skyrocketed as a beneficiary of GLP-1 drugs, so MRK gets the nod. Good job developing products.

DON'T BUY

Is doing very well but is risky because it's trading at far higher multiple than its peers. If there's competition in their obesity drug, shares will sink.

COMMENT

Debt-to-equity continues to climb. He rebalanced his portfolio and sold this. Still a good stock that he targets $900 for. It trades like a biotech.

WATCH

It reports Tuesday. He expects good numbers because their obesity drug keeps selling out, but they can't produce it fast enough which could impair the top and bottom lines.

SELL ON STRENGTH

Obesity space has performed well lately. Has owned stock for around two years. Valuation has continued to improve. Products are very profitable. Demand for new drugs continue to rise. Would recommend keeping at small weight in portfolio - share price very high. Very competitive industry within drug sector. 

HOLD

It peaked in early March but remains resilient. It benefits from other health companies not announcing news that excites investors. LLY is universally owned.

COMMENT
vs. Novo Nordisk

It's too early to tell what the long-term results of the weight-loss drugs, but short term people are buying them. You need to know a lot of tech and chemistry to understand pharma stocks and he doesn't care to do that. If you believe their drug prices will fall and more people will use them, then these share will rise.

TOP PICK

Excellent technical momentum. Highly ranked from technical perspective. Performance very good the past year. Outperforming sector overall. Very skilled management team with strong brand. 

HOLD
Upgraded today

Agrees with this call. Obesity drugs remain a big opportunity within healthcare, a $100-billion market by 2030, says Goldman; half the world's population would qualify by then. True, LLY is expensive at 55x forward PE, he still likes and owns this. He may trim at a higher price.

COMMENT
Upgraded today

Their popular obesity drug is like AI--a lot is already priced in, though the obesity drug may be applicable to other ailments.

SELL

Big difference between a company and a stock. It's like buying a jacket for different price points of $1000, $300, or on sale for $150. You make an investment/purchase decision. 

LLY and NVO are great companies, but you have to look at how expensive they are. Quite expensive at around 50x earnings. Good growth rates. A reasonable multiple for a drug company is sub-20x, and these won't get there via discounted cashflow until next decade. That's a long way out.

He looks for things that have yet to be priced properly. He owns MRK.

BUY
Upgraded today

The fundamental story is compelling, enjoying momentum and a technical breakout, but it could pause before it resumes its climb.

BUY

A drug approval was delayed and shares are down only 2% today. If there's a market correction, LLY will also fall. But their fundamental story has not changed and he still believes in it.

BUY

Was upgraded today. It trades like a biotech. The response to their strong earnings on Feb. 6 has been purely positive, rallying. The catalyst are the momentum funds buying this which have a 5% weighting in LLY. Also, the fundamentals are in place.

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