NYSE: LLY

Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$1,417.99+8.61 (+0.6%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Eli Lilly's week is dominated by its Q3 results, posted 29 October, which showed revenue growth of 39% year over year, approaching $7 billion in incremental revenue versus Q3 2025, with gross margin at 84.4% and non-GAAP EPS of $7.48 against an estimate of $5.71. Coverage notes that growth was driven by 53% volume gains offsetting a 15% decline in realized prices, with gross margin cited elsewhere at 83.9%, and that acquired R&D charges of $4.57 per share weighed on earnings. The stock has risen 9.6% since the report, and commentary has ranged from AI-driven drug discovery potential to speculation about Lilly surpassing Nvidia in market value, alongside continued attention to Mounjaro and Zepbound demand.

The stock closed at $1,417.99, up 0.6%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $1,207.17 and 200-day average of $1,096.87, with the shorter average above the longer one, consistent with an established uptrend. The GekkoIndex reading of 39.4 places it in the Distribution zone, while price stands 27.7% above the Gekko Fair Value of $1,110.68.

The next earnings date falls on 3 February 2027, outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 1 buy and 0 sales. Seasonality over five years shows the next 20 trading days averaging a 2.4% return, higher in 4 of those years. Analyst consensus among 24 firms stands at 22 buy, 1 hold, 1 sell, with a consensus target of $1,426.92.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Eli Lilly price vs fair value

$1,418$1,111Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $1,417.99200-day averageGekko Fair Value $1,110.68

Eli Lilly quick facts

Market cap
$1.33T
P/E ratio
46
Forward P/E
29.7
EPS, TTM
$30.67
Revenue, TTM
$86.46B
Profit margin
31.9%
Dividend yield
0.47%
Beta
0.39
Volume
3.63M avg 2.70M
1-year return
+58.2%
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±5.9%
50-day average
$1,207.17
200-day average
$1,096.87
Next earnings
Feb 3
Shares outstanding
890.7M
52-week range
$850.51$1,449.68

Eli Lilly swing-trade checklist

Eli Lilly scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $1417.99 is above the 50-day ($1207.17) and 200-day ($1096.87) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexheadwind

    39.4, Distribution

    Reading 39.4 is in the Distribution zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    27.7% above

    Price is 27.7% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 90 days

    Next report Feb 3, 2027, 90 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +2.4% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.4% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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Eli Lilly stock chart and price history

Eli Lilly closed at $1,417.99 on Nov 4, 2026, +58.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $850.51 to $1,449.68.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Eli Lilly share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$800$1000$1200DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct1417.99

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+22.5%
3 months
+19.0%
6 months
+43.7%
1 year
+58.2%
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About Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly develops and sells medicines for patients worldwide, with a name most associated with its long-running diabetes care line. Its treatments span insulin products such as Basaglar, Humalog, and Humulin, alongside type 2 diabetes therapies including Jardiance, Trajenta, and Trulicity, making this area a central part of its business.

Beyond diabetes, the company markets medicines across several other areas of health. In oncology it offers treatments like Alimta, Cyramza, Erbitux, Retevmo, Tyvyt, and Verzenio for various cancers, while Olumiant and Taltz address autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. It also supplies medicines for neurological and pain-related conditions, including Cymbalta, Emgality, and Zyprexa, along with Cialis, Forteo, and antibody treatments developed for COVID-19. The company works with a range of partners, among them Incyte, Boehringer Ingelheim, AbCellera, Junshi Biosciences, and Regor Therapeutics, to support its research and development efforts.

Eli Lilly's shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker LLY.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Health technology
Industry
Pharmaceuticals: major
Website
lilly.com

Eli Lilly GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Eli Lilly’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 39.4, in the Distribution zone, down 9.5 points over five sessions.

010039.4Distribution

Down 9.5 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying32+3.1%+5.8%+7.1%+12.1%
Accumulation203+0.9%+1.8%+3.8%+7.4%
Neutral383+0.2%+0.6%+1.2%+3.1%
Distribution (current zone)68+1.2%+1.1%+1.5%+4.9%
Selling11+2.4%+3.6%+4.6%+2.4%

Average LLY share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Eli Lilly stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Eli Lilly trades 27.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $1,110.68, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Eli Lilly shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$1,110.68

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

27.7% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 22.8% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$1,111$1,409Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Eli Lilly insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Eli Lilly, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for LLY in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.

MemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Oct 9
traded Sep 4

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Buybacks

Eli Lilly has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
$377.0M
As a share of market cap
0.03%
Trailing four quarters
$5.84B

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

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1added3opened0trimmed0sold out
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Eli Lilly earnings: next date and track record

Eli Lilly reports on Feb 3, 2027 (90 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.3%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+4.3%Feb ’25−8.4%May ’25−16.2%Aug ’25+6.1%Oct ’25+1.7%Feb ’26+13.2%Apr ’26+6.8%Aug ’26+10.0%Oct ’26

Last earnings call, Oct 29, 2026 AI summary

What they said
LLY posted Q3 revenue growth of 39% YoY, approaching $7B incremental revenue vs Q3 2025, with gross margin at 84.4%. Key products in oncology, immunology, and neuroscience doubled revenue. Non-GAAP EPS was $7.48 vs $7.20 prior year. The Medicare GLP-1 bridge program saw 500K+ prescriptions filled, with Lilly capturing 70% of new patients. Two major manufacturing facilities broke ground totaling $11.5B investment.
Guidance
Management raised full-year financial guidance following strong Q3 execution. Revenue growth trajectory supported by Mounjaro, Zepbound volume expansion, and global Foundayo rollout across new markets including UK, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Oct 29, 2026$7.48
est $5.71
+31.0%$24.40B
est $22.58B
+8.0%+10.0%
Aug 5, 2026$8.38
est $6.01
+39.4%$22.97B
est $20.69B
+11.1%+6.8%
Apr 30, 2026$8.55
est $7.25
+17.9%$19.80B
est $17.82B
+11.1%+13.2%
Feb 4, 2026$7.54
est $6.91
+9.1%$19.29B
est $17.94B
+7.5%+1.7%
Oct 30, 2025$7.02
est $5.69
+23.4%$17.60B
est $16.05B
+9.6%+6.1%
Aug 7, 2025$6.31
est $5.60
+12.7%$15.56B
est $14.70B
+5.8%−16.2%
May 1, 2025$3.34
est $3.26
+2.5%$12.73B
est $12.67B
+0.5%−8.4%
Feb 6, 2025$5.32
est $5.03
+5.8%$13.53B—+4.3%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Eli Lilly stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Eli Lilly is $1,426.92, +0.6% from the last close, from 24 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$1,426.92consensus 12-month target, +0.6% from the last close
Low $940High $1,650
Buy22
Hold1
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 24 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 2Cantor FitzgeraldBuy, maintained$1,600+12.8%
Nov 2BMO CapitalBuy, maintained$1,650+16.4%
Nov 2Leerink PartnersBuy, maintained$1,508+6.3%
Oct 30CitiBuy, maintained$1,650+16.4%
Oct 30UBSBuy, reiterated$1,625+14.6%
+1.5%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+2.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Eli Lilly seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Eli Lilly averaged +2.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−9.4%2021+3.3%2022−1.2%2023+0.9%2024+14.0%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+2.6%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+1.1%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+3.7%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+2.4%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+2.5%3 of 5

For scale, LLY’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.9%.

Eli Lilly market cap and key statistics

Eli Lilly’s market cap is $1.33T, with a P/E ratio of 46 and revenue of $86.46B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.33T
P/E ratio
46
Forward P/E
29.7
EPS, TTM
$30.67
Gekko Fair Value
$1,110.68

Trading

Volume
3.63M
Avg volume, 20 days
2.70M
52-week high
$1,449.68
52-week low
$850.51
Shares outstanding
890.7M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$86.46B
Profit margin
31.9%
Return on equity
86%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+16.3%

Risk and income

Beta
0.39
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±5.9%
Dividend yield
0.47%

Eli Lilly stock news this week

Coverage of Eli Lilly this week reads positive: 7 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Eli Lilly peers

Eli Lilly’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
JNJJohnson & Johnson+1.4%Neutral1.7% below
ABBVAbbVie+0.3%Neutral26.5% above
MRKMerck+1.2%Neutral8.6% below
AZNAstraZeneca+0.3%Distribution34.1% below
PFEPfizer+0.1%Neutral4.1% below
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals+2.5%Neutral16.8% above

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Eli Lilly stock FAQ

What is Eli Lilly’s market cap?

Eli Lilly’s market cap is $1.33T at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $1,417.99, with 890.7M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 46.

What is the Eli Lilly stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Eli Lilly is $1,426.92, +0.6% from the last close. Of the 24 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 22 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Eli Lilly stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Eli Lilly is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $1,417.99 is 27.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $1,110.68. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Eli Lilly report earnings next?

Eli Lilly is expected to report on Feb 3, 2027 (90 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $11.16 per share on revenue of $24.51B. Eli Lilly beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.3% on average across the report.

What is Eli Lilly’s 52-week high and low?

Eli Lilly’s 52-week high is $1,449.68 and its 52-week low is $850.51; it closed at $1,417.99 on Nov 4, 2026, +58.2% over the past year.

Is Eli Lilly stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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