Eli Lilly and Company $LLY Stock Bought by Variant Private Wealth LLC

Variant Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) by 343.2% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,148 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 889 shares during the quarter. Eli Lilly and Company makes up approximately 1.2% of Variant Private Wealth LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Variant Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Eli Lilly and Company were worth $1,329,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in Eli Lilly and Company by 1.6% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 67,540,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,009,981,000 after buying an additional 1,046,558 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Eli Lilly and Company by 1.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,215,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,438,262,000 after buying an additional 605,752 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Eli Lilly and Company during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $13,522,666,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in shares of Eli Lilly and Company by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 7,209,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,647,153,000 after acquiring an additional 137,364 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Eli Lilly and Company by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,461,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,550,587,000 after acquiring an additional 400,538 shares during the last quarter. 82.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Eli Lilly and Company News

Here are the key news stories impacting Eli Lilly and Company this week:

• Positive Sentiment: GLP-1 leadership remains the central growth catalyst. Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound franchises continue to drive explosive growth in cardiometabolic and incretin medicines, strengthening the bull case relative to more diversified peers such as Amgen and Bristol Myers Squibb. Amgen vs. Eli Lilly: Does the GLP-1 Mania Make LLY Stock a Better Buy in 2026?
• Positive Sentiment: Lilly is expanding production capacity. The company broke ground on a $5 billion Richmond, Virginia, facility as part of a more than $50 billion U.S. manufacturing build-out. The integrated site will produce active ingredients and finished medicines, including next-generation cancer treatments, and is expected to create 650 jobs. The investment could help Lilly meet demand while reducing supply constraints. Lilly breaks ground in Richmond
• Positive Sentiment: International manufacturing and logistics deals add scale. Partnerships involving Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Bio are expected to support local packaging, logistics and contract manufacturing for Lilly’s GLP-1 medicines, improving regional distribution and market access. Lilly and Mubadala Bio sign deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming quarterly results are the next major test. Lilly is scheduled to report earnings Thursday, with investors focused on sales growth, prescription volume, pricing, supply and updated guidance. The stock’s strong run and elevated valuation increase the potential for volatility around the report. Earnings Preview: Eli Lilly Q3 Earnings Expected to Decline
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability could face pricing pressure. In the second quarter, revenue grew 48% on a 60% increase in medicine volume, but average realized prices fell 13%. This suggests Lilly must sustain exceptional volume growth to offset lower pricing, a concern ahead of its results. Eli Lilly Grew Revenue 48% While Prices Fell
• Negative Sentiment: Competition in obesity drugs is intensifying. Novo Nordisk’s CagriSema produced substantial weight-loss results, highlighting a potential competitive threat to Lilly’s GLP-1 dominance and reinforcing concerns that the stock’s premium valuation already reflects significant future growth. Obesity ETFs to Gain as Novo’s CagriSema Shows 25% Weight Loss

Eli Lilly and Company Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE LLY opened at $1,308.21 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1,184.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,119.15. Eli Lilly and Company has a one year low of $806.02 and a one year high of $1,321.21. The firm has a market cap of $1.23 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.46.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $8.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.40 by $1.98. Eli Lilly and Company had a net margin of 33.53% and a return on equity of 97.83%. The company had revenue of $22.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.82 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $6.31 earnings per share. Eli Lilly and Company’s quarterly revenue was up 47.7% on a year-over-year basis. Eli Lilly and Company has set its FY 2026 guidance at 35.500-36.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Eli Lilly and Company will post 33.56 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Eli Lilly and Company news, EVP Anat Hakim sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,190.00, for a total transaction of $5,950,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,875 shares in the company, valued at $14,131,250. This represents a 29.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Patrik Jonsson sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,175.10, for a total value of $7,638,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 54,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,628,139.70. This trade represents a 10.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 13,500 shares of company stock worth $15,958,170. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on LLY. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on Eli Lilly and Company from $1,300.00 to $1,385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on shares of Eli Lilly and Company from $1,410.00 to $1,440.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Eli Lilly and Company from $1,500.00 to $1,600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Guggenheim raised their target price on shares of Eli Lilly and Company from $1,273.00 to $1,284.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Eli Lilly and Company from $1,251.00 to $1,334.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Eli Lilly and Company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,317.93.

Eli Lilly and Company Company Profile

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is a global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets medicines for a range of medical conditions. Its major therapeutic areas include diabetes and obesity, oncology, immunology, neuroscience and cardiovascular health.

The company’s portfolio includes Mounjaro and Trulicity for diabetes, Zepbound for chronic weight management, Humalog insulin, Taltz for inflammatory diseases, Verzenio for certain breast cancers and Kisunla for early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease.