What is the analyst consensus rating for LLY?

The analyst consensus rating for LLY is "Buy" based on 39 analyst recommendations.

What is the average price target for LLY?

The average 12-month price target for LLY is $1356.04, representing an upside of 14.3% from the current price of $1185.87.

What do analyst ratings mean?

Analyst ratings indicate investment recommendations: Strong Buy and Buy are bullish signals suggesting the stock may outperform. Hold means the stock is fairly valued. Sell and Strong Sell are bearish signals suggesting potential underperformance. These ratings are based on fundamental analysis and valuation models.

What is a price target?

A price target is an analyst's projection of a stock's fair value over a specific timeframe, typically 12 months. Analysts use fundamental analysis, financial modeling, and industry comparisons to estimate where the stock should trade. Price targets can range from low (conservative) to high (optimistic) estimates.

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) Forecast: Analyst Ratings & Targets

Latest LLY Analyst Ratings & Recommendations

Recent analyst recommendations with rating changes and price target updates (last 90 days)

Date	Analyst	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
Jul 14, 2026	Adria Cimino	The Motley Fool	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Jul 14, 2026	Courtney Breen	Bernstein	Reiterates	Buy	$1300.00 → $1385.00 +85.00 (6.5%)
Jul 13, 2026	Daniel Sparks	The Motley Fool	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Jul 13, 2026	Seamus Fernandez	Guggenheim	Reiterates	Buy	$1235.00 → $1273.00 +38.00 (3.1%)
Jul 13, 2026	Emily Field	Barclays	Maintains	Buy	$1400.00
Jul 13, 2026	Evan Seigerman	BMO Capital	Maintains	Buy	$1300.00
Jul 13, 2026	Michael Yee	UBS	Reiterates	Buy	$1250.00 → $1425.00 +175.00 (14.0%)
Jul 13, 2026	Ethan Feller	Zacks Equity Research	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Jul 11, 2026	Keith Speights	The Motley Fool	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Jul 10, 2026	Jason Gerberry	BofA Securities	Reiterates	Buy	$1251.00 → $1334.00 +83.00 (6.6%)
Jul 10, 2026	Mohit Bansal	Wells Fargo	Maintains	Buy	$1280.00
Jul 9, 2026	Nauman Khan	InvestorPlace	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Jul 9, 2026	Matthew Benjamin	The Motley Fool	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Jul 9, 2026	Srikripa Devarakonda	Truist	Reiterates	Buy	$1281.00 → $1370.00 +89.00 (7.0%)
Jul 8, 2026	Parkev Tatevosian	The Motley Fool	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Jul 8, 2026	Trung Huynh	RBC Capital	Maintains	Buy	$1250.00 → $1500.00 +250.00 (20.0%)
Jul 8, 2026	Terence Flynn	Morgan Stanley	Maintains	Buy	$1344.00 → $1347.00 +3.00 (0.2%)
Jul 7, 2026	David Jagielski, CPA	The Motley Fool	Initiates Coverage	Hold	-
Jul 7, 2026	Emily Field	Barclays	Maintains	Buy	$1400.00
Jul 7, 2026	Chris Schott	JP Morgan	Reiterates	Buy	$1300.00 → $1400.00 +100.00 (7.7%)
Jul 6, 2026	Carter Gould	Cantor Fitzgerald	Maintains	Buy	$1230.00 → $1350.00 +120.00 (9.8%)
Jul 6, 2026	Akash Tewari	Jefferies	Maintains	Buy	$1350.00
Jul 5, 2026	Brendan Coffey	The Motley Fool	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Jun 27, 2026	Google Drug Manufacturers - General	TipRanks - Google	Reiterates	Buy	$1376.00 → $1420.00 +44.00 (3.2%)
Jun 27, 2026	PerPlexity Drug Manufacturers - General	TipRanks - PerPlexity	Reiterates	Buy	$1387.00 → $1438.00 +51.00 (3.7%)
Jun 27, 2026	Anthropic Drug Manufacturers - General	TipRanks - Anthropic	Reiterates	Buy	$1294.00 → $1335.00 +41.00 (3.2%)
Jun 27, 2026	DeepSeek Drug Manufacturers - General	TipRanks - DeepSeek	Reiterates	Buy	$1376.00 → $1438.00 +62.00 (4.5%)
Jun 27, 2026	xAi Drug Manufacturers - General	TipRanks - xAI	Reiterates	Buy	$1358.00 → $1426.00 +68.00 (5.0%)
Jun 27, 2026	OpenAI Drug Manufacturers - General	TipRanks - OpenAI	Reiterates	Buy	$1358.00 → $1401.00 +43.00 (3.2%)
Jun 26, 2026	Courtney Breen	Bernstein	Maintains	Buy	$1300.00
Jun 25, 2026	David Risinger	Leerink Partners	Maintains	Buy	$1119.00 → $1232.00 +113.00 (10.1%)
Jun 22, 2026	Kerry Holford	Berenberg Bank	Maintains	Hold	$1050.00 → $1135.00 +85.00 (8.1%)
Jun 16, 2026	Geoff Meacham	Citi	Maintains	Buy	$1500.00
Jun 14, 2026	Evan Seigerman	BMO Capital	Maintains	Buy	$1300.00
Jun 10, 2026	Courtney Breen	Bernstein	Maintains	Buy	$1300.00
Jun 10, 2026	Emily Field	Barclays	Maintains	Buy	$1400.00
Jun 9, 2026	Courtney Breen	Bernstein	Maintains	Buy	$1300.00
Jun 9, 2026	Akash Tewari	Jefferies	Maintains	Buy	$1330.00 → $1350.00 +20.00 (1.5%)
Jun 9, 2026	Asad Haider	Goldman Sachs	Reiterates	Buy	$1260.00 → $1283.00 +23.00 (1.8%)
Jun 9, 2026	Chris Schott	JP Morgan	Maintains	Buy	-
Jun 9, 2026	Geoff Meacham	Citi	Maintains	Buy	$1500.00
Jun 8, 2026	Srikripa Devarakonda	Truist	Reiterates	Buy	-
Jun 8, 2026	Asad Haider	Goldman Sachs	Initiates Coverage	Buy	$1260.00 → $1283.00 +23.00 (1.8%)
Jun 8, 2026	Evan Seigerman	BMO Capital	Maintains	Buy	$1300.00
Jun 8, 2026	Terence Flynn	Morgan Stanley	Maintains	Buy	$1344.00
Jun 2, 2026	David Risinger	Leerink Partners	Reiterates	Buy	-
May 28, 2026	Manika Premsingh	The Motley Fool	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
May 27, 2026	Mohit Bansal	Wells Fargo	Maintains	Buy	$1280.00
May 26, 2026	Jason Gerberry	BofA Securities	Reiterates	Buy	$1133.00 → $1251.00 +118.00 (10.4%)
May 25, 2026	Zacks Equity Research	Zacks Equity Research	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
May 21, 2026	Alexandria Hammond	Wolfe Research	Maintains	Buy	$1325.00 → $1350.00 +25.00 (1.9%)
May 21, 2026	Trung Huynh	RBC Capital	Maintains	Buy	$1250.00
May 7, 2026	James Shin	Deutsche Bank	Reiterates	Buy	$1285.00
May 5, 2026	Seamus Fernandez	Guggenheim	Maintains	Buy	$1163.00 → $1235.00 +72.00 (6.2%)
May 4, 2026	Umer Raffat	Evercore ISI Group	Maintains	Hold	-
May 1, 2026	Carter Gould	Cantor Fitzgerald	Maintains	Buy	$1205.00 → $1230.00 +25.00 (2.1%)
Apr 30, 2026	Edmund Ingham	Forbes	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Apr 28, 2026	Louise Chen	Scotiabank	Maintains	Buy	$1300.00

Adria Cimino

The Motley Fool

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jul 14

Courtney Breen

Bernstein

BuyReiterates

$1300.00 → $1385.00

Jul 14

Daniel Sparks

The Motley Fool

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jul 13

Seamus Fernandez

Guggenheim

BuyReiterates

$1235.00 → $1273.00

Jul 13

Emily Field

Barclays

BuyMaintains

$1400.00

Jul 13

Evan Seigerman

BMO Capital

BuyMaintains

$1300.00

Jul 13

Michael Yee

UBS

BuyReiterates

$1250.00 → $1425.00

Jul 13

Ethan Feller

Zacks Equity Research

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jul 13

Keith Speights

The Motley Fool

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jul 11

Jason Gerberry

BofA Securities

BuyReiterates

$1251.00 → $1334.00

Jul 10

Mohit Bansal

Wells Fargo

BuyMaintains

$1280.00

Jul 10

Nauman Khan

InvestorPlace

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jul 9

Matthew Benjamin

The Motley Fool

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jul 9

Srikripa Devarakonda

Truist

BuyReiterates

$1281.00 → $1370.00

Jul 9

Parkev Tatevosian

The Motley Fool

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jul 8

Trung Huynh

RBC Capital

BuyMaintains

$1250.00 → $1500.00

Jul 8

Terence Flynn

Morgan Stanley

BuyMaintains

$1344.00 → $1347.00

Jul 8

David Jagielski, CPA

The Motley Fool

HoldInitiates Coverage

Jul 7

Emily Field

Barclays

BuyMaintains

$1400.00

Jul 7

Chris Schott

JP Morgan

BuyReiterates

$1300.00 → $1400.00

Jul 7

Carter Gould

Cantor Fitzgerald

BuyMaintains

$1230.00 → $1350.00

Jul 6

Akash Tewari

Jefferies

BuyMaintains

$1350.00

Jul 6

Brendan Coffey

The Motley Fool

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jul 5

Google Drug Manufacturers - General

TipRanks - Google

BuyReiterates

$1376.00 → $1420.00

Jun 27

PerPlexity Drug Manufacturers - General

TipRanks - PerPlexity

BuyReiterates

$1387.00 → $1438.00

Jun 27

Anthropic Drug Manufacturers - General

TipRanks - Anthropic

BuyReiterates

$1294.00 → $1335.00

Jun 27

DeepSeek Drug Manufacturers - General

TipRanks - DeepSeek

BuyReiterates

$1376.00 → $1438.00

Jun 27

xAi Drug Manufacturers - General

TipRanks - xAI

BuyReiterates

$1358.00 → $1426.00

Jun 27

OpenAI Drug Manufacturers - General

TipRanks - OpenAI

BuyReiterates

$1358.00 → $1401.00

Jun 27

Courtney Breen

Bernstein

BuyMaintains

$1300.00

Jun 26

David Risinger

Leerink Partners

BuyMaintains

$1119.00 → $1232.00

Jun 25

Kerry Holford

Berenberg Bank

HoldMaintains

$1050.00 → $1135.00

Jun 22

Geoff Meacham

Citi

BuyMaintains

$1500.00

Jun 16

Evan Seigerman

BMO Capital

BuyMaintains

$1300.00

Jun 14

Courtney Breen

Bernstein

BuyMaintains

$1300.00

Jun 10

Emily Field

Barclays

BuyMaintains

$1400.00

Jun 10

Courtney Breen

Bernstein

BuyMaintains

$1300.00

Jun 9

Akash Tewari

Jefferies

BuyMaintains

$1330.00 → $1350.00

Jun 9

Asad Haider

Goldman Sachs

BuyReiterates

$1260.00 → $1283.00

Jun 9

Chris Schott

JP Morgan

BuyMaintains

Jun 9

Geoff Meacham

Citi

BuyMaintains

$1500.00

Jun 9

Srikripa Devarakonda

Truist

BuyReiterates

Jun 8

Asad Haider

Goldman Sachs

BuyInitiates Coverage

$1260.00 → $1283.00

Jun 8

Evan Seigerman

BMO Capital

BuyMaintains

$1300.00

Jun 8

Terence Flynn

Morgan Stanley

BuyMaintains

$1344.00

Jun 8

David Risinger

Leerink Partners

BuyReiterates

Jun 2

Manika Premsingh

The Motley Fool

BuyInitiates Coverage

May 28

Mohit Bansal

Wells Fargo

BuyMaintains

$1280.00

May 27

Jason Gerberry

BofA Securities

BuyReiterates

$1133.00 → $1251.00

May 26

Zacks Equity Research

BuyInitiates Coverage

May 25

Alexandria Hammond

Wolfe Research

BuyMaintains

$1325.00 → $1350.00

May 21

Trung Huynh

RBC Capital

BuyMaintains

$1250.00

May 21

James Shin

Deutsche Bank

BuyReiterates

$1285.00

May 7

Seamus Fernandez

Guggenheim

BuyMaintains

$1163.00 → $1235.00

May 5

Umer Raffat

Evercore ISI Group

HoldMaintains

May 4

Carter Gould

Cantor Fitzgerald

BuyMaintains

$1205.00 → $1230.00

May 1

Edmund Ingham

Forbes

BuyInitiates Coverage

Apr 30

Louise Chen

Scotiabank

BuyMaintains

$1300.00

Apr 28

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