Positive Clinical Trial Results: Eli Lilly recently announced successful Phase 3 results for baricitinib in treating adolescents with severe alopecia areata, demonstrating significant hair regrowth. This underscores the company's strong pipeline and potential for future growth.
Weight-Loss Drug Market Expansion: The rapid growth of the weight-loss drug market, with LLY's Zepbound as a key competitor, positions the company well in a high-demand sector. Analysts project significant revenue growth, with LLY's obesity drugs expected to contribute substantially to its 2025 sales.
Accelerated Drug Development: LLY has expedited the release of data for its new weight-loss drug candidate, retatrutide, which could potentially outperform current market leaders. Early reports suggest higher efficacy compared to existing treatments.
Based on the combination of positive news flow and technical analysis, LLY is expected to experience a slight pullback in the short term due to profit-taking. However, the overall trend remains bullish, driven by strong fundamentals and positive catalysts.
Predicted Price Range for Next Trading Week: $860 - $900
Recommendation: BUY on dips near the lower end of the range, targeting the upper resistance level of $900.
The price of LLY is predicted to go up 7.32%, based on the high correlation periods with CRL. The similarity of these two price pattern on the periods is 97.56%.
LLY
CRL
Year
LLY Price Forecast($)
Potential Return(%)
2025
787.140
0.660
2026
1,200.000
30.350
2027
1,200.000
30.350
2028
1,400.000
52.070
2029
1,500.000
62.930
2030
1,500.000
62.930
Lilly's strong leadership in weight-loss drugs should drive industry-leading growth with approved drugs and well-positioned next-generation weight-loss drugs in the pipeline.
Lilly's cancer drug Verzenio reported strong data in early-stage breast cancer, opening up the strong potential in this multi-billion-dollar market.
Lilly is developing a new Alzheimer's drug (donanemab) that could become a major blockbuster, especially because the FDA appears to have a lower threshold for approval for this disease.
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Price Target
$1,029 → $1,038
Upside
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Price Target
$997
Upside
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Price Target
$1,000
Upside
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