4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Eli Lilly
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, drugmaker Eli Lilly (NYS: LLY) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Lilly's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Lilly facts
Headquarters (founded) | Indianapolis (1876) |
Market Cap | $46.7 billion |
Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $24.3 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO John Lechleiter |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 44.3% |
Cash/Debt | $6.9 billion / $7.0 billion |
Dividend Yield | 4.9% |
Competitors | GlaxoSmithKline |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 93% of the 1,389 members who have rated Lilly believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Late last month, one of those Fools, All-Star Staka, weighed the stock's pros and cons for our community:
Positive:
- Dividend, valuation
- Defensive
- Patens issues are well-known (priced in)Negative:
- Litigation risks
- FDA risks
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