Eli Lilly: Unusual Demand is Sending the Stock Higher

Eli Lilly Shares Attract Big Money Inflows

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What’s Big Money? Said simply, it’s when a stock rises due to institutional demand. Top stocks tend to attract savvy investors.

Fund managers are always looking to bet on the next outperforming stocks…the best in class. They spend countless hours sizing up companies, reading reports, speaking to analysts…you name it. When they find a company firing on all cylinders, they pounce in a big way.

The 3-month action tells the story. Each green bar signals unusual increasing volumes in LLY shares, pushing the stock higher. We believe this to be institutional demand:

Few stocks have charts this strong. Recent green bars suggest healthy demand. But, what about the fundamental story?

Eli Lilly Fundamental Analysis

Next, I want to make sure the fundamental story is healthy too. As you can see, LLY has had positive sales and EPS growth in recent years:

• 3-year sales growth rate (+8.7%)
• 3-year EPS growth rate (+13.2%)

Source: FactSet

Combining top fundamentals with our proprietary Big Money software has found some big winning stocks over the long-term.

Check this out. Eli Lilly has been a top-rated stock at MAPsignals. That means the stock has had buy pressure and growing fundamentals. We have a ranking process that showcases stocks like this on a weekly basis.

It’s made the rare Top 20 report numerous times. The blue bars below shows when LLY was a top pick:

Tracking unusual volumes reveals the power of the MAPsignals process.

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Eli Lilly Price Prediction

The Eli Lilly rally has been in place all year. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio.

Disclosure: the author holds no position in LLY at the time of publication.

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