Eli Lilly Shares Rally: LLY Stock Ends Thursday Up Sharply
NEW YORK – Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE: LLY) registered a strong performance on the stock market Thursday, May 2nd, with shares climbing significantly throughout the trading day. The pharmaceutical company saw considerable buying interest, pushing its stock price notably higher.
By the close of the market session, Eli Lilly shares stood at 823.62 USD. This marked a robust gain of 29.52 USD, equating to a 3.72 percent increase for the day. Investors pushed the stock well above its previous close of 794.10 USD.
Activity continued modestly after the bell. In after-hours trading recorded shortly after the 7:59 pm GMT-4 close, LLY shares were seen at 825.00 USD, adding a further 1.38 USD or 0.17 percent.
Eli Lilly’s stock opened Thursday’s trading at 825.12 USD. It reached a high point of 831.53 USD during the session and saw a low of 807.58 USD, ultimately closing near the upper end of its daily range. The stock maintained levels above 810 USD for most of the trading hours.
Eli Lilly boasts a large market capitalization, reported at approximately 780.8 Billion USD. The stock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio is 70.31, and it provides a dividend yield of 0.73 percent. Examining its performance over the past year, Eli Lilly’s shares have navigated between a 52-week low of 677.09 USD and a 52-week high of 972.53 USD.
