Follow Up on Eli Lilly
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Follow Up to Eli Lilly
I added 20 shares to the Eli Lilly position yesterday when the stock dropped below my WATCH $341 level. Today the stock is in a strong technical decline after reporting several of the risk factors that my post and other analysts had already discussed. There was no new news. I consider this decline a huge overreaction, most likely driven by algorithmic trading and not by humans doing fundamental analysis.
Eli Lilly is trading at or below its 200-day moving average of $328.90. While the stock continues to be in a technical downtrend, I'm watching the next level for a buy of around $308. Corrections like this are why we never take a full position in a stock when there is downside risk. Taking small bites allows us to average down. This rule is especially true when buying a stock that trades at 40 times next year's earnings.
Everyone knew about the FDA letter asking for more data. Everyone knew that consensus estimates for revenues on Lilly’s existing drugs might be a bit high due to changes in rebates and discounts, especially in China. We all knew about currency headwinds. And we knew about competition from generics and co-similars.
What do we know going forward? Lilly raised its annual earnings outlook to $8.35-$8.55 per share, minus some items. Analysts expected $8.35 a share. The company kept its sales guidance for $30.3 billion to $30.8 billion, in line with LLY stock analysts' forecast for $30.47 billion.
Consensus price targets are a low of $268; the consensus is at $388.95 and a high of $440. My projection is $456.76 over the next 12 months. My forecast now suggests a 39% upside while the decline is erasing some of the downside risk which is now at 18.6% from the current quote.
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LLY WATCH @ $308
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