Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) to Terminate Evacetrapib Development; Sees Charges

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Piper Jaffray Cuts Price Target on Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) Following Announced Discontinuation of Evacetrapib

October 13, 2015 8:38 AM EDT

Piper Jaffray reiterated an Overweight rating on Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), and cut the price target to $118.00 (from $120.00), following the company's announced discontinuation of its CETP inhibitor evacetrapib. LLY's stock fell by 7.8% following the announcement.

Analyst Richard Purkiss commented, "Yesterday, LLY's stock fell by 7.8%... More

Eli Lilly (LLY) Eva Failure Increases Dependence on Sola, BMO Capital Notes

October 12, 2015 11:12 AM EDT

BMO Capital analyst Alex Arfaei reiterated a Market Perform rating and $90 price target on Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) after the company announced it would discontinue development of Evacetrapib in CV disease because of low efficacy. The firm called the news a "negative" although they... More