Eli Lilly (LLY) Higher on Alzheimer Drug Hopes, Though Results Fail to Impress Analysts

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Eli Lilly (LLY) Moves Higher on Large Block Trade

October 9, 2012 9:55 AM EDT

Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) on th move as a 1.14 million share block trade pushed the stock above $51.55 today.

Overall, Lilly shares are up 1.8 percent Tuesday, following a 5.3 percent run yesterday on new EXPEDITION data.

Average volume for Lilly is about 7.5 million shares.... More

Goldman Sachs Upgrades Eli Lilly (LLY) to Neutral on New "Hope Trade"

October 9, 2012 7:01 AM EDT

Goldman Sachs upgraded Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) from Sell to Neutral with a price target of $54.00 (from $42.00) saying the Sola data supports optionality trade.

New solanezumab data provides a backbone for the recent "hope trade," the firm notes.

"Our... More

Lilly (LLY) Updates on EXPEDITION in Alzheimer's; Slowing Observed in Pooled Analysis

October 8, 2012 1:18 PM EDT

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced its detailed results for the Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled EXPEDITION studies in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease. This announcement follows the presentation of results from independent analyses of the EXPEDITION study data conducted by the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS), an academic research consortium, at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA) by Rachelle Doody, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Neurology and the Effie Marie Cain Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research, Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Doody is a member of the steering... More