After Eli Lilly & Co. shares fell sharply in the wake of disappointing trial data for its weight-loss pill, several of its executives and board members saw an opportunity to buy.
Explore Lilly's (LLY) international revenue trends and how these numbers impact Wall Street's forecasts and what's ahead for the stock.
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Lilly (LLY). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
Eli Lilly's price fell with a thud yesterday following underwhelming drug trial results as the markets completely ignored strong Q2 2025 results. LLY's drop is immediately reminiscent of a similar plunge for its rival Novo Nordisk a few days ago, and also only makes for a stronger Buy case. The company's position in the weight management market remains undisputed for now; it's also reported robust financials in Q2 2025 along with upgraded guidance.
Industry pioneer Novo Nordisk A/S NYSE: NVO saw its stock drop nearly 22% on July 29 after lowering its full-year guidance. Then, on Aug. 7, Eli Lilly NYSE: LLY shares fell approximately 14%.
On Thursday, August 7, Eli Lilly's stock (NYSE:LLY) dropped by 14%, even though the company announced a strong quarter with earnings, revenues, and guidance that exceeded market expectations. This positive performance was mainly fueled by the ongoing success of its medications, Mounjaro and Zepbound.
It's been a week of wins for Eli Lilly's weight-loss drugs. In the company's second quarter earnings report on Thursday, it reported that sales of Mounjaro, its type-2 diabetes medication often used for weight loss, reached nearly $5.2 billion in revenue, up 68% from the same quarter last year and exceeding analyst estimates of $4.7 billion.
Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks told CNBC the company was “not disappointed with these results,” which he noted were “right on thesis for us” despite falling “one or two points below what [Wall Street] had.” Orforglipron's average weight loss was “in the range” of what consumers would want to achieve, Ricks said.
LLY's stock drops despite Q2 earnings beat, as its oral obesity pill underwhelms with 12.4% weight loss in trial.
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Daniel M. Skovronsky - EVP, Chief Scientific Officer and President of Lilly Research Laboratories & Lilly immunology David A.
Another full morning of market data to go through today, which will help articulate where we are in several accounts of the massive U.S. economy. Pre-market futures were at peak highs just ahead of new economic prints this morning, but we remain in healthy, positive territory.
Pre-market futures were at peak highs just ahead of new economic prints this morning, but we remain in healthy, positive territory.