Turning to 2025 guidance, Lilly noted that new medicines and new uses of existing medicines, expansion of production, and global expansion of sales of its diabetes and weight loss drugs should all add up to strong, 32% sales growth in the new year. The company forecasts 2025 sales of $58 billion to $61 billion.

Weight loss goals may be at the forefront of many New Year's resolutions, which could push the exuberance for Eli Lilly LLY and Novo Nordisk NVO stock. As the major players in the hyper-scale shift of injectable drugs that treat obesity,

The technical picture worsened for Eli Lilly stock in December as it completed a pattern known as a “Death Cross”. This pattern is drawn when a stock’s 50-day moving average breaks below its 200-day moving average. A Death Cross typically forecasts another 4-6 months of selling pressure for a stock.

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Eli Lilly recently updated Q4 revenue guidance, and sales are expected to come in lower than previously anticipated. While this could suggest the company is experiencing sluggish or plateauing growth in its major businesses,