LLY — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Friday, August 14, 2026, LLY scored in the 99th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $1209.09 at publication, on a suggested horizon of 2–4 weeks. The full breakdown below is the engine's actual evidence, published the day of the call and graded in public afterward.
This grade was written by the market, not by us: the Play was timestamped at publication and scored automatically against its entry price. Winners and losers both stay up — the full record lives on the track record.
LLY sits in the 99th percentile today on a momentum-led profile: momentum scores 91.6 near a 52-week high with +20% over three months, options flow reads 95 on a bullish 0.49 put/call ratio, 30 unusual call flags, and 8 call sweeps. That's reinforced by earnings quality (82.8) with seven consecutive beats averaging +10.9% surprise, an A+ growth and profitability quant grade, and an insider cluster buy spanning eight distinct names totaling roughly $174M. Value remains the offset — a P/E of 42.2 and an F on the value factor.
This is a momentum continuation setup near the highs, sized to a 2-4 week horizon around an entry near $1,209. The mandate is to ride confirmed strength, not to bottom-fish, with earnings 75 days out and outside the danger zone.
A break back below the moving-average cluster and the reclaimed $1,120-1,150 base, or a reversal in the bullish options flow, would invalidate the momentum thesis. Given the stretched 42.2 P/E and F value grade, any multiple compression leaves little cushion.
The full case — all 15 dimensions
Every dimension the engine scored that day, with the actual evidence behind each number — including the ones that argue against the play. The twelve weighted dimensions come first; anything marked a supporting input is scored and shown, but reaches the composite through a capped confirmation bonus rather than a weighted share.
- Very bullish put/call ratio (0.49)
- Unusual CALL activity (30 flags)
- Bullish sweep activity (8 call sweeps)
- Near 52-week high (94th percentile)
- Strong 3-month momentum (+20.0%)
- Reddit mentions via ApeWisdom: 1 in 24h (vs 4 the day before; per-post sentiment n/a)
- StockTwits bullish (bull/bear ratio: 15.0)
- High social media volume (31 total messages)
- Ticker is trending on social media
- Strong beat streak (7 consecutive quarters)
- Positive revision momentum (+0.38)
- Large average earnings surprise (+10.9%)
- Stable positive EPS estimates
- Expensive P/E (42.2)
- Strong growth (72%)
- Excellent margins (33.5%)
- Strong ROE (92.6%)
- MACD bullish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- Strong positive news sentiment (0.18)
- Strong analyst buy consensus (79%)
- Analyst target $1342 vs $1212.18 (+11% implied)
- Quant Grade: B- (60/100)
- Value: F
- Growth: A+
- Profitability: A+
- Momentum: A-
- Eps Revisions: A+
- Revenue +50% (explosive)
- Earnings +95%
- Elite gross margin 83%
- 2 Congress members selling
- Held by Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett), Bridgewater Associates (Dalio), Renaissance Technologies (Simons)
- High insider filing activity (7 Form 4s in 30d)
- 7Q consecutive earnings beats (avg 15.8% surprise)
- Earnings surprises accelerating
- Insider cluster BUY: 7 insiders, $174,463,910 in 12d
- 7 consecutive earnings beats
- avg surprise +10.9%
- EPS trending up
- 4 C-suite buy(s) totaling $2,828,655 (+25 pts)
- Cluster buy: 8 distinct insiders bought (+20 pts)
- 5 buy(s) >= $500K (total $3,839,743) (+15 pts)
- 6 distinct insiders selling (-20 pts)
- 4 C-suite sell(s) (-20 pts)
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