What Is the Outlook for Elanco Animal Health Shares?

This afternoon we watched Elanco Animal Health rise 5.3% to a price of $12.4 per share. The mid-cap Pharmaceutical company is now trading -9.02% below its average target price of $13.63. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $10.0 to $18.0 per share for Elanco Animal Health, and have given the stock an average rating of hold.

Elanco Animal Health's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 3.6%. The stock's short ratio is 2.54. Only 0.53% of the company's shares are owned by insiders, indicating that management does not have a deep alignment of interest with its shareholders.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 100.7%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Elanco Animal Health.

Institutions Invested in Elanco Animal Health

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2023-09-30 Dodge & Cox Inc 17% 84,203,300 $1,044,120,887
2023-09-30 Primecap Management Company 10% 49,168,659 $609,691,352
2023-09-30 Vanguard Group Inc 10% 49,001,441 $607,617,849
2023-09-30 Blackrock Inc. 6% 27,119,072 $336,276,482
2023-09-30 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 4% 19,921,006 $247,020,466
2023-09-30 Shapiro Capital Management Company, Inc. 3% 15,795,714 $195,866,847
2023-09-30 Black Creek Investment Management Inc. 3% 15,523,457 $192,490,860
2023-09-30 Citadel Advisors Llc 3% 13,815,603 $171,313,471
2023-09-30 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 2% 11,278,665 $139,855,441
2023-09-30 State Street Corporation 2% 9,642,563 $119,567,777
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