Lilly is an agressive growth stock

[Anonymous]

Hi, I am new here with respect to investing. I was reading the Morningstar profile of Lilly, and wondered if the category, "Aggressive Growth" is really appropriate here. Does the portfolio of Lilly fit into "Aggressive Growth" ... how about the market share ... finally how about the workforce? Is the workforce in Aggressive Growth mode?

Thanks in advance.

Also, would Lilly be worth more if it took over a similar sized company, or if it was taken over? Are the management so good that they could handle twice the responsibility?

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry, Lilly in NOT a growth stock in many ways.

For one, growth stocks try to avoid excessive dividend payouts, instead putting the money into INNOVATION.

For another, if you look at the past ten years, and the price/earnings ratio, it has been going DOWN not UP - which indicates future shrinking revenues.

On both counts, this is NOT a GROWTH stock. Really you should report this.

 

[Anonymous]

Unless you've got a stake in such nonsense like Six Sigma, No, this is a disaster of a stock.