Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) is the most valuable healthcare company in the world, worth more than $700 billion. Over the past 12 months, however, the stock's performance has been fairly lackluster, rising by just around 6%.

Eli Lilly & Co. closed 18.86% short of its 52-week high of $972.53, which the company reached on August 22nd.

Eli Lilly (LLY) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Shares of this drugmaker have returned -9.