Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY), a leading pharmaceutical giant with a market capitalization of $724 billion, has been making waves in the healthcare sector with its groundbreaking treatments for diabetes and obesity.

When investors are paying such high price tags for a stock, expectations are high, and any kind of miss can result in a steep correction. Lilly is by no means in bad shape, but because the stock's price has become so inflated in recent years, so have expectations.

Since the start of 2020, Eli Lilly’s (NYSE: LLY) stock price chart has been straight up and to the right, up 472.57% and currently trading at $756.99. The company has been around since 1876 and the stock didn’t go public until 1952 but in the last 4 years,

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) stock was the picture of health on Friday. Shares of the massive American pharmaceutical company rose by more than 2% on the day, thanks largely to news from a rival. That performance was in contrast to the S&P 500's (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) trajectory;

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY), a leading global pharmaceutical firm, finds itself at a pivotal juncture as it navigates a landscape of robust demand for its groundbreaking diabetes and obesity treatments,