Jim Cramer Discusses Eli Lilly (LLY) Touching the Trillion Dollar Market Value

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We recently published 11 Stocks Jim Cramer Shared His Insights On.  Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) is one of Cramer’s top stocks in the pharmaceutical space. He has remained optimistic about the firm throughout the year and praised its lead in the weight loss drug market, its manufacturing initiatives, and its drug pipeline. The CNBC TV host has also often recalled how billionaire Ken Langone was the first to predict that Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY)’s market valuation could touch a trillion dollars. This show was a special one for the stock as the market value finally crossed the trillion-dollar mark. Naturally, Cramer shared how the call for the coveted value was made on Mad Money:

“Yes, but that was Ken Langone, the great Ken Langone, who said it. When it was at 500, 500 billion. That’s really quite, well he’s a great man, and it’s quite a call, and it was made on Mad Money, I’ve been with him ever since.”

As for Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY)’s business, here’s what he said on Mad Money aired on September 16th:

“Not that long ago, pretty much everybody assumed that the next non-tech stock to cross the trillion-dollar threshold would be the stock of Eli Lilly. Why not? They’ve developed a weight loss and diabetes wonder drug with incredible prospects… Right now, Lilly’s market capitalization is roughly $724 billion…

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