LLY vs SNDK: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Eli Lilly and Company and Sandisk Corporation โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-26.
Eli Lilly and Company ยท Healthcare
$1,183.72
+2.1% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
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Sandisk Corporation ยท Technology
$1,614.39
-25.3% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
QuantHub Verdict
LLY has more upside to fair value (+2.1%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric LLY SNDK
Current Price $1,183.72 $1,614.39
Fair Value Estimate $1,208.00 $1,206.72
Upside to Fair Value +2.1% -25.3%
Market Cap $1,114.8B $239.1B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 26.8x 17.9x
Price / Sales 14.0x 11.8x
Price / FCF 52.7x 20.6x
Revenue Growth YoY +47.7% +371.6%
Gross Margin 83.4% 71.5%
Operating Margin 49.7% 61.2%
Return on Equity 92.6% 93.1%
Dividend Yield 0.57% 0%
FCF Yield 1.9% 4.84%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
LLY โ€” Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly is a global pharmaceutical company whose incretin franchise, led by Mounjaro and Zepbound, has become the dominant growth engine in diabetes and obesity care. The business quality is high: TTM gross margin is 83.4%, TTM operating margin is 49.7%, TTM net margin is 33.5%, and ROE is 92.6%, while revenue grew 47.7% and earnings grew 25.3% in the most recent quarter on a year-over-year basโ€ฆ
SNDK โ€” Sandisk Corporation
Sandisk designs and manufactures NAND flash storage solutions, including SSDs, embedded memory, removable cards, USB devices, and wafers, employing roughly 11,100 people from its Milpitas, California headquarters. The business is currently generating extraordinary profitability, with TTM gross margin of 71.5%, operating margin of 61.2%, net margin of 56.5%, and ROE of 93.1%, while revenue grew 37โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric LLY SNDK
Zone Low $906.00 $905.04
Zone High $1,026.80 $1,025.71
In Buy Zone? No No
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