ELANElanco Animal Health Incorporated

$22.52+9.7% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: insiders cluster-buying, but in a downtrend (−5% vs 200-day).

1 good, 1 to watch, 1 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −5% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction+$1.4M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Multiple insiders bought with their own money, the strongest form of the signal (the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026).

Short interest7.5% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 17% since the previous count, up from 7.0% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How ELAN is trading

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated is +9.7% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 6.3 points behind the market.

+9.7%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−5.2%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
50

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
16%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$8.10 – $26.84 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$22.52
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+0.67%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+9.7%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−32%
vs 50-day average$23.17
−2.8%
52-week high
$26.84
52-week low
$19.80
Annualised volatility
47%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$1.7M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−0.49%
2025+87%
2024−19%
2023+22%
2022−57%
2021−7.5%
2020+4.1%
2019−6.6%
Average return by calendar month, 2018–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan83 of 8+0.11%
Feb85 of 8+1.1%
Mar82 of 8−7.7%
Apr83 of 8−2.7%
May84 of 8+7.7%
Jun85 of 8+0.25%
Jul85 of 8+3.2%
Aug84 of 8+2.0%
Sep82 of 8−4.2%
Oct96 of 9−1.7%
Nov85 of 8+4.9%
Dec83 of 8+1.3%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.