Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, drugmaker Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Lilly's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Eli Lilly facts

Headquarters (Founded)

Indianapolis (1876)

Market Cap

$41.1 billion

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$21.1 billion

Management

CEO Dr. John Lechleiter (since 2008)
CFO Derica Rice (since 2006)

Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years)

19.2%

Cash / Debt

$3.9 billion / $7.4 billion

Dividend Yield

5.5%

Competitors

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK)
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO)

CAPS Members Bullish on LLY Also Bullish on

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

CAPS Members Bearish on LLY Also Bearish on

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO)
Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 92% of the 892 members who have rated Lilly believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include FreeMortal and rainman70.

Late last month, FreeMortal helped calm concerns about Lilly's fast-approaching patent expirations:

Cheap price for an excellent company. … I don't worry about patents so much because (as is the case with all pharma) patents are expiring all the time. What's important is Lilly's vast R&D resources and the high quality of employees which serve as a wide moat. Ample dividend; buy and hold.

In a pitch from last week, rainman70 also thinks Lilly's seemingly wilting prospects are more than priced in:

This one's a risky pick. Its pipeline is so-so, but the current valuation is terrific. The dividend is great. 2012 will probably be a pretty rotten year in terms of earnings, but if a good percentage of their pipeline makes it to market (a long shot), things should turn around quickly thereafter. I may be jumping on this a bit early. US Pharma has done terribly over the last 10 years, and health care reform could go either way on this one.

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