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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

LGND Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$301.52

▲ +2.48 (+0.8%)

52w hi$322.61
52w lo$166.76
Vol305.80K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.47

Short+0.49
Medium+0.47
Long+0.42

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Healthcare · Biotechnology

Market cap$6.01B
Enterprise value$5.78B
Trailing P/E31.05x
Forward P/E25.26x
EV / EBITDA43.49x
P / S (ttm)20.69x
Profit margin67.9%
Return on equity22.0%
Revenue growth+33.7%
Earnings growth+825.0%
Debt / equity116.94

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.29
Sector+0.08
Technical+0.05
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.53

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, develops and licenses biopharmaceutical assets worldwide. It offers Pradefovir, Posaconazole, Voriconazole, CAPVAXIVE, NOXAFIL, MenFive, and ZELSUVMI for infectious disease; EVOMELA and KYPROLIS for multiple myeloma; FILSPARI for the treatment of immunoglobulin a nephropathy; PNEUMOSIL, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to help fight against pneumococcal pneumonia in children; and QARZIBA to treat neuroblastoma. The company also provides Teriparatide injection product for osteoporosis; RYLAZE, a recombinant erwinia asparaginase for acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma in adult and pediatric patients; TZIELD, a CD3-directed antibody indicated to delay the onset of Stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and children aged 8 years and older with Stage 2 T1D; and VAXNEUVANCE for the prevention of invasive disease caused by streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes. In addition, it offers Duavee for menopause; Frovatriptan to treat Neurology; FYCOMPA and SESQUIENT for CNS; MEKINIST for cardiology; Nexterone, a captisol-enabled formulation of amiodarone; VEKLURY, an antiviral treatment for COVID-19; and Viviant for osteoporosis. Further, the company develops ACLX-002, Ciforadenant, UGN-301, Viright, MB07133, BOT/BAL, and Lasofoxifene for oncology; Ensifentrine for respiratory disease; QTORIN for rare disease; Sparsentan for kidney disease; VK2809 for hepatology; ANEB-001 for acute cannabinoid intoxication; Reproxalap for opthamology; VK0214 for Rare Disease; and VK5211 for musculoskeletal disorder. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Jupiter, Florida.

United States · www.ligand.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.99
Corr SPX0.42
Annual vol37.9%
Annual ret+61.0%
Sharpe1.61
Max DD-25.6%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-07-14Material Agreement, Acquisition / Disposition…read
2026-06-25Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-06-22Material Agreement, Other Material Event…read
2026-06-09Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Voteread
2026-05-18Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2026-05-07Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-04-30Termination of Agreementread
2026-04-27Material Agreement, Other Material Eventread
2026-02-26Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-12-18Reg FD Disclosureread
2025-11-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-144view
2026-08-144view
2026-08-0710-Qview
2026-08-068-Kview
2026-08-044view
2026-07-148-Kview
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-06-258-Kview
2026-06-228-Kview
2026-06-184view
2026-06-154view
2026-06-124view
2026-06-124view

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$268.09M+19.0%
Operating income$41.00M+62.8%
Net income$124.45M+35.2%
Cash from ops$97.05M+70.5%

Indices

S&P SmallCap 600

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$303.17$305.35$293.90$301.52305.80K
Sep 24$296.95$303.41$296.37$299.04209.40K
Sep 23$300.44$302.44$296.08$298.41242.00K
Sep 22$291.00$300.48$289.00$298.50308.70K
Sep 21$283.67$290.51$282.45$290.07237.40K

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