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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NASDAQ:AKCANASDAQ:ALDRNASDAQ:ESPRNASDAQ:LGND On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAKCAAkcea Therapeutics$18.17$18.16$8.00▼$21.70$1.85B1.45361,806 shsN/AALDRAlder Biopharmaceuticals$18.88$18.88$8.39▼$19.12$1.58B2.645.12 million shsN/AESPREsperion Therapeutics$1.17+1.8%$0.99$0.69▼$3.94$231.89M0.74.83 million shs2.32 million shsLGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals$114.39+0.6%$108.41$85.18▼$129.90$2.21B0.84118,156 shs52,056 shs5G Stocks: The Path Forward is ProfitableEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in 5G and which 5G stocks show the most promise. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAKCAAkcea Therapeutics0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%ALDRAlder Biopharmaceuticals0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%ESPREsperion Therapeutics0.00%+17.85%+0.95%-4.80%-50.38%LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals0.00%+0.21%+9.80%+14.88%+38.31%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAKCAAkcea TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AALDRAlder BiopharmaceuticalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AESPREsperion Therapeutics4.2225 of 5 stars3.43.00.03.92.61.70.6LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals4.8133 of 5 stars3.53.00.04.42.73.31.9Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAKCAAkcea Therapeutics 0.00N/AN/AN/AALDRAlder Biopharmaceuticals 0.00N/AN/AN/AESPREsperion Therapeutics 2.80Moderate Buy$7.00497.78% UpsideLGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals 3.00Buy$146.1427.76% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest LGND, ALDR, AKCA, and ESPR Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails6/17/2025ESPREsperion TherapeuticsHC WainwrightSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$16.005/9/2025LGNDLigand PharmaceuticalsOppenheimerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$142.00 ➝ $145.005/7/2025ESPREsperion TherapeuticsNeedham & Company LLCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$5.00 ➝ $4.004/25/2025ESPREsperion TherapeuticsNeedham & Company LLCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$5.00 ➝ $5.004/25/2025ESPREsperion TherapeuticsHC WainwrightSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$16.00 ➝ $16.004/17/2025ESPREsperion TherapeuticsThe Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$4.00 ➝ $3.004/10/2025LGNDLigand PharmaceuticalsStifel NicolausSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageBuy$143.004/8/2025ESPREsperion TherapeuticsNeedham & Company LLCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$5.00 ➝ $5.00(Data available from 7/6/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAKCAAkcea Therapeutics$488.54M3.78$0.51 per share35.54$5.78 per share3.14ALDRAlder Biopharmaceuticals$1.62M977.10N/AN/A$1.61 per share11.73ESPREsperion Therapeutics$332.31M0.70$0.02 per share48.70($1.97) per share-0.59LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals$167.13M13.20$1.60 per share71.31$43.95 per share2.60Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAKCAAkcea Therapeutics$40.77M$0.48N/AN/AN/A-12.34%-8.94%-8.02%N/AALDRAlder Biopharmaceuticals-$296.43M-$4.87N/AN/AN/AN/A-226.13%-66.86%N/AESPREsperion Therapeutics-$51.74M-$0.80N/AN/AN/A-59.03%-0.91%-29.47%8/11/2025 (Estimated)LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals-$4.03M-$7.12N/A30.83N/A-73.07%-7.83%-6.92%8/5/2025 (Estimated)Latest LGND, ALDR, AKCA, and ESPR EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/8/2025Q1 2025LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals$1.23$1.33+$0.10-$2.21$37.84 million$45.33 million5/6/2025Q1 2025ESPREsperion Therapeutics-$0.18-$0.21-$0.03-$0.21$54.97 million$65.00 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAKCAAkcea TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AALDRAlder BiopharmaceuticalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AESPREsperion TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALGNDLigand PharmaceuticalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAKCAAkcea TherapeuticsN/A12.1711.78ALDRAlder Biopharmaceuticals1.748.948.94ESPREsperion TherapeuticsN/A1.180.81LGNDLigand PharmaceuticalsN/A5.275.02Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAKCAAkcea Therapeutics19.27%ALDRAlder BiopharmaceuticalsN/AESPREsperion Therapeutics47.39%LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals91.28%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAKCAAkcea Therapeutics1.50%ALDRAlder Biopharmaceuticals15.40%ESPREsperion Therapeutics1.70%LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals7.00%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAKCAAkcea Therapeutics248101.60 millionN/AOptionableALDRAlder Biopharmaceuticals20283.84 millionN/AOptionableESPREsperion Therapeutics200198.20 million194.83 millionOptionableLGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals8019.29 million17.94 millionOptionableLGND, ALDR, AKCA, and ESPR HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesCalamos Advisors LLC Has $2.10 Million Position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND)July 6 at 5:34 AM | marketbeat.comLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) - Yahoo FinanceJuly 5 at 7:18 AM | finance.yahoo.comLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from AnalystsJuly 5 at 2:21 AM | marketbeat.comAllspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Has $10.14 Million Holdings in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND)July 4 at 4:06 AM | marketbeat.comLigand, Pelthos Close Merger Deal With Channel's CHRO; To Launch ZELSUVMI In JulyJuly 2, 2025 | finanznachrichten.dePelthos Therapeutics to Launch ZELSUVMI™ for Molluscum Contagiosum in July 2025 Following Merger with Ligand PharmaceuticalsJuly 2, 2025 | quiverquant.comQLigand Announces Completion of Pelthos Therapeutics Merger with Channel TherapeuticsJuly 2, 2025 | globenewswire.comPelthos Therapeutics Completes Merger with Channel Therapeutics and Closes $50.1 Million Private PlacementJuly 2, 2025 | globenewswire.comLisanti Capital Growth LLC Acquires 13,565 Shares of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND)June 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comLGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Seeking AlphaJune 26, 2025 | seekingalpha.comAndrew Reardon Sells 500 Shares of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) StockJune 26, 2025 | insidertrades.comLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Insider Sells $57,040.00 in StockJune 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comLigand Pharmaceuticals: Attractive Royalty Model Powers ForwardJune 24, 2025 | seekingalpha.comAdvisor Resource Council Makes New $2.24 Million Investment in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND)June 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comSG Americas Securities LLC Acquires 5,201 Shares of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND)June 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comChicago Capital LLC Has $58.30 Million Position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND)June 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comWealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Takes $286,000 Position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND)June 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Insider Sells $57,270.00 in StockJune 13, 2025 | insidertrades.comLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Insider Andrew Reardon Sells 500 SharesJune 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comLGND Makes Bullish Cross Above Critical Moving AverageJune 11, 2025 | nasdaq.comLigand Announces 2025 Investor Day in New York CityJune 11, 2025 | globenewswire.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeLGND, ALDR, AKCA, and ESPR Company DescriptionsAkcea Therapeutics NASDAQ:AKCAAkcea Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing drugs to treat patients with serious and rare diseases in the United States and internationally. The company offers TEGSEDI, which is designed to reduce the production of transthyretin protein. It develops WAYLIVRA, which has completed Phase III clinical study for the treatment of familial chylomicronemia syndrome; and that is in Phase III clinical study for the treatment of familial partial lipodystrophy. The company also develops AKCEA-APO(a)-LRx, which has completed Phase IIb clinical study for treating patients suffering with hyperlipoproteinemia; AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx that has completed Phase IIb clinical study for the treatment of multiple lipid disorders; and AKCEA-APOCIII-LRx, which is in Phase II study for the treatment of cardiovascular disease due to elevated triglyceride levels, as well as AKCEA-TTR-LRx to treat the broad population of patients with hereditary and wild-type forms of transthyretin amyloidosis. It has strategic collaboration with Novartis Pharma AG and PTC Therapeutics International Limited. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Alder Biopharmaceuticals NASDAQ:ALDRAlder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It discovers, develops, and commercializes therapeutic antibodies to transform the treatment paradigm for patients with migraine in the United States, Australia, and Ireland. The company's lead product candidate is eptinezumab, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) inhibiting calcitonin gene-related peptide, which is in the late-stage clinical development for the prevention of migraine. It also develops ALD1910, a preclinical mAb that inhibits pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 for migraine prevention; and Clazakizumab, a mAb inhibiting the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 that has completed two Phase 2b clinical trials. The company has strategic collaboration with CSL Limited for the development of clazakizumab as a therapeutic option for solid organ transplant rejection. Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Bothell, Washington.Esperion Therapeutics NASDAQ:ESPR$1.17 +0.02 (+1.83%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:42 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.16 -0.01 (-0.51%) As of 07/3/2025 04:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes medicines for the treatment of patients with elevated low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Its marketed products include NEXLETOL (bempedoic acid) and NEXLIZET (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) tablets that are oral, once-daily, non-statin medicines for the treatment of primary hyperlipidemia in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who require additional lowering of LDL-C. The company's products also include NILEMDO, an ATP Citrate Lyase (ACL) inhibitor that lowers LDL-C and cardiovascular risk by reducing cholesterol biosynthesis and up-regulating the LDL receptors; and NUSTENDI, a bempedoic acid and ezetimibe tablet to treat elevated LDL-C. The company has license and collaboration agreements with Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd to; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd; and Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Ligand Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ:LGND$114.38 +0.73 (+0.64%) As of 07/3/2025 01:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and licensing of biopharmaceutical assets worldwide. Its commercial programs include Kyprolis and Evomela, which are used to treat multiple myeloma; Rylaze, a recombinant erwinia asparaginase for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma in adult and pediatric patients; Filspari, a dual endothelin and angiotensin II receptor antagonist in development for rare kidney diseases and non-immunosuppressive treatment indicated for immunoglobulin A nephropathy; Teriparatide injection product for osteoporosis; Vaxneuvance for the prevention of invasive disease caused by streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes; and Pneumosil, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to help fight against pneumococcal pneumonia among children. The company also offers TZIELD, a CD3-directed antibody indicated to delay the onset of Stage 3 type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adults and children aged 8 years and older with Stage 2 T1D; Nexterone, a captisol-enabled formulation of amiodarone; Zulresso, a captisol-enabled formulation of brexanolone for the treatment of postpartum depression; and Veklury, an antiviral treatment for moderate or severe COVID-19. In addition, it provides Noxafil-IV, a captisol-enabled formulation of posaconazole for IV use; Duavee for the treatment of post-menopausal symptoms in women; Exemptia for autoimmune diseases; Vivitra for breast cancer; and Bryxta and Zybev for various indications. The company has alliances, licenses, and other business relationships with Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, Jazz, Takeda, Gilead Sciences, and Baxter International. Further, it sells Captisol materials. Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Jupiter, Florida. 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