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Legend Biotech (LEGN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.24 +1.30 (+4.83%)
As of 03:40 PM Eastern
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About Legend Biotech Stock (NASDAQ:LEGN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.72
$28.14
50-Day Range
$16.80
$28.96
52-Week Range
$16.24
$45.30
Volume
987,021 shs
Average Volume
2.35 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.22 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$59.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Legend Biotech Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

LEGN MarketRank™: 

Legend Biotech scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 166th out of 851 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Legend Biotech has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Legend Biotech has a consensus price target of $59.00, representing about 113.6% upside from its current price of $27.62.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Legend Biotech has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Legend Biotech's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Legend Biotech are expected to grow by 740.00% in the coming year, from $0.20 to $1.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Legend Biotech is -40.90, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Legend Biotech is -40.90, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Legend Biotech has a P/B Ratio of 5.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    9.19% of the float of Legend Biotech has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Legend Biotech has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.24.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Legend Biotech has recently decreased by 11.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Legend Biotech does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Legend Biotech does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Legend Biotech has a news sentiment score of 0.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Legend Biotech this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 9 people have searched for LEGN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Legend Biotech to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Legend Biotech insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $87,139.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.02% of the stock of Legend Biotech is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    70.89% of the stock of Legend Biotech is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Legend Biotech's insider trading history.
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LEGN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Legend Biotech's stock was trading at $21.74 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, LEGN shares have increased by 27.1% and is now trading at $27.6240.

Legend Biotech Corporation Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:LEGN) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 12th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.01. Legend Biotech's quarterly revenue was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Legend Biotech (LEGN) raised $350 million in an initial public offering on Friday, June 5th 2020. The company issued 18,425,000 shares at $18.00-$20.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Securities and Jefferies acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Legend Biotech's top institutional investors include Matthews International Capital Management LLC (0.50%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.29%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.28%) and Candriam S.C.A. (0.25%).
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of LEGN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Legend Biotech investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/12/2026
Today
5/20/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - BIOMED/GENE
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceutical Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LEGN
CIK
1801198
Fax
N/A
Employees
2,965
Year Founded
2014

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$80.00
Low Price Target
$24.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+113.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.68)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
138.12
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$296.80 million
Net Margins
-21.98%
Pretax Margin
-20.77%
Return on Equity
-24.92%
Return on Assets
-14.87%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
2.13
Quick Ratio
2.05

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.03 billion
Price / Sales
4.97
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$5.23 per share
Price / Book
5.28

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
184,960,000
Free Float
184,919,000
Market Cap
$5.11 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.29

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This page (NASDAQ:LEGN) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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