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Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$159.96 +0.86 (+0.54%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$159.92 -0.05 (-0.03%)
As of 04:36 PM Eastern
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About Ligand Pharmaceuticals Stock (NASDAQ:LGND)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$158.40
$161.35
50-Day Range
$112.56
$159.96
52-Week Range
$93.58
$161.93
Volume
151,426 shs
Average Volume
314,164 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.14 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$165.17
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

LGND MarketRank™: 

Ligand Pharmaceuticals scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 199th out of 949 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Ligand Pharmaceuticals' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Ligand Pharmaceuticals are expected to grow by 114.45% in the coming year, from $1.73 to $3.71 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ligand Pharmaceuticals is -39.99, 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 Ligand Pharmaceuticals is -39.99, 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

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals has a P/B Ratio of 3.78. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Ligand Pharmaceuticals' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.10% of the float of Ligand Pharmaceuticals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ligand Pharmaceuticals has recently decreased by 25.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.10% of the float of Ligand Pharmaceuticals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ligand Pharmaceuticals has recently decreased by 25.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals has a news sentiment score of 1.39. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.99 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Ligand Pharmaceuticals this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for LGND on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Ligand Pharmaceuticals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Ligand Pharmaceuticals insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $292,648.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.00% of the stock of Ligand Pharmaceuticals is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.28% of the stock of Ligand Pharmaceuticals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Ligand Pharmaceuticals' insider trading history.
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LGND Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ligand Pharmaceuticals' stock was trading at $107.15 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LGND stock has increased by 49.3% and is now trading at $159.96.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The biotechnology company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.06. The company's revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of Ligand Pharmaceuticals include State Street Corp (3.83%), Congress Asset Management Co. (3.36%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (3.13%) and Chicago Capital LLC (2.96%). Insiders that own company stock include John L Higgins, Todd C Davis, Matthew E Korenberg, John W Kozarich, Andrew Reardon, John L Lamattina, Stephen L Sabba, Octavio Espinoza and Nancy Ryan Gray.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of LGND 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 Ligand Pharmaceuticals investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - BIOMED/GENE
Sub-Industry
Biotechnology
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LGND
CIK
886163
Employees
80
Year Founded
1987

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$185.00
Low Price Target
$135.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($4.00)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
92.15
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$4.03 million
Net Margins
-40.44%
Pretax Margin
-45.04%
Return on Equity
-9.21%
Return on Assets
-8.09%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
5.45
Quick Ratio
5.21

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$167.13 million
Price / Sales
18.70
Cash Flow
$1.60 per share
Price / Cash Flow
99.42
Book Value
$42.28 per share
Price / Book
3.77

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
19,600,000
Free Float
18,225,000
Market Cap
$3.12 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.85

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This page (NASDAQ:LGND) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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