LGND — Ligand Pharmaceuticals Share Price
- $1.91bn
- $1.69bn
- $131.31m
- 80
- 26
- 99
- 76
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 17.47 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 0.79 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 28.4% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | n/a |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 2.47 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 6.25 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | n/a | ||
Price to Sales | 14.34 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 107.78 |
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Quality
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Return on Capital | -2.3% | ||
Return on Equity | 5.85% | ||
Operating Margin | -14.6% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024E | 2025E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | $m | 120.28 | 186.42 | 277.13 | 196.25 | 131.31 | 153.71 | 181.84 | -12.18% |
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EPS Growth | % | -14.53 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | +84.07 | +15.85 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company enabling scientific advancement through supporting the clinical development of medicines. The Company does this by providing financing, licensing its technologies or both. Its Captisol platform technology is a chemically modified cyclodextrin with a structure designed to optimize the solubility and stability of drugs. This technology has enabled several United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved products, including Gilead's Veklury, Amgen's Kyprolis, Baxter International's Nexterone, Melinta Therapeutics' Baxdela and Sage Therapeutics' Zulresso. Its technologies also include HepDirect, LTP and BEPro Technology Platform, SUREtechnology Platform (owned by Selexis), and Pelican Expression Technology. It has established multiple alliances, licenses and other business relationships with various pharmaceutical companies including Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, Jazz, Takeda, Gilead Sciences and Baxter International.
Directors
- John Kozarich NEC (71)
- Matthew Foehr PRE (48)
- John Higgins CEO (51)
- Matthew Korenberg CFO (46)
- Charles Berkman SVP (52)
- Jason Aryeh IND (52)
- Sarah Boyce IND (49)
- Jennifer Cochran IND (49)
- Todd Davis IND (60)
- Nancy Gray IND (61)
- John Lamattina IND (71)
- Sunil Patel IND (49)
- Stephen Sabba IND (61)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2023
- Last Interim
- June 30th, 2024
- Incorporated
- September 28th, 1987
- Public Since
- November 18th, 1992
- No. of Shareholders
- 339
- No. of Employees
- 58
- Sector
- Pharmaceuticals
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Market
- Shares in Issue
- 18,268,950
- Address
- 555 Heritage Drive, Suite 200, JUPITER, 33458
- Web
- https://www.ligand.com/
- Phone
- +1 8585507500
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young LLP
Latest News for LGND
Upcoming Events for LGND
Q3 2024 Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc Earnings Release
Q4 2024 Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 22:15 UTC, shares in Ligand Pharmaceuticals are trading at $104.77. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Ligand Pharmaceuticals last closed at $104.77 and the price had moved by +68.2% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Ligand Pharmaceuticals share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +33.05% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Ligand Pharmaceuticals is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreLigand Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.
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As of the previous close price of $104.77, shares in Ligand Pharmaceuticals had a market capitalisation of $1.91bn.
Here are the trading details for Ligand Pharmaceuticals:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NMQ
- Ticker Symbol: LGND
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Ligand Pharmaceuticals is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Ligand Pharmaceuticals is $124.00. That is 18.35% above the last closing price of $104.77.
Analysts covering Ligand Pharmaceuticals currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $5.39 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Ligand Pharmaceuticals. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +34.89%.
As of the last closing price of $104.77, shares in Ligand Pharmaceuticals were trading +28.24% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Ligand Pharmaceuticals PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 17.47. The shares last closed at $104.77.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals' management team is headed by:
- John Kozarich - NEC
- Matthew Foehr - PRE
- John Higgins - CEO
- Matthew Korenberg - CFO
- Charles Berkman - SVP
- Jason Aryeh - IND
- Sarah Boyce - IND
- Jennifer Cochran - IND
- Todd Davis - IND
- Nancy Gray - IND
- John Lamattina - IND
- Sunil Patel - IND
- Stephen Sabba - IND