LGND — Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Share Price
Last trade - 00:00- $5.95bn
- $5.72bn
- $215.02m
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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| PE Ratio (f) | 26.21 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 0.96 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 37.76% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | n/a | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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| Price to Book Value | 6.15 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 12.87 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 44.33 | ||
| Price to Sales | 20.48 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 45.13 | ||
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
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| Return on Capital | 4.43% | ||
| Return on Equity | 21.96% | ||
| Operating Margin | 32.61% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026E | 2027E | CAGR / Avg |
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| Total Revenue | $m | 277.13 | 196.25 | 131.31 | 167.13 | 215.01 | 289.25 | 380.9 | 2.9% |
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| EPS Growth | % | n/a | n/a | n/a | -70.39 | +419.79 | +105.66 | +29.08 | n/a |
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Other Ratios
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company. It operates as a royalty aggregator, partnering with biopharmaceutical companies to finance and advance late-stage clinical development programs. It owns and manages portfolios of biopharmaceutical royalties, with economic interests in more than 200 development and commercial-stage assets. It funds high-value programs in exchange for long-term economic interests. It also licenses its proprietary technologies, Captisol and NITRICIL, to support drug development and formulation across its global partner network. Its commercial products include Roche's VABYSMO (faricimab-svoa), Servier's OJEMDA (tovorafenib), and Zevra Therapeutics' MIPLYFFA (arimoclomol). Additionally, it includes 14 late-stage development programs, featuring Takeda’s mezagitamab and certain assets from Takeda’s externalized asset portfolio, such as osavampator, volixibat, and OHB-607, along with more than 100 assets in various stages of development.
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, 2025
- Last Interim
- June 30th, 2026
- Incorporated
- September 28th, 1987
- Public Since
- November 18th, 1992
- No. of Shareholders
- 305
- No. of Employees
- 47
- Sector
- Pharmaceuticals
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Market
- Shares in Issue
- 19,935,609
- Address
- 555 Heritage Drive, Suite 200, JUPITER, 33458
- Web
- https://www.ligand.com
- Phone
- +1 8585507500
- Contact
- Melanie Herman
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young LLP
Latest News for LGND
Upcoming Events for LGND
Q3 2026 Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc Earnings Release
Q3 2026 Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Earnings Call
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc Investor Day
Q4 2026 Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 03:48 UTC, shares in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated are trading at $298.50. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated last closed at $298.50 and the price had moved by +62.85% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +39.4% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated does not currently pay a dividend.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated does not currently pay a dividend.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated does not currently pay a dividend.
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As of the previous close price of $298.50, shares in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated had a market capitalisation of $5.95bn.
Here are the trading details for Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NMQ
- Ticker Symbol: LGND
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 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 Incorporated is $344.25. That is 15.33% above the last closing price of $298.50.
Analysts covering Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $9.26 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 Incorporated. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +18.21%.
As of the last closing price of $298.50, shares in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated were trading +21.14% 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 Incorporated PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 26.21. The shares last closed at $298.50.
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 Incorporated's 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