Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND)

NASDAQ: LGND · Real-Time Price · USD
114.96
+2.42 (2.15%)
Jun 18, 2025, 1:45 PM - Market open
2.15%
Market Cap 2.22B
Revenue (ttm) 181.49M
Net Income (ttm) -132.62M
Shares Out 19.29M
EPS (ttm) -7.11
PE Ratio n/a
Forward PE 109.12
Dividend n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Volume 51,878
Open 112.00
Previous Close 112.54
Day's Range 112.00 - 115.54
52-Week Range 77.53 - 129.90
Beta 0.71
Analysts Strong Buy
Price Target 144.71 (+25.88%)
Earnings Date Aug 5, 2025

About LGND

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, develops and licenses biopharmaceutical assets worldwide. It offers Pradefovir, Posaconazole, Voriconazole, CAPVAXIVE, NOXAFIL, MenFive, and ZELSUVMI for infectious disease; EVOMELA and KYPROLIS for multiple myeloma; FILSPARI, a dual endothelin and angiotensin II receptor antagonist for immunoglobulin A nephropathy; Ohtuvayre for respiratory disease; PNEUMOSIL, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to help fight against pneumococcal pneumonia in children; and QARZIBA to treat neurobla... [Read more]

Industry Biotechnology
Sector Healthcare
IPO Date Nov 18, 1992
Employees 68
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol LGND
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 8 analysts, the average rating for LGND stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $144.71, which is an increase of 25.88% from the latest price.

Price Target
$144.71
(25.88% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Ligand Announces 2025 Investor Day in New York City

JUPITER, Fla., June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that it will host an Investor Day in New York City on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 1...

7 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand to Ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell on May 19, 2025

JUPITER, Fla., May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that the company will ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell on Monday, May 19, 20...

5 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Melanie Herman – Executive Director-Investor Relations Todd Davis – Chie...

5 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Ligand Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

First quarter performance driven by strong portfolio royalty revenue growth of 44% Strengthened commercial portfolio and pipeline through strategic transactions with Channel Therapeutics and Castle Cr...

5 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand to Participate in May Investor Conferences

JUPITER, Fla., May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that its senior management team will participate in the following upcoming investor c...

6 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand to Report First Quarter 2025 Financial Results on May 8, 2025

JUPITER, Fla., April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that it will report first quarter 2025 financial results before the opening of the ...

7 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand Subsidiary Pelthos Therapeutics to Combine with Channel Therapeutics

Proposed transaction will raise $50 million in equity capital and enhance a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company focused on launching Pelthos' ZELSUVMI™ ZELSUVMI is an FDA-designated novel drug a...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand to Participate in March Investor Conferences

JUPITER, Fla., March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that Chief Executive Officer Todd Davis and Chief Financial Officer Tavo Espinoza w...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Melanie Herman - Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysi...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Ligand Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Robust financial performance driven by full year 2024 royalty revenue growth of 28% Reiterating 2025 financial guidance of $180-$200 million in revenues and adjusted earnings per diluted share 1 of $6...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand Leads $75 Million Royalty Financing in Castle Creek Biosciences

Capital will fund Castle Creek's D-Fi Phase 3 clinical trial for patients with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa through topline data results Ligand invested $50 million and a syndicate of co-investors...

Other symbols: XOMA
4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results on February 27, 2025

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results on February 27, 2025.

4 months ago - Business Wire

Ligand to Present at the Oppenheimer 35th Annual Healthcare Life Sciences Conference

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand to Present at the Oppenheimer 35th Annual Healthcare Life Sciences Conference.

4 months ago - Business Wire

Looking Back On Ligand Pharmaceuticals

Today, I am circling back to Ligand Pharmaceuticals for the first time since late 2023. The stock has had a nice run in recent months and management has a solid game plan to grow revenues at north of ...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Top 5 Cancer Pharma Stocks With Strong Risk/Reward In 2025

This article will provide an in-depth analysis of drugs being developed to combat cancer. Big Pharma is keenly interested in the global cancer therapeutics market, which is expected to exceed $400 bil...

5 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Ligand Hosts 2024 Investor and Analyst Day and Introduces 2025 Guidance

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) will host its Investor and Analyst Day in Boston today. The event will feature presentations from Ligand CEO Todd Dav...

6 months ago - Business Wire

Ligand Pharmaceuticals: Buy This Strong Growing Pharma And Get A Stake In Dozens Of Therapies

I continue to rate Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock as a "Buy" citing strong liquidity and a clean balance sheet. Its Q3 2024 earnings report beat on the top and bottom lines raising prior guidance, reinf...

7 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Ligand to Present at Stifel 2024 Healthcare Conference

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that Chief Executive Officer Todd Davis and Chief Financial Officer Tavo Espinoza will present at the...

7 months ago - Business Wire

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 7, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Melanie Herman - Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis...

7 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Ligand Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Raises 2024 Guidance

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Raises 2024 Guidance.

7 months ago - Business Wire

Ligand to Host Investor and Analyst Day on December 10, 2024 in Boston

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that it will host an Investor and Analyst Day in Boston on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 from 10:30 a.m....

8 months ago - Business Wire

Ligand to Report Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results on November 7, 2024

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that it will report third quarter 2024 financial results before the opening of the U.S. financial mar...

8 months ago - Business Wire

Ligand Partner Travere Therapeutics Receives Full FDA Approval for FILSPARI® (sparsentan), the Only Non-Immunosuppressive Treatment that Significantly Slows Kidney Function Decline in IgA Nephropathy

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that its partner Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TVTX) has received full approval from the U.S. F...

Other symbols: TVTX
10 months ago - Business Wire

CD40 Ligand Market - Global Monoclonal Antibody, Polyclonal Antibody, Autoimmune Disease Treatment, Immunotherapy, Vaccine Development Forecast 2024-2030

Dublin, Aug. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global CD40 Ligand Market by Type (Monoclonal Antibody, Polyclonal Antibody), Application (Autoimmune Disease Treatment, Immunotherapy, Vaccine Developme...

10 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ligand to Present at H.C. Wainwright 26th Annual Global Investment Conference

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that Chief Executive Officer Todd Davis and Chief Financial Officer Tavo Espinoza will present at the...

10 months ago - Business Wire