Last Close
May 21  •  04:00PM ET
222.18
Dollar change
+4.43
Percentage change
2.03
%
Index
RUT
P/E
30.12
EPS (ttm)
7.38
Insider Own
2.57%
Shs Outstand
20.03M
Perf Week
1.46%
Market Cap
4.45B
Forward P/E
19.91
EPS next Y
11.16
Insider Trans
-7.76%
Shs Float
19.53M
Perf Month
-2.07%
Enterprise Value
4.13B
PEG
1.20
EPS next Q
2.01
Inst Own
104.62%
Perf Quarter
20.76%
Income
153.56M
P/S
16.22
EPS this Y
11.35%
Inst Trans
-0.13%
Perf Half Y
7.31%
Sales
274.48M
P/B
4.46
EPS next Y
23.30%
ROA
12.60%
Perf YTD
17.51%
Book/sh
49.79
P/C
5.71
EPS next 5Y
16.58%
ROE
17.13%
52W High
247.38 -10.19%
Perf Year
116.87%
Cash/sh
38.89
P/FCF
36.17
EPS past 3/5Y
- -
ROIC
10.60%
52W Low
98.89 124.67%
Perf 3Y
198.83%
EV/EBITDA
30.39
Sales past 3/5Y
10.96% 7.54%
Gross Margin
83.42%
Volatility
3.61% 4.42%
Perf 5Y
181.10%
EV/Sales
15.03
EPS Y/Y TTM
210.12%
Oper. Margin
36.88%
ATR (14)
9.65
Perf 10Y
191.79%
Quick Ratio
20.95
Sales Y/Y TTM
51.24%
Profit Margin
55.95%
RSI (14)
52.42
Current Ratio
21.28
EPS Q/Q
69.66%
SMA20
-0.45%
Beta
1.21
Debt/Eq
0.45
Sales Q/Q
14.09%
SMA50
3.00%
Rel Volume
0.68
Prev Close
217.75
Employees
47
LT Debt/Eq
0.45
SMA200
15.12%
Avg Volume
227.57K
Price
222.18
IPO
Nov 18, 1992
Option/Short
Yes / Yes
Trades
Volume
153,830
Change
2.03%
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Mar-11-26Initiated BofA Securities Buy $244
Dec-09-25Initiated Citigroup Buy $270
Apr-10-25Initiated Stifel Buy $143
Oct-03-24Initiated Oppenheimer Outperform $135
Jul-30-24Initiated RBC Capital Mkts Outperform $130
Apr-14-21Resumed Stephens Overweight $200
Feb-04-21Reiterated H.C. Wainwright Buy $229 → $310
Oct-06-20Initiated Barclays Overweight $156
Mar-24-20Downgrade Argus Buy → Hold
Mar-10-20Initiated Guggenheim Neutral
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that involves clinical development and commercialization of high-value medicines. Its platforms, Captisol and NITRICI, offer technology with broad applicability in drug development to a large network of biopharmaceutical partners, including the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the world. The company was founded by Ronald M. Evans in 1987 and is headquartered in Jupiter, FL.
CEO & DirectorMr. Todd C. Davis Ph.D.
Chief Financial OfficerMr. Octavio Espinoza
Chief Legal Officer & SecretaryMr. Andrew T. Reardon J.D.
Senior Vice President of Investments & Business DevelopmentMr. Paul J. Hadden
Executive Director of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & AnalysisMs. Melanie J. Herman CPA
Insider Trading Relationship Date Transaction Cost #Shares Value ($) #Shares Total SEC Form 4
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorMay 13 '26Option Exercise69.511,575109,47843,361May 14 09:08 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorMay 12 '26Option Exercise69.5145931,90542,245May 14 09:08 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorMay 13 '26Sale223.501,575352,01241,786May 14 09:08 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorMay 01 '26Sale231.80467108,25141,786May 14 09:08 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorMay 12 '26Sale224.00459102,81641,786May 14 09:08 PM
JOHN KOZARICHDirectorMay 13 '26Proposed Sale223.501,575352,012May 13 04:09 PM
JOHN KOZARICHDirectorMay 12 '26Proposed Sale224.00459102,816May 12 05:45 PM
Reardon AndrewCLO & SecretaryMay 01 '26Option Exercise52.275,000261,35046,382May 04 08:20 PM
Reardon AndrewCLO & SecretaryMay 01 '26Sale231.315,0001,156,55641,382May 04 08:20 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorMay 01 '26Proposed Sale229.87467107,349May 01 04:16 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorApr 01 '26Sale202.2346794,44042,253Apr 02 07:43 PM
Reardon AndrewCLO & SecretaryApr 01 '26Option Exercise52.275,000261,35046,382Apr 02 06:56 PM
Reardon AndrewCLO & SecretaryApr 01 '26Sale201.245,0001,006,22441,382Apr 02 06:56 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorApr 01 '26Proposed Sale203.5046795,034Apr 01 04:10 PM
LAMATTINA JOHN LDirectorMar 06 '26Option Exercise114.152,161246,67832,885Mar 31 05:53 PM
LAMATTINA JOHN LDirectorMar 06 '26Sale200.762,161433,84230,724Mar 31 05:53 PM
Sabba Stephen LDirectorMar 23 '26Sale207.871,000207,87332,793Mar 25 11:13 AM
STEPHEN L. SABBADirectorMar 23 '26Proposed Sale207.871,000207,873Mar 23 04:04 PM
Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerMar 11 '26Option Exercise92.652,405222,82324,067Mar 13 07:29 PM
Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerMar 11 '26Sale225.003,057687,82521,010Mar 13 07:29 PM
OCTAVIO ESPINOZAOfficerMar 11 '26Proposed Sale212.293,057648,971Mar 11 04:42 PM
Reardon AndrewCLO & SecretaryMar 04 '26Option Exercise52.275,000261,35041,869Mar 06 06:51 PM
Reardon AndrewCLO & SecretaryMar 04 '26Sale206.355,0001,031,77036,869Mar 06 06:51 PM
Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerMar 04 '26Option Exercise63.492,073131,60935,085Mar 06 06:49 PM
Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerMar 04 '26Sale205.8313,4232,762,82221,662Mar 06 06:49 PM
JOHN L LAMATTINADirectorMar 06 '26Proposed Sale200.762,161433,842Mar 06 04:17 PM
Sabba Stephen LDirectorMar 03 '26Option Exercise69.512,034141,38335,827Mar 05 11:05 AM
Sabba Stephen LDirectorMar 03 '26Sale201.502,034409,85133,793Mar 05 11:05 AM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorMar 02 '26Sale200.5046793,63242,720Mar 04 09:04 PM
ANDREW REARDONOfficerMar 04 '26Proposed Sale204.2420,0004,084,800Mar 04 04:44 PM
OCTAVIO ESPINOZAOfficerMar 04 '26Proposed Sale204.2413,4232,741,514Mar 04 04:39 PM
STEPHEN L. SABBADirectorMar 03 '26Proposed Sale201.502,034409,851Mar 03 04:27 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorFeb 02 '26Sale195.9146791,49043,187Feb 04 05:18 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorFeb 02 '26Proposed Sale192.1846789,748Feb 02 04:12 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorJan 02 '26Sale189.5846788,53243,654Jan 06 07:47 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorJan 02 '26Proposed Sale188.6046788,076Jan 02 04:04 PM
Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerDec 16 '25Option Exercise69.002,381164,29828,567Dec 18 04:19 PM
Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerDec 12 '25Sale188.311,804339,71126,186Dec 16 06:36 PM
OCTAVIO ESPINOZAOfficerDec 12 '25Proposed Sale188.311,804339,711Dec 12 05:22 PM
Aryeh JasonDirectorDec 08 '25Option Exercise69.512,034141,38371,323Dec 08 07:38 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorDec 01 '25Sale195.8446791,45744,121Dec 03 05:08 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorDec 01 '25Proposed Sale199.8846793,344Dec 01 04:08 PM
Gray Nancy RyanDirectorNov 07 '25Option Exercise69.586,571457,18511,650Nov 12 04:45 PM
Gray Nancy RyanDirectorNov 07 '25Sale205.456,5711,350,0128,094Nov 12 04:45 PM
LAMATTINA JOHN LDirectorNov 07 '25Option Exercise67.784,179283,23232,869Nov 12 04:44 PM
LAMATTINA JOHN LDirectorNov 07 '25Sale205.454,179858,57630,724Nov 12 04:44 PM
NANCY GRAYDirectorNov 07 '25Proposed Sale205.456,5711,350,012Nov 07 05:05 PM
JOHN L LAMATTINADirectorNov 07 '25Proposed Sale205.454,179858,576Nov 07 04:05 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorNov 03 '25Sale191.0546789,21944,588Nov 05 05:22 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorNov 03 '25Proposed Sale191.0546789,219Nov 03 04:05 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorOct 01 '25Sale179.4446783,80045,055Oct 03 04:45 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorOct 01 '25Proposed Sale176.6846782,510Oct 01 04:09 PM
Aryeh JasonDirectorSep 23 '25Sale170.8110,0001,708,08869,289Sep 24 05:11 PM
JASON M ARYEHDirectorSep 23 '25Proposed Sale170.8110,0001,708,087Sep 23 04:50 PM
Aryeh JasonDirectorSep 17 '25Proposed Sale168.5010,0001,685,000Sep 17 12:41 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorSep 02 '25Sale162.2646775,77545,522Sep 04 05:47 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorSep 02 '25Proposed Sale161.7146775,518Sep 02 04:16 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorAug 01 '25Sale131.8846761,58645,989Aug 05 05:03 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorAug 01 '25Proposed Sale131.0046761,177Aug 01 04:04 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WDirectorJul 10 '25Sale125.00934116,75046,456Jul 11 06:17 PM
KOZARICH JOHN WOfficerJul 10 '25Proposed Sale125.00934116,750Jul 10 05:08 PM
Reardon AndrewCLO & SecretaryJun 23 '25Sale114.0850057,04231,903Jun 24 08:29 PM
ANDREW THOMAS REARDONOfficerJun 23 '25Proposed Sale114.0850057,042Jun 23 05:07 PM
Reardon AndrewCLO & SecretaryJun 10 '25Sale114.5450057,27132,403Jun 12 05:51 PM
ANDREW THOMAS REARDONOfficerJun 10 '25Proposed Sale114.5450057,271Jun 10 06:49 PM