Index
RUT
Market Cap
6.42B
Enterprise Value
7.10B
Income
51.46M
Sales
253.83M
Book/sh
48.57
Cash/sh
22.44
Employees
47
IPO
Nov 18, 1992
P/E
143.62
Forward P/E
25.98
PEG
1.17
P/S
25.29
P/B
6.63
P/C
14.35
P/FCF
48.81
EV/EBITDA
52.84
EV/Sales
27.97
Quick Ratio
30.96
Current Ratio
31.18
Debt/Eq
1.17
LT Debt/Eq
1.17
Option/Short
Yes / Yes
EPS (ttm)
2.24
EPS next Y
12.39
EPS next Q
2.87
EPS this Y
17.12%
EPS next Y
30.17%
EPS next 5Y
22.18%
EPS past 3/5Y
- -
Sales past 3/5Y
10.96% 7.54%
EPS Y/Y TTM
350.86%
Sales Y/Y TTM
1.03%
EPS Q/Q
-125.10%
Sales Q/Q
-31.80%
Insider Own
2.42%
Insider Trans
-15.82%
Inst Own
114.62%
Inst Trans
8.72%
ROA
2.77%
ROE
5.38%
ROIC
2.46%
Gross Margin
96.58%
Oper. Margin
14.38%
Profit Margin
20.27%
SMA20
5.48%
SMA50
8.64%
SMA200
27.44%
Trades
Shs Outstand
19.94M
Shs Float
19.45M
52W High
326.63 -1.42%
52W Low
175.89 83.06%
Volatility
3.12% 3.53%
ATR (14)
10.40
RSI (14)
62.99
Beta
1.20
Rel Volume
1.01
Avg Volume
240.06K
Volume
159,401
Perf Week
6.08%
Perf Month
6.36%
Perf Quarter
10.25%
Perf Half Y
41.57%
Perf YTD
70.30%
Perf Year
72.13%
Perf 3Y
532.96%
Perf 5Y
241.91%
Perf 10Y
424.81%
Prev Close
317.33
Price
321.98
Change %
1.47%
Analysts 13 incl. previous ratings
Rating Distribution 11 Buy · 2 Hold · 0 Sell
Date Action Analyst Rating Change Price Target Change Implied Upside Sep 25, 2026 Initiated B Barclays
Overweight $345 +7.1% Aug 14, 2026 Initiated L Leerink Partners
Outperform Jul 21, 2026 Resumed C Citigroup
Buy $387 +20.2% Mar 11, 2026 Initiated B BofA Securities
Buy $244 -24.2% Dec 09, 2025 Initiated C Citigroup
Buy $270 -16.1% Apr 10, 2025 Initiated S Stifel
Buy $143 -55.6% Oct 03, 2024 Initiated O Oppenheimer
Outperform $135 -58.1% Jul 30, 2024 Initiated R RBC Capital Mkts
Outperform $130 -59.6% Apr 14, 2021 Resumed S Stephens
Overweight $200 -37.9% Feb 04, 2021 Reiterated H H.C. Wainwright
Buy $229 → $310 -3.7% Oct 06, 2020 Initiated B Barclays
Overweight $156 -51.6% Mar 24, 2020 Downgrade A Argus
Buy → Hold Mar 10, 2020 Initiated G Guggenheim
Neutral Feb 06, 2020 Initiated T The Benchmark Company
Buy $135 -58.1% Sep 19, 2019 Upgrade B Barclays
Equal Weight → Overweight $110 → $132 -59.0% Jun 11, 2019 Initiated B Barclays
Equal Weight $131 -59.3% May 03, 2019 Reiterated H H.C. Wainwright
Buy $254 → $214 -33.5% Mar 06, 2019 Reiterated H H.C. Wainwright
Buy $281 → $254 -21.1% Oct 29, 2018 Upgrade R ROTH Capital
Neutral → Buy Oct 02, 2018 Reiterated H H.C. Wainwright
Buy $270 → $280 -13.0%
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Insider Trading
Relationship
Date
Transaction
Cost
#Shares
Value ($)
#Shares Total
SEC Form 4
Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Oct 02 '26 Option Exercise 52.27 340 17,772 36,854 Oct 06 04:35 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Oct 02 '26 Sale 304.07 5,000 1,520,346 31,854 Oct 06 04:35 PM Zimmermann Martine Director Sep 10 '26 Sale 285.00 1,200 342,000 3,897 Sep 14 04:59 PM MARTINE ZIMMERMANN Director Sep 10 '26 Proposed Sale 285.00 1,200 342,000 Sep 10 04:01 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sep 03 '26 Sale 286.09 5,000 1,430,434 36,514 Sep 08 06:34 PM ANDREW REARDON Officer Sep 03 '26 Proposed Sale 286.92 15,000 4,303,800 Sep 03 04:40 PM Espinoza Octavio Chief Financial Officer Aug 12 '26 Option Exercise 56.91 31,641 1,800,574 59,337 Aug 14 05:05 PM Espinoza Octavio Chief Financial Officer Aug 12 '26 Sale 292.06 31,641 9,241,229 27,696 Aug 14 05:05 PM Haas Jason Director Aug 12 '26 Option Exercise 51.56 6,138 316,475 11,119 Aug 14 05:04 PM Haas Jason Director Aug 12 '26 Sale 292.81 7,138 2,090,062 3,981 Aug 14 05:04 PM OCTAVIO ESPINOZA Officer Aug 12 '26 Proposed Sale 288.75 31,641 9,136,339 Aug 12 04:33 PM Jason Haas Director Aug 12 '26 Proposed Sale 292.81 7,138 2,090,062 Aug 12 04:23 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Aug 03 '26 Option Exercise 52.27 5,000 261,350 46,514 Aug 04 06:42 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Aug 03 '26 Sale 288.99 5,000 1,444,951 41,514 Aug 04 06:42 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Jul 01 '26 Option Exercise 52.27 5,000 261,350 46,514 Jul 06 05:11 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Jul 01 '26 Sale 313.28 5,000 1,566,377 41,514 Jul 06 05:11 PM ANDREW REARDON Officer Jul 01 '26 Proposed Sale 316.09 10,000 3,160,900 Jul 01 04:57 PM Sabba Stephen L Director Jun 16 '26 Option Exercise 66.13 2,145 141,849 35,774 Jun 18 08:37 AM Sabba Stephen L Director Jun 16 '26 Sale 254.00 2,145 544,830 33,629 Jun 18 08:37 AM STEPHEN L. SABBA Director Jun 16 '26 Proposed Sale 254.00 2,145 544,830 Jun 16 04:30 PM Haas Jason Director Jun 12 '26 Option Exercise 51.56 4,000 206,240 11,442 Jun 15 09:06 PM Haas Jason Director Jun 12 '26 Sale 255.58 6,461 1,651,320 4,981 Jun 15 09:06 PM Aryeh Jason Director Jun 11 '26 Sale 250.00 4,500 1,125,000 102,580 Jun 12 05:27 PM Aryeh Jason Director Jun 10 '26 Sale 250.00 500 125,000 107,080 Jun 12 05:27 PM LAMATTINA JOHN L Director Jun 10 '26 Sale 250.88 4,591 1,151,774 26,969 Jun 12 05:26 PM JASON HAAS Director Jun 12 '26 Proposed Sale 256.00 6,461 1,654,016 Jun 12 04:09 PM Aryeh Jason Director Jun 11 '26 Proposed Sale 249.97 4,500 1,124,880 Jun 11 12:21 PM Aryeh Jason Director Jun 10 '26 Proposed Sale 249.96 500 124,980 Jun 10 04:45 PM JOHN L LAMATTINA Director Jun 10 '26 Proposed Sale 250.88 4,519 1,133,711 Jun 10 04:07 PM Aryeh Jason Director Jun 10 '26 Proposed Sale 249.35 5,000 1,246,750 Jun 10 01:41 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Jun 01 '26 Option Exercise 52.27 5,000 261,350 46,382 Jun 02 06:22 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Jun 01 '26 Sale 227.06 5,000 1,135,316 41,382 Jun 02 06:22 PM Espinoza Octavio Chief Financial Officer May 27 '26 Option Exercise 57.58 1,736 99,966 27,679 May 28 07:43 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director May 13 '26 Option Exercise 69.51 1,575 109,478 43,361 May 14 09:08 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director May 12 '26 Option Exercise 69.51 459 31,905 42,245 May 14 09:08 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director May 13 '26 Sale 223.50 1,575 352,012 41,786 May 14 09:08 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director May 01 '26 Sale 231.80 467 108,251 41,786 May 14 09:08 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director May 12 '26 Sale 224.00 459 102,816 41,786 May 14 09:08 PM JOHN KOZARICH Director May 13 '26 Proposed Sale 223.50 1,575 352,012 May 13 04:09 PM JOHN KOZARICH Director May 12 '26 Proposed Sale 224.00 459 102,816 May 12 05:45 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary May 01 '26 Option Exercise 52.27 5,000 261,350 46,382 May 04 08:20 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary May 01 '26 Sale 231.31 5,000 1,156,556 41,382 May 04 08:20 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director May 01 '26 Proposed Sale 229.87 467 107,349 May 01 04:16 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Apr 01 '26 Sale 202.23 467 94,440 42,253 Apr 02 07:43 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Apr 01 '26 Option Exercise 52.27 5,000 261,350 46,382 Apr 02 06:56 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Apr 01 '26 Sale 201.24 5,000 1,006,224 41,382 Apr 02 06:56 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Apr 01 '26 Proposed Sale 203.50 467 95,034 Apr 01 04:10 PM LAMATTINA JOHN L Director Mar 06 '26 Option Exercise 114.15 2,161 246,678 32,885 Mar 31 05:53 PM LAMATTINA JOHN L Director Mar 06 '26 Sale 200.76 2,161 433,842 30,724 Mar 31 05:53 PM Sabba Stephen L Director Mar 23 '26 Sale 207.87 1,000 207,873 32,793 Mar 25 11:13 AM STEPHEN L. SABBA Director Mar 23 '26 Proposed Sale 207.87 1,000 207,873 Mar 23 04:04 PM Espinoza Octavio Chief Financial Officer Mar 11 '26 Option Exercise 92.65 2,405 222,823 24,067 Mar 13 07:29 PM Espinoza Octavio Chief Financial Officer Mar 11 '26 Sale 225.00 3,057 687,825 21,010 Mar 13 07:29 PM OCTAVIO ESPINOZA Officer Mar 11 '26 Proposed Sale 212.29 3,057 648,971 Mar 11 04:42 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Mar 04 '26 Option Exercise 52.27 5,000 261,350 41,869 Mar 06 06:51 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Mar 04 '26 Sale 206.35 5,000 1,031,770 36,869 Mar 06 06:51 PM Espinoza Octavio Chief Financial Officer Mar 04 '26 Option Exercise 63.49 2,073 131,609 35,085 Mar 06 06:49 PM Espinoza Octavio Chief Financial Officer Mar 04 '26 Sale 205.83 13,423 2,762,822 21,662 Mar 06 06:49 PM JOHN L LAMATTINA Director Mar 06 '26 Proposed Sale 200.76 2,161 433,842 Mar 06 04:17 PM Sabba Stephen L Director Mar 03 '26 Option Exercise 69.51 2,034 141,383 35,827 Mar 05 11:05 AM Sabba Stephen L Director Mar 03 '26 Sale 201.50 2,034 409,851 33,793 Mar 05 11:05 AM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Mar 02 '26 Sale 200.50 467 93,632 42,720 Mar 04 09:04 PM ANDREW REARDON Officer Mar 04 '26 Proposed Sale 204.24 20,000 4,084,800 Mar 04 04:44 PM OCTAVIO ESPINOZA Officer Mar 04 '26 Proposed Sale 204.24 13,423 2,741,514 Mar 04 04:39 PM STEPHEN L. SABBA Director Mar 03 '26 Proposed Sale 201.50 2,034 409,851 Mar 03 04:27 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Feb 02 '26 Sale 195.91 467 91,490 43,187 Feb 04 05:18 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Feb 02 '26 Proposed Sale 192.18 467 89,748 Feb 02 04:12 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Jan 02 '26 Sale 189.58 467 88,532 43,654 Jan 06 07:47 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Jan 02 '26 Proposed Sale 188.60 467 88,076 Jan 02 04:04 PM Espinoza Octavio Chief Financial Officer Dec 16 '25 Option Exercise 69.00 2,381 164,298 28,567 Dec 18 04:19 PM Espinoza Octavio Chief Financial Officer Dec 12 '25 Sale 188.31 1,804 339,711 26,186 Dec 16 06:36 PM OCTAVIO ESPINOZA Officer Dec 12 '25 Proposed Sale 188.31 1,804 339,711 Dec 12 05:22 PM Aryeh Jason Director Dec 08 '25 Option Exercise 69.51 2,034 141,383 71,323 Dec 08 07:38 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Dec 01 '25 Sale 195.84 467 91,457 44,121 Dec 03 05:08 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Dec 01 '25 Proposed Sale 199.88 467 93,344 Dec 01 04:08 PM Gray Nancy Ryan Director Nov 07 '25 Option Exercise 69.58 6,571 457,185 11,650 Nov 12 04:45 PM Gray Nancy Ryan Director Nov 07 '25 Sale 205.45 6,571 1,350,012 8,094 Nov 12 04:45 PM LAMATTINA JOHN L Director Nov 07 '25 Option Exercise 67.78 4,179 283,232 32,869 Nov 12 04:44 PM LAMATTINA JOHN L Director Nov 07 '25 Sale 205.45 4,179 858,576 30,724 Nov 12 04:44 PM NANCY GRAY Director Nov 07 '25 Proposed Sale 205.45 6,571 1,350,012 Nov 07 05:05 PM JOHN L LAMATTINA Director Nov 07 '25 Proposed Sale 205.45 4,179 858,576 Nov 07 04:05 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Nov 03 '25 Sale 191.05 467 89,219 44,588 Nov 05 05:22 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Nov 03 '25 Proposed Sale 191.05 467 89,219 Nov 03 04:05 PM
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 & Director Mr. Todd C. Davis Ph.D.
Chief Financial Officer Mr. Octavio Espinoza
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary Mr. Andrew T. Reardon J.D.
Senior Vice President of Investments & Business Development Mr. Paul J. Hadden
Executive Director of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis Ms. Melanie J. Herman CPA