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LGND

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jul 26 • 04:00PM ET

107.14

Dollar change +1.13
Percentage change 1.07	%

Healthcare • Biotechnology • USA • NASD

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Index	RUT	P/E	20.14	EPS (ttm)	5.32	Insider Own	2.54%	Shs Outstand	17.56M	Perf Week	7.40%
Market Cap	1.92B	Forward P/E	17.43	EPS next Y	6.15	Insider Trans	-8.77%	Shs Float	17.51M	Perf Month	37.68%
Income	96.34M	PEG	1.01	EPS next Q	0.98	Inst Own	92.74%	Short Float	6.28%	Perf Quarter	52.25%
Sales	118.31M	P/S	16.26	EPS this Y	-20.51%	Inst Trans	-0.32%	Short Ratio	7.94	Perf Half Y	42.30%
Book/sh	45.00	P/B	2.38	EPS next Y	26.98%	ROA	11.17%	Short Interest	1.10M	Perf Year	58.21%
Cash/sh	17.29	P/C	6.20	EPS next 5Y	20.00%	ROE	13.26%	52W Range	49.24 - 108.91	Perf YTD	50.01%
Dividend Est.	-	P/FCF	59.83	EPS past 5Y	-13.18%	ROI	11.87%	52W High	-1.63%	Beta	1.00
Dividend TTM	-	Quick Ratio	19.51	Sales past 5Y	-3.89%	Gross Margin	64.12%	52W Low	117.59%	ATR (14)	3.77
Dividend Ex-Date	Jul 02, 2010	Current Ratio	20.70	EPS Y/Y TTM	290.26%	Oper. Margin	-1.18%	RSI (14)	77.67	Volatility	4.23% 4.30%
Employees	58	Debt/Eq	0.01	Sales Y/Y TTM	-45.70%	Profit Margin	81.43%	Recom	1.20	Target Price	117.80
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.01	EPS Q/Q	103.66%	Payout	0.00%	Rel Volume	0.64	Prev Close	106.01
Sales Surprise	10.94%	EPS Surprise	43.88%	Sales Q/Q	-29.56%	Earnings	Aug 06 AMC	Avg Volume	138.51K	Price	107.14
SMA20	13.75%	SMA50	22.52%	SMA200	46.24%	Trades		Volume	88,710	Change	1.07%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-14-21	Resumed	Stephens	Overweight	$200
Feb-04-21	Reiterated	H.C. Wainwright	Buy	$229 → $310
Oct-06-20	Initiated	Barclays	Overweight	$156
Mar-24-20	Downgrade	Argus	Buy → Hold
Mar-10-20	Initiated	Guggenheim	Neutral
Feb-06-20	Initiated	The Benchmark Company	Buy	$135
Sep-19-19	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$110 → $132
Jun-11-19	Initiated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$131
May-03-19	Reiterated	H.C. Wainwright	Buy	$254 → $214
Mar-06-19	Reiterated	H.C. Wainwright	Buy	$281 → $254
Oct-29-18	Upgrade	ROTH Capital	Neutral → Buy
Oct-02-18	Reiterated	H.C. Wainwright	Buy	$270 → $280
Sep-11-18	Reiterated	Argus	Buy	$260 → $300
Aug-17-18	Initiated	Goldman	Neutral	$256
Aug-08-18	Downgrade	ROTH Capital	Buy → Neutral
Jun-21-18	Initiated	Argus	Buy	$260
Dec-27-17	Reiterated	H.C. Wainwright	Buy	$163 → $169
Sep-05-17	Resumed	H.C. Wainwright	Buy	$150
Oct-05-16	Reiterated	H.C. Wainwright	Buy	$146 → $160
Aug-05-16	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Sell	$104 → $110

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Jul-24-24 06:30AM	Palvella Therapeutics and Pieris Pharmaceuticals Announce Definitive Merger Agreement (ACCESSWIRE)
Jul-23-24 04:01PM	Ligand to Report Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results on August 6, 2024 (Business Wire)
Jul-08-24 07:00AM	Ligand to Acquire APEIRON Biologics AG for $100 Million (Business Wire)
Jul-01-24 08:00AM	Lifecore Biomedical Announces Cooperation Agreement with 22NW (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-27-24 08:00AM	Ligand Partner Verona Pharma Announces FDA Approval of Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine), First Inhaled Novel Mechanism for Maintenance Treatment of COPD in More Than 20 Years (Business Wire) +5.80%
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Jun-18-24 08:00AM	Ligand Collaborator Merck Receives FDA Approval for CAPVAXIVE (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Adults (Business Wire)
Jun-14-24 12:00PM	What Makes Ligand (LGND) a New Strong Buy Stock (Zacks)
Jun-06-24 11:31AM	Why Is Ligand (LGND) Up 4% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
Jun-04-24 09:55AM	Does Ligand (LGND) Have the Potential to Rally 32.33% as Wall Street Analysts Expect? (Zacks) -8.05%
08:50AM	Recent Price Trend in Ligand (LGND) is Your Friend, Here's Why (Zacks)
May-23-24 04:59PM	Ligand to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences (Business Wire)
May-20-24 06:00AM	3 Must-Buy Biotech Stocks Before the Summer Rally Kicks Off (InvestorPlace)
May-13-24 12:00PM	Ligand (LGND) Moves to Strong Buy: Rationale Behind the Upgrade (Zacks)
May-10-24 08:50AM	Ligand (LGND) Is a Great Choice for 'Trend' Investors, Here's Why (Zacks)
May-09-24 09:40AM	Are Medical Stocks Lagging Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) This Year? (Zacks) +7.17%
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May-08-24 01:22PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey) +9.75%
12:19PM	Ligand (LGND) Beats Q1 Earnings, Misses Sales Estimates (Zacks)
May-07-24 09:01PM	LGND Stock Earnings: Ligand Pharmaceuticals Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024 (InvestorPlace)
05:40PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Tops Q1 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
04:00PM	Ligand Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results (Business Wire)
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07:30AM	Ligand and Agenus Enter Into $100 Million Royalty Financing Agreement (Business Wire)
Apr-23-24 08:31AM	Ligand to Report First Quarter 2024 Financial Results on May 7, 2024 (Business Wire)
Apr-17-24 09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts Predict a 45.56% Upside in Ligand (LGND): Here's What You Should Know (Zacks)
Apr-08-24 08:15AM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Announces New Topiramate Injection Data Presented at 9th London-Innsbruck Colloquium on Status Epilepticus and Acute Seizures Conference (Business Wire)
Apr-05-24 06:00PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts (Zacks)
Apr-04-24 09:30AM	Wall Street Analysts Think Ligand (LGND) Is a Good Investment: Is It? (Zacks)
09:00AM	Investors Heavily Search Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND): Here is What You Need to Know (Zacks)
Apr-03-24 09:00AM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch of Pelthos Therapeutics to Accelerate Commercialization of ZELSUVMI (Business Wire)
Apr-01-24 06:15PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to Note (Zacks)
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Mar-28-24 11:30AM	Ligand (LGND) Down 15.5% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? (Zacks)
Mar-26-24 06:15PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know (Zacks)
Mar-21-24 09:00AM	Here is What to Know Beyond Why Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) is a Trending Stock (Zacks)
Mar-20-24 06:00PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider (Zacks)
Mar-19-24 09:30AM	Ligand (LGND) Is Considered a Good Investment by Brokers: Is That True? (Zacks)
Mar-14-24 06:00PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors (Zacks)
Mar-07-24 09:00AM	Is Trending Stock Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) a Buy Now? (Zacks)
Mar-05-24 04:01PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals to Present at Barclays 26th Annual Global Healthcare Conference (Business Wire)
Mar-04-24 08:00AM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) (Business Wire)
Feb-29-24 09:30AM	Wall Street Analysts See Ligand (LGND) as a Buy: Should You Invest? (Zacks) -5.93%
Feb-28-24 07:34AM	Ligand (LGND) Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Stock Surges (Zacks) -5.44%
Feb-27-24 07:00AM	Ligand Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results (Business Wire) +19.86%
Feb-22-24 04:01PM	Ligand Partner Eisai Receives Approval in Japan for Injection Formulation of Antiepileptic Drug Fycompa (Business Wire)
Feb-16-24 08:00AM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Expands Senior Leadership Team with Two Key Hires (Business Wire)
Feb-13-24 04:01PM	Ligand to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results on February 27, 2024 (Business Wire) -6.13%
Feb-01-24 05:00PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) (Business Wire)
Jan-10-24 07:30PM	Henlius and Sermonix Announce Strategic Collaboration and Exclusive License Agreements for Novel Endocrine Therapy Lasofoxifene (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-05-24 04:30PM	U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves ZELSUVMI as a First-in-Class Medication for the Treatment of Molluscum Contagiosum (Business Wire)
Dec-12-23 12:01PM	Ligand Holds Investor and Analyst Day; Provides Update on Portfolio Progress and Recent Transactions; Introduces 2024 Guidance (Business Wire)
09:00AM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Shares Results of Third Survey on ESR1 and Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient Quality of Life (GlobeNewswire)
09:00AM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Shares Pharmacokinetic and Baseline Genomic Clinical Data Tied to ELAINE Lasofoxifene Trials of Patients With ESR1 Mutations (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-11-23 09:00AM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of ELAINE-1 and ELAINE-2 Trial Results in Annals of Oncology (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-06-23 04:02PM	Ligand to Host Investor and Analyst Day on December 12, 2023 in New York City (Business Wire)
Dec-01-23 08:20AM	Palvella Therapeutics and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Expand Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Phase 3 Development of QTORIN rapamycin for Microcystic Lymphatic Malformations and Additional High Unmet Need Clinical Indications (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-28-23 09:01AM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Five Abstracts Accepted for Presentation at 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-09-23 04:47PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
Nov-08-23 04:01PM	Ligand Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Nov-06-23 09:00AM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Announces JCO Precision Oncology Publication of Case Report on a Complete Remission in a Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient Participating in ELAINE-1 Trial (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-01-23 08:00AM	Ligand Acquires Royalty on Sanofis TZIELD for $20 Million (Business Wire)
Oct-25-23 04:01PM	Ligand To Report Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results On November 8 (Business Wire)
Oct-18-23 08:00AM	Ovid Therapeutics and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Enter into a $30 Million Agreement for a 13% Interest in Soticlestat Royalties and Milestones Extending Ovid's Cash Runway into 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-09-23 06:15PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider (Zacks)
Oct-03-23 06:00PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Stock Moves -0.71%: What You Should Know (Zacks)
Oct-02-23 09:00AM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Shares Results of EQUALS 2 Survey on Vaginal and Sexual Health in Patients with ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer (GlobeNewswire)
09:00AM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of ELAINE-1 Exploratory Analysis Evaluating Effect of Patient Characteristics on Baseline Genitourinary Symptoms (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-27-23 09:00AM	Ligand Acquires Assets of Novan, Inc. for $12.2 Million (Business Wire)
Sep-26-23 05:05PM	Ligand Appoints Martine Zimmermann to its Board of Directors (Business Wire)
Sep-22-23 09:00AM	Ligands Partner Jazz Pharmaceuticals Receives European Commission Approval for Enrylaze® (a recombinant Erwinia asparaginase or crisantaspase) for the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (Business Wire)
Sep-21-23 09:20AM	Ligands Partner Travere Therapeutics Announces Confirmatory Data from the Phase 3 PROTECT Study of FILSPARI® Demonstrating Long-Term Kidney Function Preservation in IgA Nephropathy; Narrowly Missing eGFR Total Slope Endpoint versus Active Control (Business Wire)
Sep-18-23 05:17PM	Ligand Spins Out and Merges Pelican Subsidiary with Primordial Genetics to Form Primrose Bio (Business Wire)
Sep-01-23 10:02PM	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Announces Inducement Grant Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) (Business Wire)
Aug-08-23 04:01PM	Ligand Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results (Business Wire) +5.35%
Jul-27-23 01:30PM	Ligands Collaborator Merck Announces V116, an Investigational, 21-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Specifically Designed for Adults, Met Key Immunogenicity and Safety Endpoints in Two Phase 3 Trials (Business Wire)
Jul-25-23 04:30PM	Ligand To Report Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results On August 8 (Business Wire)
Jul-17-23 08:59AM	Ligand Offers $15 Million to Acquire Assets of Novan, Inc. (Business Wire)
08:45AM	Novan Enters into Agreement to Sell Substantially All of its Assets, including Berdazimer Gel, 10.3% (SB206), and Files for Chapter 11 Protection (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-29-23 09:00AM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals to Present Two Posters at The Menopause Society 2023 Annual Meeting (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-21-23 08:00PM	LGND: Lowering target price to $81.00 (Argus Research)
Jun-09-23 09:40AM	Is Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Stock Outpacing Its Medical Peers This Year? (Zacks)
Jun-06-23 11:40AM	LGND or ILMN: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? (Zacks)
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09:01AM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Shares ASCO Poster Presentation on Longer Patient Follow-up Results for ELAINE-2 Study in ESR1-mutated Metastatic Breast Cancer (GlobeNewswire)
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May-25-23 05:00PM	Sermonix Pharmaceuticals to Share Longer Patient Follow-up Results for ELAINE-2 in Poster Presentation at ASCO 2023 (GlobeNewswire)
May-24-23 09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts Think Ligand (LGND) Could Surge 44.42%: Read This Before Placing a Bet (Zacks)
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07:30AM	Ligands Partner Viking Therapeutics Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Phase 2b VOYAGE Study of VK2809 in Patients with Biopsy-Confirmed Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) (Business Wire)
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May-08-23 12:32PM	Ligand (LGND) Up 3% on Raised '23 View, Beats on Q1 Earnings (Zacks)
09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts Believe Ligand (LGND) Could Rally 38.66%: Here's is How to Trade (Zacks)

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and acquisition of technologies that help pharmaceutical companies to discover and develop medicines. Its products include evomela, IV voriconazole, duavee, viviant/conbriza, nexterone, and noxafil-IV. The company was founded by Ronald M. Evans in 1987 and is headquartered in Jupiter, FL.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Espinoza Octavio	Chief Financial Officer	May 17 '24	Option Exercise	55.71	6,917	385,346	28,535	May 17 07:59 PM
Espinoza Octavio	Chief Financial Officer	May 17 '24	Sale	86.66	5,156	446,844	23,379	May 17 07:59 PM
Espinoza Octavio	Chief Financial Officer	May 16 '24	Sale	86.00	2,264	194,712	21,618	May 17 07:59 PM
Espinoza Octavio	Chief Financial Officer	May 15 '24	Sale	86.01	5,873	505,148	23,882	May 17 07:59 PM
Korenberg Matthew E	President & Chief Operating	May 14 '24	Sale	85.10	14,158	1,204,912	86,263	May 15 07:34 PM
Korenberg Matthew E	President & Chief Operating	May 13 '24	Sale	84.54	3,440	290,828	100,421	May 15 07:34 PM
Reardon Andrew	Chief Legal Officer &	May 09 '24	Option Exercise	52.27	10,000	522,700	32,205	May 13 05:32 PM
Reardon Andrew	Chief Legal Officer &	May 09 '24	Sale	83.04	10,000	830,449	22,205	May 13 05:32 PM
Gray Nancy Ryan	Director	May 09 '24	Sale	83.20	934	77,713	5,633	May 17 08:00 PM
Aryeh Jason	Director	Apr 30 '24	Option Exercise	52.30	2,406	125,834	76,828	May 02 06:07 PM
KOZARICH JOHN W	Director	Apr 24 '24	Option Exercise	39.35	2,893	113,840	42,523	Apr 26 06:35 PM
Davis Todd C	Chief Executive Officer	Mar 25 '24	Option Exercise	57.39	16,015	919,147	120,160	Mar 27 05:47 PM
Aryeh Jason	Director	Mar 05 '24	Option Exercise	39.35	2,893	113,840	74,422	Mar 06 05:28 PM
Sabba Stephen L	Director	Mar 05 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	2,893	0	30,819	Mar 07 01:27 PM
Sabba Stephen L	Director	Mar 05 '24	Sale	74.30	1,893	140,650	28,926	Mar 07 01:27 PM
Espinoza Octavio	Chief Financial Officer	Feb 28 '24	Option Exercise	56.62	1,264	71,564	29,895	Feb 29 06:50 PM
Espinoza Octavio	Chief Financial Officer	Feb 28 '24	Sale	88.46	140	12,384	29,755	Feb 29 06:50 PM
Davis Todd C	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	Sep 22 '23	Buy	59.38	4,000	237,529	73,090	Sep 25 04:44 PM

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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