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%
Date
Action
Analyst
Rating Change
Price Target Change
Mar-11-26 Initiated
BofA Securities
Buy
$244
Dec-09-25 Initiated
Citigroup
Buy
$270
Apr-10-25 Initiated
Stifel
Buy
$143
Oct-03-24 Initiated
Oppenheimer
Outperform
$135
Jul-30-24 Initiated
RBC Capital Mkts
Outperform
$130
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
$256
Aug-08-18 Downgrade
ROTH Capital
Buy → Neutral
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that involves clinical development and commercialization of high-value medicines. Its platforms, Captisol and NITRICI, offer technology with broad applicability in drug development to a large network of biopharmaceutical partners, including the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the world. The company was founded by Ronald M. Evans in 1987 and is headquartered in Jupiter, FL.
CEO & Director Mr. Todd C. Davis Ph.D.
Chief Financial Officer Mr. Octavio Espinoza
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary Mr. Andrew T. Reardon J.D.
Senior Vice President of Investments & Business Development Mr. Paul J. Hadden
Executive Director of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis Ms. Melanie J. Herman CPA
Insider Trading
Relationship
Date
Transaction
Cost
#Shares
Value ($)
#Shares Total
SEC Form 4
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 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Oct 01 '25 Sale 179.44 467 83,800 45,055 Oct 03 04:45 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Oct 01 '25 Proposed Sale 176.68 467 82,510 Oct 01 04:09 PM Aryeh Jason Director Sep 23 '25 Sale 170.81 10,000 1,708,088 69,289 Sep 24 05:11 PM JASON M ARYEH Director Sep 23 '25 Proposed Sale 170.81 10,000 1,708,087 Sep 23 04:50 PM Aryeh Jason Director Sep 17 '25 Proposed Sale 168.50 10,000 1,685,000 Sep 17 12:41 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sep 02 '25 Sale 162.26 467 75,775 45,522 Sep 04 05:47 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sep 02 '25 Proposed Sale 161.71 467 75,518 Sep 02 04:16 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Aug 01 '25 Sale 131.88 467 61,586 45,989 Aug 05 05:03 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Aug 01 '25 Proposed Sale 131.00 467 61,177 Aug 01 04:04 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Director Jul 10 '25 Sale 125.00 934 116,750 46,456 Jul 11 06:17 PM KOZARICH JOHN W Officer Jul 10 '25 Proposed Sale 125.00 934 116,750 Jul 10 05:08 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Jun 23 '25 Sale 114.08 500 57,042 31,903 Jun 24 08:29 PM ANDREW THOMAS REARDON Officer Jun 23 '25 Proposed Sale 114.08 500 57,042 Jun 23 05:07 PM Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Jun 10 '25 Sale 114.54 500 57,271 32,403 Jun 12 05:51 PM ANDREW THOMAS REARDON Officer Jun 10 '25 Proposed Sale 114.54 500 57,271 Jun 10 06:49 PM