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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
284.10
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3.61
1.29%
2 @ 05:18 PM
285.00 +0.90 (0.32%)
Ytd50.26%
1y75.68%
275.60
day range
285.90
160.80
52 week range
326.63
Open276.77Prev Close280.49Low275.60High285.90Mkt Cap5.66B
Vol203.67KAvg Vol356.94KEPS9.72P/E29.23Forward P/E23.80
Beta0.98Short Ratio8.03Inst. Own116.01%DividendN/ADiv YieldN/A
Ex Div Date07-02Earning11-0550-d Avg296.86200-d Avg230.331yr Est342.82

LGND News

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Highlights XOMA-Fueled Royalty Growth, $700M in Deployable Capital
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Highlights XOMA-Fueled Royalty Growth, $700M in Deployable Capital

Ligand Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: LGND outlined its royalty-focused growth strategy, recent XOMA acquis

Ligand to Participate in September Investor Conferences
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Ligand to Participate in September Investor Conferences

JUPITER, Fla., Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND)

$100 Invested In Ligand Pharmaceuticals 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
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$100 Invested In Ligand Pharmaceuticals 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 2.79% on

Handelsbanken Fonder AB Raises Stake in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $LGND
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Handelsbanken Fonder AB Raises Stake in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $LGND

Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its stake in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) by 2

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Leerink Partners Initiates Coverage On Ligand Pharmaceuticals with Outperform Rating, Announces Pric

Leerink Partners analyst David Risinger initiates coverage on Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND

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RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $345

RBC Capital analyst Douglas Miehm maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Outperfor

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Ligand Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: LGND reported second-quarter 2026 results marked by higher royalty re

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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HC Wainwright & Co. Maintains Buy on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $358

HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Joseph Pantginis maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) w

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Raises FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance from $8.50-$9.50 to $9.00-$9.50 vs $9.16 Est;

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) raises FY2026 Adj EPS guidance from $8.50-$9.50 to $9.00-$9.50

$100 Invested In Ligand Pharmaceuticals 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
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$100 Invested In Ligand Pharmaceuticals 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 14.91% on

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $LGND Shares Sold by Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $LGND Shares Sold by Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership reduced its position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

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Oppenheimer Reiterates Outperform on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $326

Oppenheimer analyst Leland Gershell reiterates Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Outper

Ashford Capital Management Inc. Has $41.44 Million Holdings in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $LGND
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Ashford Capital Management Inc. Has $41.44 Million Holdings in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $

Ashford Capital Management Inc. reduced its position in shares of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporate

Ligand to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 6, 2026
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Ligand to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 6, 2026

JUPITER, Fla., July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND)

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Citigroup Reinstates Buy on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Announces $387 Price Target

Citigroup analyst Yigal Nochomovitz reinstates Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Buy an

Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Datadog, Five Below, Fortinet, Gilead Sciences, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Salesforce, and More
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Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Datadog, Five Below, Fortinet, Gil

Wall Street analysts are making bold moves on Tuesday, shaking up ratings for some of the biggest na

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RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $340

RBC Capital analyst Douglas Miehm maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Outperfor

Why Is Agenus Stock Falling on Tuesday?
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Why Is Agenus Stock Falling on Tuesday?

Agenus Inc. (AGEN) stock experiences profit-taking on Tuesday after a 111% surge. Discover the lates

XOMA Royalty Announces Closing of Its Acquisition by Ligand
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XOMA Royalty Announces Closing of Its Acquisition by Ligand

EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation today announced that

Ligand Completes Acquisition of XOMA Royalty, Creating a Portfolio of More than 200 Biopharmaceutical Royalty Assets
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Ligand Completes Acquisition of XOMA Royalty, Creating a Portfolio of More than 200 Biopharmaceutica

Acquisition adds seven  commercial products including VABYSMO® (faricimab-svoa), OJEMDA™ (tovorafeni

Why Is Agenus Stock Gaining Monday?
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Why Is Agenus Stock Gaining Monday?

Agenus ($AGEN) stock rockets over 111% following stellar 3-year colorectal cancer data and a $340M f

5 Stock Setups Where Wall Street Sees the Most Upside Right Now
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5 Stock Setups Where Wall Street Sees the Most Upside Right Now

The S&P 500 is up 10.3% YTD, and Wall Street is convinced the markets have more room to run, particu

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B of A Securities Maintains Buy on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $388

B of A Securities analyst Jason Zemansky maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Bu

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Stifel Maintains Buy on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $332

Stifel analyst Annabel Samimy maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Buy and raise

Ligand Pharma: Expect Bright And Exciting Future For This Growing Royalty Aggregator
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Ligand Pharma: Expect Bright And Exciting Future For This Growing Royalty Aggregator

Ligand Pharmaceuticals has delivered exceptional long-term returns, rising from ~$86 to nearly $300

Ligand Announces Closing of Convertible Senior Notes Offering
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Ligand Announces Closing of Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Opportunistic capital raise with proceeds used to enhance financial flexibility A portion of the pro

Ligand Announces Pricing of Upsized $625 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
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Ligand Announces Pricing of Upsized $625 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Opportunistic capital raise with proceeds used to enhance financial flexibility A portion of the pro

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Ligand Plans $550M Convertible Notes Offering, To Use Notes Sale for Share Buybacks and Corporate Ne

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) ("Ligand") announced today its intention t

Ligand Announces Proposed Offering of $550 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2031
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Ligand Announces Proposed Offering of $550 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2031

Opportunistic capital raise with proceeds used to enhance financial flexibility  A portion of the pr

7 Health Care Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session
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7 Health Care Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Director Unloads 2,501 Shares — Should You Be Concerned?
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Director Unloads 2,501 Shares — Should You Be Concerned?

Kozarich sold 2,501 common shares. This transaction represented 5.65% of direct holdings.

Ligand Announces 2026 Investor Day in New York City
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Ligand Announces 2026 Investor Day in New York City

JUPITER, Fla., June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND)

A Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Insider Sold 5,000 Shares for $1.1 Million
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A Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Insider Sold 5,000 Shares for $1.1 Million

5,000 shares were sold for a total transaction value of ~$1.14 million on June 1, 2026, at a weighte

Ligand to Participate in June Investor Conferences
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Ligand to Participate in June Investor Conferences

JUPITER, Fla., May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) t

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RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $262

RBC Capital analyst Douglas Miehm maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Outperfor

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Affirms FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance of $8.50-$9.50 vs $9.13 Est; Affirms FY2026 S

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) affirms FY2026 Adj EPS guidance from $8.50-$9.50 to $8.50-$9.50

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Q1 Adj. EPS $1.63 Misses $1.82 Estimate, Sales $51.722M Miss $58.696M Estimat

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) reported quarterly earnings of $1.63 per share which missed the

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Orchestra BioMed Receives $15M Payment From Ligand Pharma Under Previously Disclosed Revenue Partici

$15 million payment fulfills previously scheduled tranche under royalty-based financing agreement, b

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HC Wainwright & Co. Maintains Buy on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $289

HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Joseph Pantginis maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) w

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RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $252

RBC Capital analyst Douglas Miehm maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Outperfor

Ligand Bets On Royalty Growth With XOMA Buyout Worth Over $700 Million
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Ligand Bets On Royalty Growth With XOMA Buyout Worth Over $700 Million

Ligand to acquire XOMA Royalty for $739 million, raising 2026 outlook as analysts maintain Buy ratin

XOMA Royalty, Oruka Therapeutics, Repay Holdings And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Monday
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XOMA Royalty, Oruka Therapeutics, Repay Holdings And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Monday

U.S. stocks were lower, Dow Jones fell 0.1% on Monday. XOMA shares rose on Ligand's plans to acq

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals To Acquire XOMA Royalty For $39.00 Per Share In Cash, Ligand Raises FY2026 Ad

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) and XOMA Royalty Corporation ("XOMA Royalty&#3

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Citigroup Maintains Buy on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $282

Citigroup analyst Yigal Nochomovitz maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Buy and

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HC Wainwright & Co. Maintains Buy on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $243

HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Joseph Pantginis maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) w

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Partner Travere Therapeutics Wins FDA Approval For First Drug Treating Rare K

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) today announced that its partner Travere Therapeut

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Citigroup Maintains Buy on Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $276

Citigroup analyst Yigal Nochomovitz maintains Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Buy and

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Is A Low-Risk Way To Bet On Biopharma Growth: Analyst
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Is A Low-Risk Way To Bet On Biopharma Growth: Analyst

Bank of America starts coverage on Ligand with a Buy rating and $244 target, citing strong royalty p

This Ligand Pharmaceuticals Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 4 Initiations For Wednesday
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This Ligand Pharmaceuticals Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 4 Initiations Fo

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