LGND
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
NasdaqGM Healthcare United States
314,78 $US
+2.73% today
+65.58% YTD · +69.63% 1Y
14
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · AMF · BaFin — rolling 90 days
16
Hedge funds tracked
Latest available SEC 13F filings
81
/ 100
VERY STRONG

Analysis Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) — Kairos Score 81/100

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About Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, develops and licenses biopharmaceutical assets worldwide. It offers Pradefovir, Posaconazole, Voriconazole, CAPVAXIVE, NOXAFIL, MenFive, and ZELSUVMI for infectious disease; EVOMELA and KYPROLIS for multiple myeloma; FILSPARI for the treatment of immunoglobulin a nephropathy; PNEUMOSIL, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to help fight against pneumococcal pneumonia in children; and QARZIBA to treat neuroblastoma. The company also provides Teriparatide injection product for osteoporosis; RYLAZE, a recombinant erwinia asparaginase for acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma in adult and pediatric patients; TZIELD, a CD3-directed antibody indicated to delay the onset of Stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and children aged 8 years and older with Stage 2 T1D; and VAXNEUVANCE for the prevention of invasive disease caused by streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes. In addition, it offers Duavee for menopause; Frovatriptan to treat Neurology; FYCOMPA and SESQUIENT for CNS; MEKINIST for cardiology; Nexterone, a captisol-enabled formulation of amiodarone; VEKLURY, an antiviral treatment for COVID-19; and Viviant for osteoporosis. Further, the company develops ACLX-002, Ciforadenant, UGN-301, Viright, MB07133, BOT/BAL, and Lasofoxifene for oncology; Ensifentrine for respiratory disease; QTORIN for rare disease; Sparsentan for kidney disease; VK2809 for hepatology; ANEB-001 for acute cannabinoid intoxication; Reproxalap for opthamology; VK0214 for Rare Disease; and VK5211 for musculoskeletal disorder. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Jupiter, Florida.

Key info

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CEO
Mr. Todd C. Davis Ph.D.
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HQ
555 Heritage Drive, Suite 200, Jupiter, FL, 33458, United States
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Employees
47
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Market cap
6 275 330 560,00 $US
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P/E
33.2
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Dividend yield
0.00%

🕴️ Insider activity (90 days)

14 transactions — 0 buys and 12 sales reported by Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated executives.

RA
Reardon Andrew
CLO & Secretary · 2026-10-02
Other
RA
Reardon Andrew
CLO & Secretary · 2026-10-02
Sell
RA
Reardon Andrew
CLO & Secretary · 2026-10-02
Sell

🏦 Hedge Funds

16 institutional funds report a position on LGND in their latest SEC quarterly filing.

BlackRock, Inc.
VANGUARD GROUP INC
INVESCO LTD.
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
Jupiter Topco LLC

📰 Recent news

15 recent articles on LGND.

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