Stock Evaluator: Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND)

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated LGND

$306.20 7.20 2.41%
November 6, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 130,176
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
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SECTOR INDUSTRY
Health Care Pharmaceuticals

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics LGND Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $5,980.9 $409.9 71%
Shares Out (Mil) 20.0 44.5 30%
Institutional Ownership 98.1% 81.1% 77%
Float (Mil) 19.6 45.7 28%
Beta 1.01 0.72 61%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 251 284 48%
Price Change
(52-week)
57.8% 52.7% 89%
Growth LGND Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 10.4% 5.7% 60%
Net Income (5yr) 112.7% (2.0%) 99%
EPS (5yr) 104.8% 14.9% 99
Dividends (5yr) 0.0% 0.0% 0%
Cash Flow (5yr) 40.8% (15.1%) 91%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 10 10 10
Current EPS $2.866 $9.491 $12.206
Month Ago EPS $2.991 $9.305 $11.950
# Rev Up 1 1 1
# Rev Down 0 0 0
Three Months Ago EPS $3.166 $9.288 $11.915
Year/Year Chg (300.4%) 54.8% 138.7%
Financials LGND Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $254 $326 34%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $52 ($11) 55%
EPS (TTM) $2.600 ($0.600) 75%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $91 ($6) 51%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($36) $2 23%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $701 $6 62%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $7,163 $466 68%
Valuation LGND Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 6.22 1.96 85%
P/E 125.1 20.1 96%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0%
PEG (5yr hist) 1.7 1.2 65%
Ratios LGND Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 86.1% 67.7% 92%
Net Margin 20.3% 3.4% 79%
ROA 2.8% (21.5%) 60%
ROE 5.4% (21.0%) 44%
Liabilities to Assets 57.0% 31.8% 50%
F-Score 4 3 33%

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated did not pass any screens on 11/5/2026.

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