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NASDAQ · LGND

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Healthcare · Biotechnology

$276.98

Up+$0.16 (+0.06%)

Updated Sep 16, 2026, 2:13 PM

SID Score

5.7/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
3.6B
P/E ratio
99
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$161.82 – $326.63
Volume
180.23K
Avg. volume
207.76K

Price performance

LGND price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

LGND closed at $276.98 after 20 trading sessions, down 3.69% for the selected period.

Last close
$276.98
Period change
-3.69%
Period low
$276.98
Period high
$290.71
Daily close
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LGND OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 15, 2026$280.53$280.53$270.77$276.98180.23K
Sep 14, 2026$284.93$287.14$280.12$280.65158.77K
Sep 11, 2026$291.48$294.00$283.77$284.47261.17K
Sep 10, 2026$285.00$291.26$283.04$289.25146.55K
Sep 9, 2026$288.03$291.82$285.48$288.05309.96K
Sep 8, 2026$285.05$289.28$278.3953$288.83216.42K
Sep 4, 2026$287.41$290.00$285.47$285.60132.39K
Sep 3, 2026$286.92$290.085$281.88$289.74190.73K
Sep 2, 2026$285.73$290.33$281.69$286.92189.62K
Sep 1, 2026$286.28$290.4063$281.99$284.27185.02K
Aug 31, 2026$276.77$285.90$275.60$284.10203.7K
Aug 28, 2026$283.70$283.995$277.36$280.49127.7K
Aug 27, 2026$284.71$289.20$282.3975$284.52206.33K
Aug 26, 2026$281.72$289.66$277.0074$287.85147.46K
Aug 25, 2026$284.22$287.90$278.28$281.72197.41K
Aug 24, 2026$286.27$286.27$279.87$280.18158.24K
Aug 21, 2026$288.09$289.98$285.21$286.29152.54K
Aug 20, 2026$289.11$293.37$284.87$287.39138.95K
Aug 19, 2026$291.02$294.605$282.25$290.71231.2K
Aug 18, 2026$291.00$293.51$284.41$287.59247.48K

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Overview

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Company profile

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and acquiring technologies that aid in creating medicine. The company has partnerships and license agreements with various pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Ligand's business model is based on drug discovery, early-stage drug development, product reformulation, and partnerships. The company's revenue consists of three primary elements: royalties from commercialized products, license and milestone payments, and sale of its trademarked Captisol material.

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Average target
$245.33
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LGND recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 14, 2026Leerink PartnersOutperform
Aug 7, 2026RBC CapitalOutperform
Aug 6, 2026HC Wainwright & Co.Buy
Aug 3, 2026OppenheimerOutperform
Jul 21, 2026CitigroupBuy
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Yahoo · Sep 4, 2026

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND): Massive XOMA Acquisition Doubles The Royalty Book

On August 6, Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) reported second-quarter 2026 results showing royalty revenue up 32% year over year, just weeks after the company closed its acquisition of XOMA Royalty. Total revenue reached $63.7 million for the quarter, up from $47.6 million a year earlier, and Ligand raised the low end of its full-year adjusted earnings […]

Yahoo · Aug 26, 2026

Ligand to Participate in September Investor Conferences

JUPITER, Fla., Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced its senior management team will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference 2026 (Boston): Management will participate in a fireside chat at 12:45 p.m. ET on September 8, 2026.Citi 2026 Biopharma Back to School Conference (New York): Management will participate in a fireside chat at 9:20 a.m. ET on September 10, 2026.H.C. Wainwright

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