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NASDAQ · LGND

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Healthcare · Biotechnology

$322.75

Up+$5.42 (+1.71%)

Updated Oct 31, 2026, 7:08 PM

SID Score

5.9/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
3.6B
P/E ratio
99
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$175.89 – $326.63
Volume
344.31K
Avg. volume
207.76K

Price performance · LGND

LGND price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 30, 2026

LGND closed at $322.75 after 21 trading sessions, up 6.53% for the selected period.

Last close
$322.75
Period change
+6.53%
Period low
$293.26
Period high
$322.75
Daily close
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LGND OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 30, 2026$319.22$324.90$314.505$322.75344.31K
Oct 29, 2026$315.15$323.8248$309.63$317.33299.39K
Oct 28, 2026$311.62$319.90$309.69$318.78268.47K
Oct 27, 2026$308.51$314.19$307.55$311.73143.35K
Oct 26, 2026$304.39$309.43$303.47$308.30194.78K
Oct 23, 2026$307.82$313.28$302.37$303.53366.55K
Oct 22, 2026$313.00$315.2725$305.34$307.82315.14K
Oct 21, 2026$305.36$317.64$303.9301$314.78222.76K
Oct 20, 2026$298.61$314.05$298.61$306.40171.73K
Oct 19, 2026$300.41$303.855$295.735$297.28117K
Oct 16, 2026$297.67$297.67$292.56$295.54164.51K
Oct 15, 2026$298.18$304.6003$296.85$298.50332.11K
Oct 14, 2026$299.55$307.11$292.28$294.99245.28K
Oct 13, 2026$311.72$311.72$300.23$303.53203.31K
Oct 12, 2026$302.50$311.86$300.00$311.13173.18K
Oct 9, 2026$294.79$304.775$294.315$301.81183.05K
Oct 8, 2026$290.41$296.48$281.7401$295.00318.88K
Oct 7, 2026$293.63$301.265$292.47$293.26309.24K
Oct 6, 2026$309.41$309.41$293.725$296.94163.74K
Oct 5, 2026$303.95$309.77$300.7851$306.77163.82K
Oct 2, 2026$307.55$307.63$301.32$302.96179.23K

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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
Oct 30, 2026RBC CapitalOutperform—
Sep 25, 2026BarclaysOverweight—
Sep 24, 2026HC Wainwright & Co.Buy—
Sep 23, 2026CitigroupBuy—
Aug 14, 2026Leerink PartnersOutperform—
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Yahoo · Oct 15, 2026

Ligand to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on October 29, 2026

JUPITER, Fla., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that it will report third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The company will hold a conference call beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the results and provide a general business update. Conference Call and Webcast Information Date:Thursday, October 29, 2026 Time:8:30 a.m. Eastern time Conference Call:United States (Local): +1 (585) 542-9983 U

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