Market Cap 4.21B
Revenue (ttm) 268.09M
Net Income (ttm) 124.45M
EPS (ttm) N/A
PE Ratio 39.89
Forward PE 42.62
Profit Margin 46.42%
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.00
Volume 249,900
Avg Vol 238,686
Day's Range N/A - N/A
Shares Out 20.04M
Stochastic %K 48%
Beta 1.20
Analysts Strong Sell
Price Target $265.30

Company Profile

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 pr...

Industry: Biotechnology
Sector: Healthcare
Phone: 858 550 7500
Address:
555 Heritage Drive, Suite 200, Jupiter, United States
Kool_Aid_Mann
Kool_Aid_Mann May. 8 at 7:53 PM
$VRTX $ALNY $REGN Join MNKD as they approach their May 29th pediatric PDUFA!! This is the one that they have been waiting for for 12 years. Lots of delays, but finally here and likely to be the milestone trigger for a big cash deal with big pharma! On top of that, they just got back the green light for Treprostinil DPI in IPF which had them previously trading over $6 until a spat with their partner UTHR. Now, not only is everything copacetic again, but they have also just announced a new molecule colloboration with bigger potential than Trep, Ralinpag DPI! Big royalty model like $LGND But wait, there's more, there is another PDUFA ahead for them for furoscix on July 26th, that will approve a new auto injector that will make this product best in class and reduce COGs by 70% to create massive profits. And lets not forget that nintedabib DPI just finished 1b and is prime for an upfront cash deal! $VCYT Fireworks ahead, fight the Citadel!
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BillionerOfKing
BillionerOfKing May. 7 at 6:18 PM
$LGND Current Stock Price: $211.09 Contracts to trade: $210.0 LGND May 15 2026 Call Entry: $6.00 Exit: $8.20 ROI: 37% Hold ~20 days Shared as daily free alerts and for educational purposes only. https://dailypickai.com/freealerts
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StocktwitsEarnings
StocktwitsEarnings May. 7 at 11:10 AM
$LGND Q1 '26 Earnings Results & Recap • Reported GAAP EPS of -$0.67 up 69.68% YoY • Reported revenue of $51.72M up 14.09% YoY • Ligand reaffirms its 2026 full-year financial guidance, expecting adjusted earnings per diluted share of $8.50 to $9.50 and total revenue of $270M to $310M, reflecting partial-year XOMA contribution.
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Doozio
Doozio May. 4 at 2:30 PM
$XBI $AXSM BODI. That wen da huckleberries get $ETON n $DRUG z get $LGND ary ONTO 🐒🍌🧠⏰♾️
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jewell69
jewell69 May. 1 at 4:59 PM
$LGND 1st time by 12:58 pm edt 5/1 05/01/2026 Buy LGND LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS I 40 $232.995 -$9,319.80
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jewell69
jewell69 May. 1 at 4:50 PM
trying 2 by 40 $LGND 231.80 now b a 231.67 x 234.32 hi 236.22 lo 226.47 SO FAR as of 12:48 pm edt on 5/1 they also raised numbers Rating — Buy Target Price $230.00 $255.00 FY26E EPS (adj.) $8.66 $9.19 FY27E EPS (adj.) $9.53 $11.44 FY26E Rev (net) $264.3 $289.6 FY27E Rev (net) $308.2 $381.9 the numbers on the left are before, the numbers on the right are now. they are paying just + 14% over average price of the new company.
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jewell69
jewell69 May. 1 at 4:44 PM
$LGND more stifel 4/27 narrative: ... adding highly complementary, synergistic, and diversified assets to its portfolio and pipeline (expected closing 3Q26). XOMA has a portfolio of long-dated royalty revenues—seven commercial (three growth drivers in Vabysmo, Ojemda and Miplyffa), 14 late-stage, and >100 early-stage assets—strengthening LGND’s leadership position in development stage royalty aggregation and offering a layered strategy to LGND’s growth profile. The XOMA acquisition effectively doubles the size of LGND’s royalty portfolio and brings immediate accretion, increasing 2026 guidance by $25MN ($270–310mn) in royalty revenues and Adjusted Core EPS by $0.50/share ($8.50 9.50). Importantly, despite using cash and its credit line (resulting in minimal dilution), LGND is maintaining its capital flexibility, with cash flow increasing to $300MN, fully funding its annual capital deployment goal of $150 - $250 mn per year.
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jewell69
jewell69 May. 1 at 4:43 PM
5/1/26 not sure what STIFEL's problem is w/ their focus list, but 3/18 they had both $LGND and $JAZZ with a pt of 230 for both of them. at the time of their writing, jazz was at 181.37 but 5/1/26 it is at 202.30 and LGND was at 211 on 3/18, and as of 5/1 it is at 233.48 (so it is above its pt! but they wrote about it on 4/27 and raised pt from 230 to 255 XOMA Solidifies a Unique Position in Biotech Royalty Aggregation and Development-Stage Assets; Raise TP to $255 $XOMA 40.92 on 5/1 but buyout price is ONLY 39.00
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biolover
biolover Apr. 30 at 11:53 PM
$LGND $VKTX This is meritless termination of agreement that will go nowhere Could be driven by a third party that is trying to license Vk2809 from $VKTX for cheap ( as recently rumored ) Now the whole BTR agonism is a weak class and doesn’t have long term competitive edge, regardless whether BB are invested in it or not VK CEO was planning to raise in Nov 2024 but dropped data at OW 2 days prior to election in the most bear market. He can’t veer resources from BIC VK2735 competing in future with $LLY king TZP. This is no impact story long term.. it could force a licensing deal with BP and infuse cash to VK
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DG20
DG20 Apr. 30 at 11:40 PM
$LGND $VKTX Ligand owns the molecule/composition of matter patents for VK2809. Viking however owns patents for method-of-use / fibrosis / clinical application IP (IE what can be done with VK2809). If you’ve been here long enough you know Brian Lian holds numerous fibrosis patents for VK2809 assigned in 2024… For as much crap as BL gets he has done a lot of work to protect his assets…
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Ligand Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

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Kool_Aid_Mann
Kool_Aid_Mann May. 8 at 7:53 PM
$VRTX $ALNY $REGN Join MNKD as they approach their May 29th pediatric PDUFA!! This is the one that they have been waiting for for 12 years. Lots of delays, but finally here and likely to be the milestone trigger for a big cash deal with big pharma! On top of that, they just got back the green light for Treprostinil DPI in IPF which had them previously trading over $6 until a spat with their partner UTHR. Now, not only is everything copacetic again, but they have also just announced a new molecule colloboration with bigger potential than Trep, Ralinpag DPI! Big royalty model like $LGND But wait, there's more, there is another PDUFA ahead for them for furoscix on July 26th, that will approve a new auto injector that will make this product best in class and reduce COGs by 70% to create massive profits. And lets not forget that nintedabib DPI just finished 1b and is prime for an upfront cash deal! $VCYT Fireworks ahead, fight the Citadel!
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BillionerOfKing
BillionerOfKing May. 7 at 6:18 PM
$LGND Current Stock Price: $211.09 Contracts to trade: $210.0 LGND May 15 2026 Call Entry: $6.00 Exit: $8.20 ROI: 37% Hold ~20 days Shared as daily free alerts and for educational purposes only. https://dailypickai.com/freealerts
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StocktwitsEarnings
StocktwitsEarnings May. 7 at 11:10 AM
$LGND Q1 '26 Earnings Results & Recap • Reported GAAP EPS of -$0.67 up 69.68% YoY • Reported revenue of $51.72M up 14.09% YoY • Ligand reaffirms its 2026 full-year financial guidance, expecting adjusted earnings per diluted share of $8.50 to $9.50 and total revenue of $270M to $310M, reflecting partial-year XOMA contribution.
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Doozio
Doozio May. 4 at 2:30 PM
$XBI $AXSM BODI. That wen da huckleberries get $ETON n $DRUG z get $LGND ary ONTO 🐒🍌🧠⏰♾️
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jewell69
jewell69 May. 1 at 4:59 PM
$LGND 1st time by 12:58 pm edt 5/1 05/01/2026 Buy LGND LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS I 40 $232.995 -$9,319.80
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jewell69
jewell69 May. 1 at 4:50 PM
trying 2 by 40 $LGND 231.80 now b a 231.67 x 234.32 hi 236.22 lo 226.47 SO FAR as of 12:48 pm edt on 5/1 they also raised numbers Rating — Buy Target Price $230.00 $255.00 FY26E EPS (adj.) $8.66 $9.19 FY27E EPS (adj.) $9.53 $11.44 FY26E Rev (net) $264.3 $289.6 FY27E Rev (net) $308.2 $381.9 the numbers on the left are before, the numbers on the right are now. they are paying just + 14% over average price of the new company.
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jewell69
jewell69 May. 1 at 4:44 PM
$LGND more stifel 4/27 narrative: ... adding highly complementary, synergistic, and diversified assets to its portfolio and pipeline (expected closing 3Q26). XOMA has a portfolio of long-dated royalty revenues—seven commercial (three growth drivers in Vabysmo, Ojemda and Miplyffa), 14 late-stage, and >100 early-stage assets—strengthening LGND’s leadership position in development stage royalty aggregation and offering a layered strategy to LGND’s growth profile. The XOMA acquisition effectively doubles the size of LGND’s royalty portfolio and brings immediate accretion, increasing 2026 guidance by $25MN ($270–310mn) in royalty revenues and Adjusted Core EPS by $0.50/share ($8.50 9.50). Importantly, despite using cash and its credit line (resulting in minimal dilution), LGND is maintaining its capital flexibility, with cash flow increasing to $300MN, fully funding its annual capital deployment goal of $150 - $250 mn per year.
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jewell69
jewell69 May. 1 at 4:43 PM
5/1/26 not sure what STIFEL's problem is w/ their focus list, but 3/18 they had both $LGND and $JAZZ with a pt of 230 for both of them. at the time of their writing, jazz was at 181.37 but 5/1/26 it is at 202.30 and LGND was at 211 on 3/18, and as of 5/1 it is at 233.48 (so it is above its pt! but they wrote about it on 4/27 and raised pt from 230 to 255 XOMA Solidifies a Unique Position in Biotech Royalty Aggregation and Development-Stage Assets; Raise TP to $255 $XOMA 40.92 on 5/1 but buyout price is ONLY 39.00
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biolover
biolover Apr. 30 at 11:53 PM
$LGND $VKTX This is meritless termination of agreement that will go nowhere Could be driven by a third party that is trying to license Vk2809 from $VKTX for cheap ( as recently rumored ) Now the whole BTR agonism is a weak class and doesn’t have long term competitive edge, regardless whether BB are invested in it or not VK CEO was planning to raise in Nov 2024 but dropped data at OW 2 days prior to election in the most bear market. He can’t veer resources from BIC VK2735 competing in future with $LLY king TZP. This is no impact story long term.. it could force a licensing deal with BP and infuse cash to VK
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DG20
DG20 Apr. 30 at 11:40 PM
$LGND $VKTX Ligand owns the molecule/composition of matter patents for VK2809. Viking however owns patents for method-of-use / fibrosis / clinical application IP (IE what can be done with VK2809). If you’ve been here long enough you know Brian Lian holds numerous fibrosis patents for VK2809 assigned in 2024… For as much crap as BL gets he has done a lot of work to protect his assets…
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Apopka_FL_Degenerate
Apopka_FL_Degenerate Apr. 30 at 10:55 PM
$VKTX $LGND Not my truest feelings.... but, I am long enough share to be pissed. The Case Against Brian Lian Viking has sat on two Phase 2-proven assets — VK2809 and VK0214 — for years without advancing either to Phase 3 or securing a partner. That's not strategy, that's neglect. Lian's laser focus on VK2735 allowed a contractual relationship with Ligand to deteriorate into a formal termination notice. A more seasoned CEO would have partnered VK2809 when MASH data was hot in 2023, or renegotiated with Ligand before it became a lawsuit. Instead, Viking's only response was boilerplate dispute language — reactive, not strategic. Capable of executing a Phase 3 playbook; less capable of running a full biotech portfolio.
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Freakyguy666
Freakyguy666 Apr. 30 at 10:44 PM
$LGND $VKTX nuthinBurger. If anything it could be a positive as it forces BL to demonstrate what they are doing behind the scenes to get a partner for MASH. ZERO AFFECT on the vk2735 program.
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Quantumup
Quantumup Apr. 30 at 10:28 PM
$VKTX : Not the #VK2809 news I was looking/hoping for, but here we are (looks like VK0214 also): https://sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/886163/000088616326000027/lgnd-20260424.htm $LGND
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harry_balz
harry_balz Apr. 30 at 2:08 PM
$LGND Surprised this hasn't been bought out by a larger pharmaceutic yet.
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ZacksSCR
ZacksSCR Apr. 29 at 1:37 PM
$LGND: XOMA Buy Adds 100+ Assets https://buff.ly/rnBxvHF
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JamesTaulman
JamesTaulman Apr. 29 at 1:58 AM
$LGND – Continues to Be Volatile Yet Remains Above the 10 DMA 9:10 PM – Here is our latest chart update for this recent breakout from our Traditional BreakOuts Watch List. https://buyingbreakouts.com/lgnd-continues-to-be-volatile-yet-remains-above-the-10-dma/
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BioRich
BioRich Apr. 28 at 12:28 PM
$SGMT Closed my position yesterday on the 40+% pop. Will get back in after (what I expect to be) a drop. In the mean time, I loaded up on $LGND, $HUMA $VVOS and $GUTS as Strong Buys this morning. Follow/Subscribe for more suggestions and perspective. Would love to hear yours too. That's how we find these gems and learn. Let's make some (more) money. Cheers!
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ikkydiphoenix
ikkydiphoenix Apr. 27 at 2:16 PM
$TSBX Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: $LGND) and $XOMA Royalty Corporation (“XOMA Royalty”) (Nasdaq: XOMA), both biotechnology royalty aggregators, today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Ligand will acquire XOMA Royalty for $39.00 per share of common stock in cash, for a total equity value of approximately $739 million. XOMA Royalty stockholders are expected to separately receive one non-transferable Contingent Value Right (“CVR”) per share entitling the holder to receive a portion of 75% of the net proceeds that may result from certain pending litigation at XOMA Royalty.
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OpenOutcrier
OpenOutcrier Apr. 27 at 12:32 PM
$XOMA (+6.9% pre) $LGND Ligand to buy XOMA Royalty (Nasdaq: XOMA) in $739M ($39/sh) cash and CVR deal https://ooc.bz/l/100070
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CHItraders
CHItraders Apr. 27 at 12:29 PM
$LGND $XOMA Ligand Pharmaceuticals to acquire Xoma Royalty for c. USD 740mln
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notreload_ai
notreload_ai Apr. 27 at 10:52 AM
$LGND buys $XOMA for $740M cash, boosting its drug royalty portfolio to 200+ medicines and spreading investment risk. https://notreload.xyz/xy/ligand-to-acquire-xoma-royalty-for-740m/
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Quantumup
Quantumup Apr. 24 at 11:29 AM
Guggenheim⬆️Best Idea $TVTX to $56,⬆️Filspari's U.S. FSGS peak Rev. to $2.2B in '32 (believes ests. are conservative, w/ meaningful room for upside) and U.S. Franchise peak of $3.1B, in that year; reiterated Buy. $LGND $NVS VRTX SNY PFE VERA RHBBY - IONS Here's what Guggenheim said in its note to investors: https://x.com/Quantumup1/status/2047638128538620325?s=20
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