Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing or acquiring technologies that help pharmaceutical companies discover and develop drugs globally. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California.
| Revenue (TTM) | $274.48M |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $228.26M |
| EBITDA | $134.45M |
| Operating Margin | 33.60% |
| Return on Equity | 17.10% |
| Return on Assets | 5.19% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $14.07 |
| Book Value | $49.79 |
| Price-to-Book | 5.98 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 21.63 |
| EV/Revenue | 20.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.14 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 103.20% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.10% |
| Shares Outstanding | $20.04M |
| Float | $19.53M |
| % Insiders | 2.37% |
| % Institutions | 107.75% |
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JUPITER, Fla., July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that it will report second quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
Acquisition adds seven commercial products including VABYSMO® (faricimab-svoa), OJEMDA™ (tovorafenib), and MIPLYFFA® (arimoclomol), and more than 100 development and commercial-stage assets, creating long-term opportunities to drive growth Ligand to provide updated 5-year outlook during Investor Day on December 8, 2026 JUPITER, Fla., July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced it has completed its acquisition of XOMA Royalty Corporation (“XOMA Royalty”), a biotechnology royalty aggregator, for $39.00 per share of common stock in cash, for a total equity value of approximately $739 million.
EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation today announced that Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) has completed its previously announced acquisition of XOMA Royalty.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals has delivered exceptional long-term returns, rising from ~$86 to nearly $300 over six years. Recent developments include a significant Xoma acquisition and portfolio advancements. I closely review LGND's Q1 2026 earnings, highlighting operational and financial performance and strategic moves.
Opportunistic capital raise with proceeds used to enhance financial flexibility A portion of the proceeds to be used to purchase call spreads and to fund concurrent share repurchase intended to offset potential dilution to Ligand's common stock upon conversion of the notes JUPITER, Fla., June 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) (“Ligand”) announced today that it completed its previously announced offering (the “offering”) of 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2031 (the “notes”).
Opportunistic capital raise with proceeds used to enhance financial flexibility A portion of the proceeds to be used to purchase call spreads and to fund concurrent share repurchase intended to offset potential dilution to Ligand's common stock upon conversion of the notes JUPITER, Fla., June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) (“Ligand”) announced today the pricing of $625.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.0% convertible senior notes due 2031 (the “notes”) in a private placement (the “offering”) to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Opportunistic capital raise with proceeds used to enhance financial flexibility A portion of the proceeds to be used to purchase call spreads and to fund concurrent share repurchase intended to offset potential dilution to Ligand's common stock upon conversion of the notes JUPITER, Fla., June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) (“Ligand”) announced today its intention to offer $550.0 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2031 (the “notes”) in a private placement (the “offering”) to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), subject to market conditions and other factors.
JUPITER, Fla., June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that it will host an Investor Day in New York City on Tuesday, December 8, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.
JUPITER, Fla., May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that its senior management team will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: Stifel 2026 Boston Cross Sector 1x1 Conference.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated will acquire XOMA Royalty Corporation for $39.00 per share in cash, totaling approximately $739 million. XOMA shareholders will receive a Contingent Value Right, or CVR, for 75% of net proceeds from certain pending litigation. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2026 and be immediately accretive to LGND earnings per share.
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