Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

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Market Cap$4.65B
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P/E RatioDividendsReturn on EquityPrice-to-SalesDebt-to-Equity
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class BLigand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B30-14%18.10.5
$255.60

Target Price by Analysts

8.3% upsideLigand Pharmaceuticals Target Price DetailsTarget Price
$70.03

Current Fair Value

70.3% downside

Overvalued by 70.3% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.

Share Statistics

Market cap$4.65 Billion
Enterprise Value$4.33 Billion
Dividend Yield$- (-)
Earnings per Share$6.44
Beta1.07
Outstanding Shares19,883,000

Return

Return on Equity14.12%ROE
Return on Assets9.19%
Return on Invested Capital11.08%

Valuation & Multiples

P/E Ratio30.03P/E Ratio
PEG-43.81PEG
Price to Sales18.15Price to Sales
Price to Book Ratio4.72Price to Book Ratio
Enterprise Value to Revenue15.77
Enterprise Value to EBIT26.19
Enterprise Value to Net Income30
Total Debt to Enterprise0.11
Debt to Equity0.46Debt to Equity

Revenue Sources

No data

Insider Trades

Last Earnings Call

Report Date
May 14, 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.84
Average shareholder expectation
Revenue Estimate
$59.10 M
Average shareholder expectation

Next Earnings Call

Expected Date
August 6, 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.97
Average shareholder expectation
Revenue Estimate
$63.47 M
Average shareholder expectation

Institutional Put/Call Ratio

Market sentiment based on institutional option activity.

Put/Call Ratio0.8262 64.87%
Total Calls42,000 18.31%
Total Puts34,700 450.79%

Institutional Ownership

Holdings and activity of institutional investors.

Ownership %105.43% 0.65%
Total Invested$4.15B 6.86%
Investors Holding362 9.00%

ESG Score

No data

About Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

CEO: John Higgins

Relevant Senate Committees

Finance

This committee controls taxation, trade, and entitlement spending, including Medicare and Medicaid pricing, which are critical determinants of revenue and profitability for pharmaceutical companies like Ligand Pharmaceuticals. Members would possess non-public information on these market-moving policies.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

This committee directly regulates the FDA (drug approval is existential for pharma companies) and the NIH (key for research funding), profoundly impacting the primary operations and financial success of Ligand Pharmaceuticals.

Judiciary

This committee oversees intellectual property (patent) law and antitrust, which are foundational to the pharmaceutical industry's business model (especially for a company like Ligand Pharmaceuticals that relies on licensing technologies) and M&A activity.