What sector does Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. belong to?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates in the Health Care sector, specifically the Biotechnology industry, and is listed on the US markets.

What is the current share price of LGND?

As of the latest available quote, LGND traded at $284.47. This price is delayed and cached for about 15 minutes.

What is the P/E ratio of LGND?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of about 29.33. The P/E ratio compares the share price to earnings per share and is most useful when compared with sector peers and the company's own history.

What is the market capitalisation of LGND?

The market capitalisation of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is approximately $5.78B.

Is Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. profitable?

For its latest reported financial year, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recorded a net profit margin of about 46.42%.

Does LGND pay a dividend?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. does not currently show a dividend yield in our data.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of LGND?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a return on equity (ROE) of about 12.86%. ROE measures how much profit a company generates relative to shareholders' equity.

What is the 52-week high and low of LGND?

Over the past 52 weeks, LGND has traded between a low of $161.82 and a high of $326.63.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

LGND US Health Care Biotechnology

S&P 600

$284.47

-1.65%

Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

LGND

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$284.47

Close used for this calculation

$99.51Fair value

Financial DNA Score

Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth

56/100

Profitability25/25

Returns5/25

Balance Sheet18/25

Efficiency8/25

Growth12/25

Good

Quality radar

Consensus fair value

$99.51

Above FV

▼ -65.0% against the close used

Model range $47.82 – $183.90

The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$47.82Fair value$99.51Bull$183.90

FairClose

52-week traded range

52W low $165.4152W high $322.61

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. closed at $284.47, 185.9% above the consensus fair value of $99.51 drawn from 8 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 56/100 — Good. P/E of 46.4x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation

$47.82

-83.2%

Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10

g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr

Graham Number

$78.18

-72.5%

√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)

EPS=6.13, BVPS=44.31 · outside Graham range (P/E 46.4, P/B 6.4) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor

P/E Fair Value

$122.60

-56.9%

EPS × 20x (sector P/E)

EPS=6.13, Sector P/E=20x

Peter Lynch (PEG)

$183.90

-35.4%

EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)

EPS=6.13, g=30%

EV/EBITDA

$66.30

-76.7%

(EBITDA × 18x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares

EBITDA=74.78M

Book Value (P/B)

$75.99

-73.3%

BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]

BVPS=44.31, ROE=12.9%, g=6%, r=10%

Reverse DCF

$284.47

+0.0%

Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV

Implied: 18.5% | Historical: 40%

Margin of Safety

$62.15

-78.2%

Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)

Avg fair value=82.87, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Fair value analysis

Consensus fair value

Price target range & 52-week position

Valuation summary

All valuation models

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