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Stocks Info
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Biotechnology industry. The current market capitalization of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc is $2.09B. A total of 67142.0 shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 121.76K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Espinoza Octavio sold 2,104 shares of LGND for 116.37 per share on Dec 23 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 20,647 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 23 ’24, Espinoza Octavio bought 2,104 shares at 116.37 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, LAMATTINA JOHN L disposed of 2,406 shares on Nov 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $123.65. This resulted in the Director holding 29,515 shares of LGND after the transaction. In another insider transaction, LAMATTINA JOHN L bought 2,406 shares at $119.19 per share on Nov 26 ’24.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LGND has a high of $129.90 and a low of $67.53.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LGND’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $341.11M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $324.39M in debt and $41.66M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $44.84, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $821.16M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LGND is Buy with a score of 4.83.
