Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) — Biotechnology. Numbers-first dossier: valuation, distress risk, calibrated signal.

How we compute this

LGNDpeers & supply-chain relationships

LGND fair-value estimate

LGND earnings history

Qtick
Sign in
Bid — × — AskUpdated Sep 25, 2026 · 12:00 AM ETVol 303.7K · 3-mo avg 357.1K

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND)

LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporatedloading…
loading…
QTick signal
+3net
3 bull / 2 bear factors · leaning
Bull 5 pts·Bear 2 pts30d
loading…
Market context—Sector read · not on fileOKBalance sheet · Safe—PCE inflation days · not on fileOKNeutral tape · 0/100 · as of 2026-09-25
Smart entry
$297.54
basis · pivot low + s1 · as of 2026-09-24
Target exit zone
$325–329
center $326.63 · basis · high 52w + round · as of 2026-09-24
Implied move · 1 wk
±$17.76
5.9% · options-priced
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · bullish structure
Pullback risk
Low
0.77× the norm · 61% saw a ≥10% dip · 63d · tape state: neutral
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · bullish structure
Volume vs its own 20-session average0.98×
52-week range$161.82 – $326.63
Below high since 2015-8.4% · $326.63 high
Risk / reward1.04 : 1
Plan stop$277.46
Max pain$280.00 options cluster
RSI 1460.9 fires under 35 · fires near $262.93
Forensic flags2 review
Earnings multiple24.0× fwd · 29.3× trailing
P/E vs its own past37th pctile · 42.3× median
Free cash flow yield0.7% · of market value

Trading in line with its own normal, price up 0.8%. Over the last 20 sessions, 51% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

0 of 6 aligned — not yet
RSI 14
●
60.9
fires under 35 · fires near $262.93
vs 50-day
●
$290.92
above the line · fires near $293.65
Bollinger
●
$274.66
no lower pierce · fires near $274.17
VWAP 20
●
$285.61
above the rolling VWAP · fires near $285.41
Entry level
●
$297.54
level below · fires near $300.40
Put wall
●
$250.00
2026-10-16 expiry · chain of 2026-09-21
MACD
Context✓
+0.27
histogram above zero · fading
RVolStatic
0.98×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
13.5%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$8.42
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 4 of 6 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
See the full case→
Next earnings
2026-11-05
in 30 sessions
Next dividend
No indicated yield
no forward dividend on file