LGND - Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Ligand Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: LGND outlined its royalty-focused growth strategy, recent XOMA acquisition and portfolio catalysts during a company presentation, highlighting a larger commercial-stage asset base and planned investment capacity.
JUPITER, Fla., Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced its senior management team will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference 2026 (Boston): Management will participate in a fireside chat at 12:45 p.m.
Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its stake in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) by 22.5% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,358 shares of the biotechnology company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,900 shares during the quarter.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: LGND reported second-quarter 2026 results marked by higher royalty revenue and adjusted earnings, while highlighting the post-quarter close of its XOMA Royalty acquisition and a $700 million zero-coupon convertible-note offering.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership reduced its position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) by 27.3% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,564 shares of the biotechnology company's stock after selling 5,472 shares during the period.
Ashford Capital Management Inc. reduced its position in shares of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) by 2.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 207,565 shares of the biotechnology company's stock after selling 6,213 shares during the quarter. Ligand Pharmaceuticals makes
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.
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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.
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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.
Kozarich sold 2,501 common shares. This transaction represented 5.65% of direct holdings.
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.
5,000 shares were sold for a total transaction value of ~$1.14 million on June 1, 2026, at a weighted average price around $227.06 per share. This sale represented 10.78% of Andrew Reardon's direct Common Stock holdings, reducing direct ownership to 41,382 shares post-transaction.
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.