LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: in an uptrend, but heavily shorted (+13% of shares).
In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +28% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How LGND is trading
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is +81% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 63 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +28%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 59
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 4.6%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $301.78
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +4.4%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +81%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +266%
- vs 50-day average$292.48
- +3.2%
- 52-week high
- $316.44
- 52-week low
- $166.76
- Annualised volatility
- 38%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$7.0M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +60% |
| 2025 | +76% |
| 2024 | +50% |
| 2023 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | −31% |
| 2021 | +55% |
| 2020 | −4.6% |
| 2019 | −23% |
| 2018 | −0.90% |
| 2017 | +35% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +7.5% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | −1.2% |
| Mar | 10 | 7 of 10 | −1.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.2% |
| May | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.61% |
| Jun | 10 | 9 of 10 | +8.9% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +2.8% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | +1.8% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.5% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | −3.6% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +7.9% |
| Dec | 10 | 3 of 10 | −1.2% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.