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Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc

LGND
Year-to-Date: 66.1%
This Week: 6.6%
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LGND
Year-to-Date (YTD) Return: 66.1317%
 
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Long Term Trend: Very Good
Medium Term Trend: Good
Short Term Trend: Very Good
Ligand
Overall Trend Score:
100 Out Of 100
Bottomline: Bullish Trend


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October 2, 2025 - The year-to-date (YTD) return or performance of Ligand (LGND) is up 66.1317% and is outperforming the overall stock market by 51.3738%.

Recently, the weekly return of Ligand (LGND) is up 6.60511% and is outperforming the overall market by 5.717961%.

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All trends (long term, mid-term and short term) for Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc looks good.

The overall 12Stocks.com Smart Investing & Trading Score is 100 (measures stock trend from 0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts LGND in short term bullish trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 90 and an improvement of trend continues. Scroll down for key technical charts, support & resistance levels and analysis for Ligand.

Stock Analysis for LGND
Name: Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
In A Glance
Ligand (LGND) Stock Performance and Technical Trend Chart View
 
LGND Recent Price: 180.12    
MarketCap: 3529.74 Millions
Day Percent Change: 0.583554%
Day Change: 2.06
Week Change: 6.60511%
Year-to-date Change: 66.1317%
Weekly LGND Technical Chart


Daily LGND Technical Chart
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Short Term Trend Analysis for LGND		 
100 / 100
The current technical trend score is 100 in a scale where 0 is bearish and 100 is bullish.
The technical trend score from previous session is 100.
Trend score updated daily. Not to be used for investing.

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The table below shows stocks similar to Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc, i.e, from same subsector or sector along with year-to-date (66.1% YTD), weekly (6.6%) & daily performaces for comparison. Usually, stocks from similar sector tend to move together but companies that have innovative products, services or good management tend to outperform. Compare 12Stocks.com Smart Investing & Trading Scores to see which stocks in this sector are trending better currently. Click on ticker or stock name for detailed view (place cursor on ticker or stock name to view charts quickly). Click on to add stock symbol to your watchlist and to view watchlist.
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TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading Score
[0 to 100]		Change %Weekly Change%YTD Change%
VRTXVertex  Biotechnology408.85801.158.60.76%
CELGCelgene  Biotechnology55.13201.30-27.70.00%
PSTXPoseida  Biotechnology9.5050-0.630.81.06%
REGNRegeneron  Biotechnology600.001000.014.0-15.87%
ALNYAlnylam  Biotechnology460.99600.070.697.32%
INZYInozyme Pharma Biotechnology4.00500.000.340.35%
SPRBSpruce  Biotechnology11.3910012.4939.3-63.79%
ARGXArgen X Biotechnology791.591003.168.527.64%
INSMInsmed Inc Biotechnology152.83903.778.4118.49%
BNTXBioNTech SE Biotechnology103.44800.883.7-10.29%
ALVRAlloVir  Biotechnology11.4710016.9220.910.82%
CERECerevel  Biotechnology44.96500.003.70.00%
PTPIPetros  Biotechnology0.030-4.76-6.7-99.76%
RPRXRoyalty Pharma Biotechnology36.50600.502.043.42%
ALXNAlexion  Biotechnology834.36901.91357.20.00%
SMMTSummit  Biotechnology20.87401.851.813.73%
SGENSeattle Genetics Biotechnology202.14301.63-8.80.00%
KRONKronos Bio Biotechnology0.88401.490.9-9.29%
GMABGenmab ADR Biotechnology32.121001.109.152.95%
INCYIncyte Corp Biotechnology86.3090-0.462.524.12%
ASNDAscendis Pharma Biotechnology200.8290-1.613.945.52%
BMRNBiomarin  Biotechnology55.57801.293.3-16.42%
BGNEBeiGene  Biotechnology184.71400.494.70.00%
BBIOBridgeBio Pharma Biotechnology53.2890-0.375.288.94%
EXELExelixis Inc Biotechnology41.36700.396.321.86%
LLYLilly(Eli) & Co Drugs819.85100-0.6710.55.77%
JNJJohnson & Johnson Drugs185.98100-0.045.331.28%
ABBVAbbvie Inc Drugs236.56100-3.207.535.47%
UNHUnitedhealth  Insurance353.721001.560.5-29.09%
AZNAstrazeneca  Drugs83.66100-0.8311.029.65%
NVSNovartis AG Drugs130.97100-0.576.539.68%
ABTAbbott  Instrument132.9920-0.36-0.718.93%


Technical Levels: For the trading inclined, the following are the key levels of resistance (ceiling) and support (floor) for LGND. Ceiling and floor levels are stock prices at which the stock trend gets resistance or support respectively. Stocks & their trends tend to pause at these levels and hence traders have an eye on them.

Long term levels are more important. Stocks that have broken thru their resistance or support levels convincingly tend to have stronger trends (confirm with charts above visually).
Key Technical Levels for LGND
 Short TermWeeklyLong Term
Resistance (Ceiling)156.54157.54143.13
Support (Floor)152.23137.14111.72

        
RELATIVE PERFORMANCE OF
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Vs
THE MARKET
Relative performance of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc Compared to Overall Market
How is LGND faring versus the market [S&P 500] ? Is it lagging or leading ? How is its relative performance ?
Symbol Day Change Week Change Year-to-Date Change
SPY 0.145759% 0.887149% 14.7579%
LGND 0.583554% 6.60511% 66.1317%

LGND Chart
S&P 500 (Market) Chart
Year to date returns, LGND is outperforming the market by 51.3738%
This week, LGND is outperforming the market by 5.717961%


        
Performance of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc vs Health Care ETF RELATIVE PERFORMANCE OF
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Vs
Health Care Sector
Let us compare apples to apples and compare performance of LGND with its sector ETF (contains basket of stocks of same sector) XLV [Health Care SPDR] ?
Symbol Day Change Week Change Year-to-Date Change
XLV -0.195163 % 4.9857 % 4.95646 %
LGND 0.583554% 6.60511% 66.1317%

LGND Chart
Health Care Chart
Year to date, LGND is outperforming Health Care sector by 61.17524%
This week, LGND is outperforming Health Care sector by 1.61941%

List Of ETF Funds Related To Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc

The table below shows ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) similar to Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc, i.e, from same sector along with year-to-date (YTD), weekly & daily performaces for comparison. Usually, ETFs and associated stocks from similar sector tend to move together but companies that have innovative products, services or good management tend to outperform. Move mouse or cursor over ETF symbol to view short-term technical chart and over ETF name to view long term chart. Click on to add ETF symbol to your watchlist and to view watchlist.
TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceChange %Weekly Change%YTD Change%
BBHBiotech HOLDRs Health Care173.280.6745145.4943410.3445%
IBBiShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Health Care149.620.7474245.63412.6725%
RXLProShares Ultra HealthCare  Health Care44.94-0.3669189.89282.97797%
PPHPharmaceutical HOLDRs Health Care93.32-0.9972426.009329.46602%
RXDProShares UltraShort HealthCare  Health Care10.670.567325-9.29151-10.3244%
XLVHealth Care SPDR Health Care143.19-0.1951634.98574.95646%
IXJiShares Global Healthcare  Health Care91.58-0.1308625.095257.40934%
IHFiShares U. S. Healthcare Providers Health Care49.921.175521.484044.69579%
XBISPDR Biotech Health Care102.591.183555.285312.1001%
PBEPowerShares Biotech  Health Care72.010.5191374.155677.5807%
FBTFT Biotech Index Fund Health Care187.030.8655655.4836212.1974%
IYHiShares US Healthcare Health Care60.43-0.099195.095654.16415%
VHTVanguard Health Care VIPERS Health Care266.54-0.05624514.776135.68973%
PJPPowerShares Pharmaceuticals Health Care94.40-0.6071963.107514.4828%
IHIiShares U.S. Medical Devices Health Care59.950.70552702.94479%
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