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Healthcare - Sector
LGND is currently covered by 5 analysts with an average price target of $224.37. This is a potential upside of $20.76 (10.2%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $203.61.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals's activity chart (see below) currently has 185 price targets and 138 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of LGND is 100% BUY.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 93.22% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 434.93 days.
Highest price target for LGND is $239, Lowest price target is $220, average price target is $231.33.
Most recent stock forecast was given by JOSEPH PANTGINIS from HC WAINWRIGHT on 24-Feb-2026. First documented stock forecast 12-Feb-2014.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of LGND, 19 are a BUY (100%).
Analyst name
Rating
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date of last PT
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Buy Since 12-Feb-2014
$239
$39.41 (19.75%)
$231
1 months 14 days ago
(24-Feb-2026)
42/44 (95.45%)
$50 (26.46%)
820
Buy Since 30-Jul-2024
$235
$35.41 (17.74%)
$234
3 months 28 days ago
(10-Dec-2025)
7/9 (77.78%)
$50.97 (27.70%)
275
Buy Since 10-Apr-2025
$230
3 months 28 days ago
(10-Dec-2025)
3/4 (75%)
$44.17 (23.77%)
89
Buy Since 06-Feb-2020
$220
$20.41 (10.23%)
$175
5 months ago
(07-Nov-2025)
13/13 (100%)
$17.52 (8.65%)
438
Buy Since 04-Aug-2020
$160
$-39.59 (-19.84%)
$150
1 years 3 months 22 days ago
(16-Dec-2024)
14/14 (100%)
$37.66 (30.78%)
440
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