What is Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated?
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, develops and licenses biopharmaceutical assets worldwide.
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, develops and licenses biopharmaceutical assets worldwide. It offers Pradefovir, Posaconazole, Voriconazole, CAPVAXIVE, NOXAFIL, MenFive, and ZELSUVMI for infectious disease; EVOMELA and KYPROLIS for multiple myeloma; FILSPARI for the treatment of immunoglobulin a nephropathy; PNEUMOSIL, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to help fight against pneumococcal pneumonia in children; and QARZIBA to treat neuroblastoma. The company is listed on the NASDAQ in USA, operating in the Healthcare sector, with a market capitalisation of 6.04B, and a P/E ratio of 31.2x.
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| Shares sold | Shares bought | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-3months | 0 | 0 |
| 3-6months | 0 | 0 |
| 6-9months | 930,915 shares $6.4M | 0 |
| 9-12months | 43,205 shares $609k | 0 |