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LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND)

Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC: short interest with days to cover, daily short sale volume, fails to deliver and Form 4 insider trades. Listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as pharmaceutical preparations.

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2.4M

Short interest

settlement 2026-08-14

8.8

Days to cover

+12.8% vs prior

84.6%

Short share of volume

2026-09-11

6,144

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-14

-$14.2M

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 17 sells

As of 2026-09-11.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month; the last 12 months shown, all 48 settlements in the JSON

As of 14 August 2026, short interest in LGND is 2,448,076 shares, up 529,869 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 780,075 shares (28 February 2025) to 2,448,076 shares (14 August 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range. At the reported average volume of 279K shares a day that is 8.8 days to cover, elevated.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-08-142,448,076+12.8%279,4238.76
2026-07-312,169,585+13.1%294,5877.36
2026-07-151,918,207-9.6%384,5864.99
2026-06-302,121,617+25.6%814,8372.60
2026-06-151,689,714+3.1%202,9058.33
2026-05-291,638,411+8.8%200,3708.18
2026-05-151,505,179+3.4%225,6826.67
2026-04-301,455,087+3.4%182,4837.97
2026-04-151,406,701-5.9%267,1955.26
2026-03-311,495,607+2.5%232,0426.45
2026-03-131,458,857+5.8%253,2555.76
2026-02-271,378,177+0.5%152,7749.02
2026-02-131,371,498+6.9%197,9476.93
2026-01-301,283,046+1.2%197,7196.49
2026-01-151,267,548+1.7%278,5704.55
2025-12-311,246,230+13.7%183,0196.81
2025-12-151,095,980-1.1%229,5794.77
2025-11-281,108,765+5.6%230,7314.81
2025-11-141,050,284-5.2%247,9594.24
2025-10-311,107,928-6.2%153,1147.24
2025-10-151,180,914-1.2%126,0969.37
2025-09-301,195,235+6.5%260,9674.58
2025-09-151,121,743-2.9%196,4565.71
2025-08-291,155,180-3.3%145,1187.96

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSON

As of 11 September 2026, the short share of LGND volume is 84.6%, up 9.2 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 37.9% (18 August 2026) to 84.6% (11 September 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range. The latest reading is 18.4 points above the 30-session average of 66.2%, on 114K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-09-1196K114K84.6%1,824
2026-09-1032K45K72.8%0
2026-09-09116K138K83.8%5,920
2026-09-0874K102K72.7%210
2026-09-0431K42K74.0%0
2026-09-0356K75K75.4%685
2026-09-0252K69K75.1%0
2026-09-0161K80K76.2%100
2026-08-3156K75K74.4%0
2026-08-2840K54K73.0%58
2026-08-2767K103K65.0%0
2026-08-2654K74K73.7%369
2026-08-2546K91K50.5%0
2026-08-2432K58K55.7%0
2026-08-2133K41K80.8%829
2026-08-2041K54K76.8%0
2026-08-1953K134K39.7%32
2026-08-1838K101K37.9%80
2026-08-1742K57K74.3%0
2026-08-1440K75K53.1%320
2026-08-1369K127K54.2%22,100
2026-08-12114K185K61.7%700
2026-08-1148K76K62.4%0
2026-08-1044K74K59.2%0
2026-08-0754K102K52.4%839
2026-08-0687K173K50.0%270
2026-08-0552K86K60.7%34
2026-08-04102K144K71.0%3,233
2026-08-0359K79K74.5%3
2026-07-3177K110K70.0%0

Fails to deliver

SEC, by settlement date. JSON

As of 14 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in LGND is 6,144 shares, up 6,137 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 1 share (13 July 2026) to 10,421 shares (30 January 2026).

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-08-146,144$288.82$1.8M
2026-08-057$300.79$2K
2026-08-0411$292.04$3K
2026-08-0323$287.54$7K
2026-07-3118$296.29$5K
2026-07-275$300.53$2K
2026-07-17777$296.45$230K
2026-07-16420$296.26$124K
2026-07-131$316.24$316
2026-07-014$316.09$1K
2026-06-295,293$303.59$1.6M
2026-06-262,845$295.92$842K
2026-06-2530$284.91$9K
2026-06-242,876$279.44$804K
2026-06-22156$274.88$43K
2026-06-125,547$254.57$1.4M
2026-06-0872$237.00$17K
2026-04-287,675$241.79$1.9M
2026-04-14365$213.44$78K
2026-03-09164$201.90$33K
2026-03-059,257$208.95$1.9M
2026-03-03304$202.55$62K
2026-02-23252$183.98$46K
2026-02-121,937$185.96$360K
2026-02-091,406$190.44$268K
2026-01-3010,421$195.17$2.0M
2026-01-1625$196.08$5K
2026-01-15153$196.54$30K
2026-01-0950$200.07$10K
2026-01-081,943$199.96$389K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

Insiders at LGND reported 17 open-market sells worth $14.2M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: Reardon Andrew (CLO &amp; Secretary) on 2026-09-03.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell400$288.98$116K37K
2026-09-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell385$287.53$111K37K
2026-09-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell2K$286.36$606K37K
2026-09-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell2K$285.17$513K39K
2026-09-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell300$283.99$85K41K
2026-08-12Haas Jasonn/aSell7K$292.81$2.1M4K
2026-08-12Haas Jasonn/aOption exercise6K$51.56$316K11K
2026-08-12Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerSell32K$292.06$9.2M28K
2026-08-12Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerOption exercise3K$68.74$230K59K
2026-08-12Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerOption exercise7K$57.22$410K56K
2026-08-12Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerOption exercise3K$55.75$160K49K
2026-08-12Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerOption exercise2K$70.04$145K46K
2026-08-12Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerOption exercise16K$52.84$855K44K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell409$292.82$120K42K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell991$291.71$289K42K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell200$290.60$58K43K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell503$289.80$146K43K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell356$288.75$103K44K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell1K$287.77$349K44K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell1K$286.80$296K45K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell157$285.74$45K46K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell33$284.55$9K46K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell105$284.14$30K46K
2026-08-03Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretaryOption exercise5K$52.27$261K47K
2026-06-11Aryeh Jasonn/aSell5K$250.00$1.1M103K
2026-06-10Aryeh Jasonn/aSell500$250.00$125K107K
2026-06-05Aryeh Jasonn/aGrant836$0.00$0108K
2026-06-05Zimmermann Martinen/aTax withholding182$237.00$43K5K
2026-06-05Zimmermann Martinen/aGrant836$0.00$05K
2026-06-05Sabba Stephen Ln/aGrant836$0.00$034K
2026-06-05LAMATTINA JOHN Ln/aGrant836$0.00$032K
2026-06-05KOZARICH JOHN Wn/aGrant836$0.00$043K
2026-06-05Haas Jasonn/aGrant836$0.00$07K
2026-06-05Gray Nancy Ryann/aGrant836$0.00$09K
2026-06-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell200$230.41$46K41K
2026-06-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell1K$229.47$279K42K
2026-06-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell584$228.57$133K43K
2026-06-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell400$226.78$91K43K
2026-06-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell1K$225.97$324K44K
2026-06-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell677$225.20$152K45K
2026-06-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell491$223.95$110K46K
2026-06-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretaryOption exercise5K$52.27$261K46K
2026-05-27Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerOption exercise972$52.84$51K28K
2026-05-27Espinoza OctavioChief Financial OfficerOption exercise764$63.62$49K27K
2026-05-13KOZARICH JOHN Wn/aSell2K$223.50$352K42K
2026-05-13KOZARICH JOHN Wn/aOption exercise2K$69.51$109K43K
2026-05-12KOZARICH JOHN Wn/aSell459$224.00$103K42K
2026-05-12KOZARICH JOHN Wn/aOption exercise459$69.51$32K42K
2026-05-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell800$234.02$187K41K
2026-05-01Reardon AndrewCLO &amp; SecretarySell1K$232.92$331K42K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

4 Form 144 notices on file for LGND worth $15.9M at the prices reported; 4 in the last 90 days worth $15.9M. Latest: MARTINE ZIMMERMANN filed on 2026-09-10 to sell 1,200 shares ($342K) from 2026-09-10.

FiledSellerSharesMarket valueOf outstandingSale fromBroker
2026-09-10MARTINE ZIMMERMANNDirector1K$342K0.006%2026-09-10Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
2026-09-03ANDREW REARDONOfficer15K$4.3M0.075%2026-09-03Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
2026-08-12Jason HaasDirector7K$2.1M0.036%2026-08-12Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
2026-08-12OCTAVIO ESPINOZAOfficer32K$9.1M0.159%2026-08-12Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person, newest filing first. JSON

1 holder above 5% has filed on LGND, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Invesco Ltd. at 6.1% of the class (1,218,846 shares), filed 2026-08-13 for an event on 2026-06-30.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-08-1313GInvesco Ltd.parent holding company, investment adviser1.2M6.1%2026-06-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding LGND at their latest 13F. JSON

7 of the 30 tracked managers held LGND at their latest 13F, $74.2M in total at quarter-end prices. Fisher Asset Management is the largest at $38.4M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 2 added shares and 5 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Fisher Asset Management2026-06-30121K$38.4M0.01%-7K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-3068K$21.3M0.01%-20K
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-3019K$6.0M0.00%+16K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-3012K$3.7M0.00%-8K
AQR Capital Management2026-06-3010K$3.3M0.00%+3K
Millennium Management2026-06-304K$1.3M0.00%-206K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-30800$253K0.00%-16K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC reported revenue of $63.7M, up 33.7% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $48.5M (2.22 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $49.4M of operating cash flow and spent $15.0M on buybacks. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $1.01B against $1.13B of debt.

Cash
$1.01B
Debt
$1.13B
Equity
$967.5M
Total assets
$2.19B
Shares outstanding
19,935,609

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q2 20262026-06-30$63.7M$48.5M76.2%2.22
Q1 20262026-03-31$51.7M-$13.3M-25.8%-0.67
Q4 2025derived2025-12-31$59.7Mn/an/an/a
Q3 20252025-09-30$115.5M$117.3M101.6%5.68
Q2 20252025-06-30$47.6M$4.8M10.2%0.24
Q1 20252025-03-31$45.3M-$42.5M-93.6%-2.21
Q4 2024derived2024-12-31$42.8Mn/an/an/a
Q3 20242024-09-30$51.8M-$7.2M-13.8%-0.39

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-12-31$268.1Mn/a$49.4M$452K$15.0Mn/a
FY 20242024-12-31$167.1Mn/a$97.0M$1.8M$0n/a
FY 20232023-12-31$131.3Mn/a$49.6M$3.5M$0n/a
FY 20222022-12-31$196.2Mn/a$137.8M$17.9M$0n/a
FY 20212021-12-31$241.5Mn/a$78.8M$8.8M$0n/a

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-08-04 from the cover page.

What this page is

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page pulls every series the site collects for one ticker onto one URL, keyed by the SEC's own ticker list, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a summary sentence built from the rows (last value, change, range with dates) and its own JSON and CSV links. Nothing on the page is written by a model; the sentences change only when the data does. A page exists only for companies with data in at least two series, and every section says when its source last updated.

This page follows LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND), SEC CIK 886163, listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as pharmaceutical preparations. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and method

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestTwice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesEvery trading day, loaded the following morning. Latest 2026-09-11.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataTwice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
Planned sales
SEC EDGAR Form 144EDGAR read every 30 minutes; a notice is filed on or before the sell order. Latest 2026-09-10.JSON and CSV
Large holders
SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GEDGAR read every 30 minutes; 13D within five business days of crossing 5%, 13G on the passive schedule. Latest 2026-08-13.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRQuarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials
SEC XBRL company factsRefreshed weekly from the SEC's structured data; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-09-03.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 886163Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
Rate limits
30 requests a minute without a key, 120 a minute with a key from a free account.

Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 13 Sep 05:40 UTC.

How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a crowded short are the combination that has historically preceded squeezes; insider sells next to a crowded short are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of LGND is sold short?
2,448,076 shares were held short at the 2026-08-14 settlement, 8.8 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is LGND's daily short volume?
On 2026-09-11, 96,250 of the 113,779 LGND shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 84.6% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does LGND have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 6,144 LGND shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-14. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are LGND insiders buying or selling?
Insiders at LGND reported 17 open-market sells worth $14.2M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: Reardon Andrew (CLO &amp; Secretary) on 2026-09-03.
Have LGND insiders filed to sell?
4 Form 144 notices on file for LGND worth $15.9M at the prices reported; 4 in the last 90 days worth $15.9M. Latest: MARTINE ZIMMERMANN filed on 2026-09-10 to sell 1,200 shares ($342K) from 2026-09-10.
Who owns more than 5% of LGND?
1 holder above 5% has filed on LGND, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Invesco Ltd. at 6.1% of the class (1,218,846 shares), filed 2026-08-13 for an event on 2026-06-30.
What did LGND report last quarter?
In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC reported revenue of $63.7M, up 33.7% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $48.5M (2.22 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $49.4M of operating cash flow and spent $15.0M on buybacks. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $1.01B against $1.13B of debt.
Which funds hold LGND?
7 of the 30 tracked managers held LGND at their latest 13F, $74.2M in total at quarter-end prices. Fisher Asset Management is the largest at $38.4M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 2 added shares and 5 cut.

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