Ligand Pharmaceuticals (FRA:LGDN) Risk Assessment

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FRA:LGDN Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc FRA:LGDN
78 GF Score
Price €260.00
GF Value €147.83
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Ligand Pharmaceuticals Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Ligand Pharmaceuticals is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals  (FRA:LGDN) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Risk Assessment Related Terms

FRA:LGDN vs DFTX, CGON, XENE: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Ligand Pharmaceuticals's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Risk Assessment vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Ligand Pharmaceuticals's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ligand Pharmaceuticals's Risk Assessment falls into.


FRA:LGDN
78GF Score
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc FRA:LGDN
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Is Ligand Pharmaceuticals (FRA:LGDN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €260.00 is trading 75.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of €147.83. GuruFocus considers Ligand Pharmaceuticals to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:LGDN:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: €147.83 vs. price of €260.00 (75.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:LGDN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Other Exchanges LGND:USA
Address 555 Heritage Drive, Suite 200, Jupiter, FL, USA, 33458
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and acquiring technologies that aid in creating medicine. The company has partnerships and license agreements with various pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Ligand's business model is based on drug discovery, early-stage drug development, product reformulation, and partnerships. The company's revenue consists of three primary elements: royalties from commercialized products, license and milestone payments, and sale of its trademarked Captisol material.
78GF Score

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€260.00
Price
€147.83
GF Value