LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND)

Latest Insider Confidence Score

2026Q1

51.2
Bullish

Company insider confidence (by quarter)

2014Q1 2026Q1

Largest shareholders

Insider Role (last 12 mo) Shares held Filed at
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc 10% Owner 3,127,868 Jul 3, 2025
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 686,330 Feb 14, 2020
Goldman Sachs & Co. Llc 686,330 Feb 14, 2020
Higgins John L CEO 417,695 Dec 30, 2022
Davis Todd C CEO 161,467 Jul 2, 2025

Recent buy/sell transactions

Exec date Filing date Insider Role Signal Confidence Shares % of shares Under plan? Amount (USD)
Mar 4, 2026 Mar 6, 2026 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sell 23.8 -5,000 -11.94% $1M
Mar 4, 2026 Mar 6, 2026 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 8.8 -13,423 -38.26% $2.8M
Mar 3, 2026 Mar 5, 2026 Sabba Stephen L Director Sell 20.0 -2,034 -5.68% $409.9K
Mar 2, 2026 Mar 4, 2026 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sell 46.3 -467 -1.08% $93.6K
Feb 14, 2026 Feb 18, 2026 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sell 100.0 +6,058 19.66% $1.8M
Feb 14, 2026 Feb 18, 2026 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 100.0 +4,437 15.53% $2.2M
Feb 14, 2026 Feb 18, 2026 Davis Todd C CEO Sell 100.0 +27,549 17.08% $6M
Feb 2, 2026 Feb 4, 2026 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sell 46.3 -467 -1.07% $91.5K
Jan 2, 2026 Jan 6, 2026 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sell 46.3 -467 -1.06% $88.5K
Dec 31, 2025 Jan 6, 2026 Espinoza Octavio CFO Buy 47.5 +8 0.03% $765.4
Dec 16, 2025 Dec 18, 2025 Espinoza Octavio CFO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Dec 12, 2025 Dec 16, 2025 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 20.0 -1,804 -6.45% $339.7K
Dec 5, 2025 Dec 9, 2025 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 20.0 -1,862 -6.24% $344.2K
Dec 8, 2025 Dec 8, 2025 Aryeh Jason Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Dec 4, 2025 Dec 8, 2025 Davis Todd C CEO Neutral 52.5 -130 -0.08% -
Dec 1, 2025 Dec 3, 2025 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sell 45.0 -467 -1.05% $91.5K
Nov 7, 2025 Nov 12, 2025 Gray Nancy Ryan Director Sell 17.5 -6,571 -28.87% $1.4M
Nov 7, 2025 Nov 12, 2025 LAMATTINA JOHN L Director Sell 20.0 -4,179 -6.37% $858.6K
Nov 3, 2025 Nov 5, 2025 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sell 45.0 -467 -1.04% $89.2K
Oct 1, 2025 Oct 3, 2025 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sell 45.0 -467 -1.03% $83.8K
Sep 2, 2025 Sep 4, 2025 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sell 45.0 -467 -1.02% $75.8K
Aug 10, 2025 Aug 12, 2025 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sell 22.5 -1,325 -4.12% $198.8K
Aug 1, 2025 Aug 5, 2025 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sell 45.0 -467 -1.01% $61.6K
Jul 10, 2025 Jul 11, 2025 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Sell 45.0 -934 -1.97% $116.8K
Jul 1, 2025 Jul 3, 2025 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC 10% Owner Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jul 3, 2025 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC 10% Owner Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 30, 2025 Jul 2, 2025 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Buy 68.8 +233 0.73% $21.2K
Jun 30, 2025 Jul 2, 2025 Espinoza Octavio CFO Buy 68.8 +224 0.76% $20.4K
Jun 30, 2025 Jul 2, 2025 Davis Todd C CEO Buy 56.3 +233 0.14% $21.2K
Jun 23, 2025 Jun 24, 2025 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sell 22.5 -500 -1.54% $57K
Jun 10, 2025 Jun 12, 2025 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sell 22.5 -500 -1.52% $57.3K
Jun 6, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 Gray Nancy Ryan Director Neutral 90.0 +1,209 17.56% -
Jun 6, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 Aryeh Jason Director Neutral 67.5 +1,209 0.90% -
Jun 6, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 LAMATTINA JOHN L Director Neutral 82.5 +1,209 4.10% -
Jun 6, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 Zimmermann Martine Director Sell 91.3 +1,021 28.87% $19.9K
Jun 6, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 Sabba Stephen L Director Neutral 82.5 +1,209 3.71% -
Jun 6, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Neutral 82.5 +1,209 2.62% -
Jun 6, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 Haas Jason Director Neutral 90.0 +1,209 22.40% -
Aug 10, 2024 Jun 2, 2025 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sell 22.5 -1,897 -3.36% $193.8K
Jan 17, 2025 Jun 2, 2025 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
May 9, 2025 May 13, 2025 Davis Todd C CEO Buy 95.0 +9,510 6.27% $1M
May 9, 2025 May 13, 2025 Espinoza Octavio CFO Buy 90.0 +1,500 5.67% $156.1K
Apr 1, 2025 Apr 16, 2025 Sabba Stephen L Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Mar 4, 2025 Mar 6, 2025 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Neutral 90.0 +6,415 22.61% -
Mar 4, 2025 Mar 6, 2025 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 97.5 +2,484 10.40% $575.1K
Mar 4, 2025 Mar 6, 2025 Davis Todd C CEO Neutral 90.0 +21,382 16.40% -
Feb 14, 2025 Feb 19, 2025 Davis Todd C CEO Sell 95.0 +7,332 5.96% $1.6M
Feb 14, 2025 Feb 19, 2025 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 100.0 +3,232 15.65% $1.2M
Feb 14, 2025 Feb 19, 2025 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sell 97.5 +5,834 25.89% $782.8K
Dec 23, 2024 Dec 26, 2024 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 22.5 -2,104 -9.25% $244.9K
Dec 5, 2024 Dec 6, 2024 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 22.5 -1,859 -7.55% $229.6K
Nov 27, 2024 Dec 2, 2024 LAMATTINA JOHN L Director Sell 20.0 -2,406 -7.54% $297.5K
Sep 23, 2024 Sep 25, 2024 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sell 22.5 -2,000 -8.15% $199.2K
Sep 20, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 22.5 -1,275 -4.93% $132.5K
Sep 20, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 Korenberg Matthew E COO Sell 17.5 -16,047 -7.08% $1.6M
Sep 17, 2024 Sep 19, 2024 Espinoza Octavio CFO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Sep 16, 2024 Sep 18, 2024 Korenberg Matthew E COO Sell 20.0 -3,214 -1.56% $337.5K
Aug 28, 2024 Aug 30, 2024 Espinoza Octavio CFO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Aug 28, 2024 Aug 30, 2024 Reardon Andrew CLO & Secretary Sell 22.5 -1,500 -6.24% $159.6K
Aug 22, 2024 Aug 26, 2024 Korenberg Matthew E COO Sell 17.5 -18,858 -27.58% $2M
Aug 9, 2024 Aug 13, 2024 Korenberg Matthew E COO Sell 17.5 -18,245 -21.06% $1.8M
Aug 8, 2024 Aug 9, 2024 Davis Todd C CEO Buy 82.5 +2,500 2.07% $243.5K
Jun 28, 2024 Jul 2, 2024 Reardon Andrew Chief Legal Officer & Buy 78.8 +329 1.48% $20K
Jun 28, 2024 Jul 2, 2024 Korenberg Matthew E COO Buy 61.3 +350 0.41% $21.2K
Jun 28, 2024 Jul 2, 2024 Espinoza Octavio CFO Buy 78.8 +267 1.14% $16.2K
Jun 28, 2024 Jul 2, 2024 Davis Todd C CEO Buy 61.3 +350 0.29% $21.2K
Jun 14, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 Sabba Stephen L Director Neutral 82.5 +1,252 4.33% -
Jun 14, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 Zimmermann Martine Director Neutral 90.0 +1,252 54.79% -
Jun 14, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 LAMATTINA JOHN L Director Neutral 82.5 +1,252 4.43% -
Jun 14, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Neutral 82.5 +1,252 2.94% -
Jun 14, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 Haas Jason Director Neutral 90.0 +1,252 30.21% -
Jun 14, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 Gray Nancy Ryan Director Neutral 90.0 +1,252 22.23% -
Jun 14, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 Aryeh Jason Director Neutral 67.5 +1,252 0.94% -
May 9, 2024 May 17, 2024 Gray Nancy Ryan Director Sell 22.5 -934 -14.22% $77.7K
May 15, 2024 May 17, 2024 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 17.5 -13,293 -12.58% $1.1M
May 13, 2024 May 15, 2024 Korenberg Matthew E COO Sell 17.5 -17,598 -16.94% $1.5M
May 9, 2024 May 13, 2024 Reardon Andrew Chief Legal Officer & Sell 20.0 -10,000 -31.05% $830.4K
Apr 30, 2024 May 2, 2024 Aryeh Jason Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Apr 24, 2024 Apr 26, 2024 KOZARICH JOHN W Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Mar 25, 2024 Mar 27, 2024 Davis Todd C CEO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Mar 5, 2024 Mar 7, 2024 Sabba Stephen L Director Sell 22.5 -1,893 -6.14% $140.6K
Mar 5, 2024 Mar 6, 2024 Aryeh Jason Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Feb 27, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Reardon Andrew CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & Neutral 90.0 +7,208 48.06% -
Feb 27, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Korenberg Matthew E COO Neutral 90.0 +14,416 16.12% -
Feb 27, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 91.3 +7,068 13.77% $12.4K
Feb 27, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Davis Todd C CEO Neutral 90.0 +32,436 45.23% -
Feb 15, 2024 Feb 16, 2024 Reardon Andrew CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & Sell 26.3 -593 -3.80% $44.3K
Feb 15, 2024 Feb 16, 2024 Korenberg Matthew E COO Sell 20.0 -4,778 -5.07% $356.7K
Feb 15, 2024 Feb 16, 2024 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 22.5 -1,479 -6.46% $110.4K
Feb 15, 2024 Feb 16, 2024 Davis Todd C CEO Sell 22.5 -1,381 -1.89% $103.1K
Dec 29, 2023 Jan 4, 2024 Reardon Andrew CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & Buy 78.8 +179 1.16% $10.9K
Jan 2, 2024 Jan 4, 2024 Korenberg Matthew E COO Sell 22.5 -2,917 -3.00% $210.9K
Dec 5, 2023 Dec 6, 2023 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 22.5 -1,269 -5.25% $75.6K
Dec 5, 2023 Dec 6, 2023 Korenberg Matthew E COO Sell 22.5 -1,984 -2.00% $118.3K
Oct 1, 2023 Oct 3, 2023 Espinoza Octavio CFO Sell 26.3 -346 -1.41% $20.7K
Sep 22, 2023 Sep 26, 2023 Zimmermann Martine Director Neutral 90.0 +2,285 100.00% -
Sep 25, 2023 Zimmermann Martine Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Sep 22, 2023 Sep 25, 2023 Davis Todd C CEO Buy 90.0 +4,000 5.79% $237.5K
Aug 10, 2023 Aug 14, 2023 Reardon Andrew CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & Sell 22.5 -897 -5.50% $61.7K
Jun 30, 2023 Jul 10, 2023 Korenberg Matthew E COO Buy 61.3 +376 0.38% $21.3K