Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $111.56 -0.24 (-0.21%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Ligand Pharmaceuticals Short Interest DataLigand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) has a short interest of 918,600 shares. This marks a -8.14% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.5, indicating that it would take 8.5 days of the average trading volume of 144,630 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest918,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,000,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-8.14%Dollar Volume Sold Short$97.10 millionShort Interest Ratio8.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares18,900,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted4.86%Today's Trading Volume133,450 sharesAverage Trading Volume144,630 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average92% Short Selling Ligand Pharmaceuticals? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Ligand Pharmaceuticals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLGND Short Interest Over TimeLGND Days to Cover Over TimeLGND Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Ligand Pharmaceuticals Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/2024918,600 shares $97.10 million -8.1%N/A8.5 $105.70 10/15/20241,000,000 shares $104.39 million +0.4%N/A9.5 $104.39 9/30/2024996,100 shares $99.70 million +1.9%N/A8.7 $100.09 9/15/2024977,400 shares $102.40 million -1.8%N/A7.9 $104.77 8/31/2024995,000 shares $105.27 million -6.1%N/A8.1 $105.80 8/15/20241,060,000 shares $109.32 million +10.3%N/A8.3 $103.13 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LGND and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ligand Pharmaceuticals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024960,700 shares $104.71 million -12.7%N/A6.9 $108.99 7/15/20241,100,000 shares $106.34 million +17.7%N/A7.9 $96.67 6/30/2024934,400 shares $78.73 million -0.2%N/A6.5 $84.26 6/15/2024936,600 shares $74.98 million +32.3%N/A6.6 $80.06 5/31/2024707,700 shares $60.19 million -17.6%N/A4.3 $85.05 5/15/2024858,700 shares $73.65 million +7.9%N/A4.6 $85.77 4/30/2024795,600 shares $55.60 million -3.8%N/A4.3 $69.89 4/15/2024826,600 shares $65.94 million +23.0%5.0%4.9 $79.77 3/31/2024672,100 shares $49.13 million -23.3%4.1%4.1 $73.10 3/15/2024876,300 shares $62.30 million +14.9%5.3%5.8 $71.09 2/29/2024762,600 shares $60.51 million -15.0%4.6%5.3 $79.35 2/15/2024896,600 shares $66.93 million -3.6%5.5%7.3 $74.65 1/31/2024929,800 shares $67.97 million +1.0%5.7%8.1 $73.10 1/15/2024920,700 shares $66.84 million +2.2%6.9%8.2 $72.60 12/31/2023900,800 shares $64.34 million +0.8%5.5%8.2 $71.42 12/15/2023893,600 shares $60.18 million -1.7%5.5%8.1 $67.35 11/30/2023909,100 shares $53.01 million -2.3%5.5%8.8 $58.31 11/15/2023930,200 shares $52.54 million +6.1%5.7%9.2 $56.48 10/31/2023876,400 shares $45.83 million +3.8%5.4%8.8 $52.29 10/15/2023844,700 shares $46.45 million +2.5%5.2%8.8 $54.99 9/30/2023824,100 shares $49.38 million -0.1%5.1%8.4 $59.92 9/15/2023825,000 shares $51.13 million -6.2%5.1%8.8 $61.98 8/31/2023879,200 shares $57.82 million +4.6%5.4%9.1 $65.77 8/15/2023840,500 shares $56.81 million +4.3%5.2%8.6 $67.59 7/31/2023805,800 shares $53.93 million -3.4%5.0%8.2 $66.93 7/15/2023834,300 shares $56.61 million -1.4%5.1%8.4 $67.85 6/30/2023846,200 shares $61.01 million +4.0%5.2%8.6 $72.10 6/15/2023814,000 shares $64.30 million -1.6%5.0%7.8 $78.99 5/31/2023827,100 shares $57.96 million +1.3%5.1%7.9 $70.08 5/15/2023816,400 shares $63.34 million +0.7%5.0%7.2 $77.59 4/30/2023811,100 shares $61.93 million +5.1%5.1%7 $76.35 4/15/2023771,800 shares $57.38 million -1.0%4.8%6.6 $74.34 3/31/2023779,200 shares $57.32 million -13.5%4.9%6.5 $73.56 3/15/2023900,500 shares $64.48 million +7.5%5.6%7.1 $71.61Blackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on Purpose (Ad)It's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 2/28/2023838,100 shares $60.46 million +2.5%5.2%5.1 $72.14 2/15/2023817,900 shares $59.69 million +1.5%5.1%4.8 $72.98 1/31/2023806,000 shares $56.18 million +0.1%5.1%4.6 $69.70 1/15/2023805,000 shares $57.38 million +1.5%5.1%4.1 $71.28 12/30/2022792,800 shares $52.96 million -8.4%5.0%4.1 $66.80 12/15/2022865,800 shares $53.81 million +13.0%5.5%4.4 $62.15 11/30/2022766,100 shares $55.85 million -2.3%4.8%4.6 $72.90 11/15/2022784,100 shares $61.99 million +6.6%4.9%5 $79.06 10/31/2022735,400 shares $64.46 million -0.3%4.6%5 $87.65 10/15/2022737,800 shares $66.03 million -6.7%4.6%6 $89.49 9/30/2022790,600 shares $68.08 million -5.1%5.0%6.6 $86.11 9/15/2022833,000 shares $75.08 million +3.1%5.2%7 $90.13 8/31/2022808,200 shares $74.67 million -3.7%5.1%6.6 $92.39 8/15/2022839,000 shares $90.03 million -3.2%5.3%6.8 $107.31 7/31/2022866,700 shares $79.76 million -0.8%5.4%6.5 $92.03 7/15/2022873,600 shares $82.58 million -3.6%5.4%6 $94.53 6/30/2022905,800 shares $80.82 million -0.2%5.6%6 $89.22 6/15/2022907,900 shares $71.80 million -0.6%N/A5.7 $79.08 5/31/2022913,400 shares $81.21 million -10.5%5.7%6.2 $88.91 5/15/20221,020,000 shares $87.68 million -8.9%6.4%6.2 $85.96 4/30/20221,120,000 shares $104.00 million No Change7.0%6.8 $92.86 4/15/20221,120,000 shares $117.89 million -8.9%7.0%6.8 $105.26 3/31/20221,230,000 shares $138.36 million +2.5%7.7%7.2 $112.49 3/15/20221,200,000 shares $125.44 million -2.4%7.5%7.5 $104.53 2/28/20221,230,000 shares $124.50 million No Change7.7%7.7 $101.22 2/15/20221,230,000 shares $152.13 million -10.2%7.8%8.1 $123.68 1/31/20221,370,000 shares $170.74 million -11.0%8.6%9.7 $124.63 1/15/20221,540,000 shares $192.36 million -4.4%9.7%11.3 $124.91 12/31/20211,610,000 shares $248.68 million -4.2%10.1%13.4 $154.46 12/15/20211,680,000 shares $247.80 million +5.0%10.6%13.9 $147.50 11/30/20211,600,000 shares $259.07 million +0.6%10.1%13.5 $161.92 11/15/20211,590,000 shares $260.93 million -4.2%10.0%8 $164.11 10/29/20211,660,000 shares $242.26 million No Change10.5%8 $145.94 10/15/20211,660,000 shares $216.23 million -4.1%10.5%7.9 $130.26 9/30/20211,730,000 shares $241.02 million -2.8%10.9%8 $139.32 9/15/20211,780,000 shares $241.83 million +10.6%11.2%7.8 $135.86 8/31/20211,610,000 shares $213.00 million -0.6%10.2%7 $132.30 8/13/20211,620,000 shares $173.05 million -1.8%10.2%10.1 $106.82 7/30/20211,650,000 shares $187.29 million -6.3%10.4%11 $113.51 7/15/20211,760,000 shares $203.84 million +0.6%11.1%11.7 $115.82 6/30/20211,750,000 shares $229.58 million +1.7%11.0%11.7 $131.19 6/15/20211,720,000 shares $212.97 million +8.2%10.8%12 $123.82 5/28/20211,590,000 shares $187.14 million -0.6%10.0%9.8 $117.70 5/14/20211,600,000 shares $198.21 million -0.6%10.1%8.5 $123.88 4/30/20211,610,000 shares $234.69 million +2.6%10.1%6.1 $145.77 4/15/20211,570,000 shares $237.12 million +4.7%9.9%2.9 $151.03 3/31/20211,500,000 shares $223.67 million -19.4%9.5%2.6 $149.11 3/15/20211,860,000 shares $306.49 million -15.8%11.8%3 $164.78 2/26/20212,210,000 shares $331.96 million -19.3%14.0%3.6 $150.21 2/12/20212,740,000 shares $493.31 million -54.1%17.9%4.5 $180.04Blackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on Purpose (Ad)It's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 1/29/20215,970,000 shares $1.14 billion -40.4%38.9%10.3 $191.59 1/15/202110,010,000 shares $1.22 billion +1.0%64.9%21.5 $122.28 12/31/20209,910,000 shares $1.02 billion -0.7%64.2%28.9 $102.63 12/15/20209,980,000 shares $1.02 billion -1.6%64.7%29.5 $101.79 11/30/202010,140,000 shares $871.23 million -4.6%65.7%30.6 $85.92 11/15/202010,630,000 shares $889.84 million -1.0%68.9%32.7 $83.71 10/30/202010,740,000 shares $892.17 million +5.1%69.6%34.8 $83.07 10/15/202010,220,000 shares $1.02 billion +3.9%66.2%34.7 $100.01 9/30/20209,840,000 shares $937.95 million +6.0%63.8%39.7 $95.32 9/15/20209,280,000 shares $890.79 million +3.0%60.1%35 $95.99 8/31/20209,010,000 shares $919.02 million +0.9%58.4%34.6 $102.00 8/14/20208,930,000 shares $1.01 billion +4.6%57.9%31.6 $113.25 7/31/20208,540,000 shares $1.00 billion -3.3%55.5%27.5 $117.18 7/15/20208,830,000 shares $1.05 billion -1.9%57.3%26.7 $119.42 6/30/20209,000,000 shares $1.01 billion -4.8%58.3%24.6 $111.85 6/15/20209,450,000 shares $1.05 billion +2.1%61.2%22.3 $111.49 5/29/20209,260,000 shares $940.54 million -1.9%59.7%17.9 $101.57 5/15/20209,440,000 shares $932.20 million +2.8%60.9%16.8 $98.75 4/30/20209,180,000 shares $904.87 million -2.9%59.2%16.3 $98.57 4/15/20209,450,000 shares $835.19 million +2.2%59.7%17.1 $88.38 3/31/20209,250,000 shares $903.08 million +3.9%58.4%17.1 $97.63 3/13/20208,904,900 shares $769.56 million +12.6%56.1%14.1 $86.42 2/28/20207,910,000 shares $557.97 million +3.1%49.8%20.8 $70.54 2/14/20207,670,000 shares $752.58 million -0.1%45.4%24.4 $98.12 1/31/20207,680,000 shares $788.12 million -0.9%45.3%24.3 $102.62 1/15/20207,750,000 shares $734.39 million -0.3%45.7%23.8 $94.76 12/31/20197,770,000 shares $687.96 million +1.0%45.8%25 $88.54 LGND Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Ligand Pharmaceuticals' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Ligand Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 918,600 shares of LGND short. Learn More on Ligand Pharmaceuticals' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Ligand Pharmaceuticals? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LGND shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Ligand Pharmaceuticals's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Ligand Pharmaceuticals? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ligand Pharmaceuticals: Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Ligand Pharmaceuticals' short interest increasing or decreasing? Ligand Pharmaceuticals saw a decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 918,600 shares, a decrease of 8.1% from the previous total of 1,000,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Ligand Pharmaceuticals' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Ligand Pharmaceuticals: Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (13.35%), Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (10.24%), Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (9.99%), Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (18.50%), COMPASS Pathways plc (7.97%), Shattuck Labs, Inc. (5.31%), Repligen Co. (6.33%), Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (20.77%), Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (8.14%), Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (7.37%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock? Short selling LGND is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ligand Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. LGND shares are trading down $0.24 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Ligand Pharmaceuticals? A short squeeze for Ligand Pharmaceuticals occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LGND, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Ligand Pharmaceuticals' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LGND, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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