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LGND

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Sector: pharmaBiotechnologyNASDAQMarket Cap: $3.62B

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) is a biopharmaceutical company with a royalty-based business model, showing a single congressional trader making three purchases in 2026 totaling $3,003-$45,000, against zero lobbying spend, donations, or federal contracts.

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Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat LGND does

Ligand Pharmaceuticals operates a diversified business model focused on developing and acquiring royalty-generating assets in the biopharmaceutical sector. It generates revenue through royalties on sales of partnered products, license fees, and material sales. The company's portfolio includes partnered programs with various pharmaceutical companies across multiple therapeutic areas.

12 months past · 3 months futureLGND activity timeline

$332$246$160 OctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · Sep 14 $322.61 hi $165.41 lo $285.83 CONGRESS 10 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 22 BILLS 26 Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Purchase · 2026-05-29Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Purchase · 2026-03-03Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-15Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-05 D.E. Shaw & Co. · + $7M · 2025-12-31D.E. Shaw & Co. · + $3M · 2025-09-30Citadel Advisors · - $2M · 2025-09-30Citadel Advisors · - $1M · 2025-12-31Bridgewater Associates · + $1M · 2025-12-31Bridgewater Associates · OPENED · 2025-09-30 MARKUP · Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · 2026-09-16
Congress
buy sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened + added − trimmed closed holds
Bills
past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) carveout (this ticker)
249 trading days · 4 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 6 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 1 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsLGND federal contracts

LGND doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding LGND

$9.1M
Total LGND held by tracked 13F funds
3
Funds with LGND positions
D.E. Shaw & Co. $7M +109% 2 overlap 2025-12-31
Citadel Advisors $1M -15% 2 overlap 2025-12-31
Bridgewater Associates $795K +227% 2 overlap 2025-12-31

Politicians Trading LGNDMembers of Congress with recent LGND positions

1 politicians traded LGND across 4 disclosed transactions totaling $32K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just LGND). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading LGND

2026-05-29 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-03 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-15 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-05 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2020-10-22 Katherine M. Clark D-Massachusetts · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2020-10-22 Katherine M. Clark D-Massachusetts · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
2020-04-03 Katherine M. Clark D-Massachusetts · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 56d late
2020-04-03 Katherine M. Clark D-Massachusetts · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000 56d late
2017-12-01 (unknown) purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2017-12-01 (unknown) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
10+ trades on file · most recent 2026-06-08

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

1
option exercises · $261K
For LGND, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting LGNDLive legislation impacting this stock

Political ProfileWhere LGND sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: Zero lobbying spend (get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income: 0), zero donations, zero federal contracts (get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary: null). EVIDENTIARY: Single congressional trader (bioguide_id C001123) made three purchases in 2026 totaling $3,003-$45,000; two corporate insider buys in May 2025 totaling $687,519 (CEO $583,629, CFO $103,890). Net: Evidentiary buys offset by lack of structural political engagement, resulting in neutral signal.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

  • Potential legislative impact from multiple pharma-sector bills
    Congress
    "Recent bill_impacts array shows 8 bills with impact_ratios 0.0041-0.0054, each estimated revenue impact $15M-$19.5M"

Regulatory opportunities

  • No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Congressional critics

  • No specific congressional critics identified.
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Frequently AskedAbout LGND & political exposure

Does Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Has Congress traded LGND stock?
10 congressional trades by 3 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-05-29. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is LGND political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track LGND political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. LGND data is updated daily from these official federal sources.