Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
8.25xPrice / tangible book
Market cap
$5.69B
Tangible equity
$690.23M
Price / tangible book
8.25x
Price / book
5.60x
Return on equity
12.2%
Return on assets
8.0%
Efficiency ratio
—
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Decision snapshot: LGND stock price vs AXP: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at AXP's multiple
Needs AXP P/E.
Implied fair value · at LGND's multiple
Needs LGND P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
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Multiple discount
Multiple premium
Profitability lag
Asset efficiency edge
Lower is better
Statements
Bank-focused income statement and equity metrics aligned to the reporting windows.
SEC periods: LGND FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · AXP FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Eight fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Tangible book and profitability anchor a bank, not enterprise value.
Deposits and cash-like balances distort enterprise value for banks, so this section reads equity value, tangible book and profitability instead.
Price / tangible book
Market cap
$5.69B
Tangible equity
$690.23M
Price / tangible book
8.25x
Price / book
5.60x
Return on equity
12.2%
Return on assets
8.0%
Efficiency ratio
—
Price / tangible book
Market cap
$220.26B
Tangible equity
$28.51B
Price / tangible book
7.73x
Price / book
6.58x
Return on equity
32.4%
Return on assets
3.6%
Efficiency ratio
66.1%
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO · implied price per share
Bank model off — standard DCF modelling is disabled for financial institutions.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.37x
1.73x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-2.24x
2.61x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$733.52M
$742.00M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
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