Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) in Focus: Stock Falls 6.7% - Tale of the Tape - Curis (NASDAQ:CRIS), Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB)

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated LGND saw a big move last session, as the company's shares fell by nearly 7% on the day. The move came on pretty good volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This continues the recent downtrend for LGND, as the stock is now down 20% since June 20.

This slump shouldn't be too much of a surprise to investors, as though the pharmaceutical company has seen no negative revision in the past few weeks its current year earnings consensus has moved lower over the last 30 days. This suggests there may be more trouble down the road. So make sure to keep an eye on this stock going forward to see if this recent slump will continue, as the earnings picture definitely suggests that this might be the case.

LGND currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) while its Earnings ESP is 0.00%.

Some better-ranked stocks in the Med-Biomed/Gene industry include Actelion Ltd. (ALIOF), Biogen Idec Inc. BIIB and Curis, Inc. CRIS. All these stocks carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

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