Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 2.79% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.18%. Currently, Ligand Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $5.76 billion.

Buying $100 In LGND: If an investor had bought $100 of LGND stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $453.45 today based on a price of $289.10 for LGND at the time of writing.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals’s Performance Over Last 10 Years

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Finally -- what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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