Last updated: 10 July 2024 at 4:36pm EST

John Higgins Net Worth




The estimated Net Worth of John L Higgins is at least $37.4 Million dollars as of 8 July 2024. Mr. Higgins owns over 6,000 units of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock worth over $4,392,459 and over the last 20 years he sold LGND stock worth over $26,231,644. In addition, he makes $6,770,380 as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Ligand Pharmaceuticals.

Mr. Higgins LGND stock SEC Form 4 insiders trading

John has made over 54 trades of the Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock since 2008, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he exercised 6,000 units of LGND stock worth $137,700 on 8 July 2024.

The largest trade he's ever made was exercising 120,000 units of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock on 25 January 2021 worth over $1,959,600. On average, John trades about 6,204 units every 50 days since 2004. As of 8 July 2024 he still owns at least 42,608 units of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock.

You can see the complete history of Mr. Higgins stock trades at the bottom of the page.





John Higgins biography

John L. Higgins serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Higgins served as Chief Financial Officer at Connetics Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company, since 1997, and also served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Corporate Development at Connetics until its acquisition by Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. in December 2006. Before joining Connetics, he was a member of the executive management team at BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. Prior to BioCryst, Mr. Higgins was a member of the healthcare banking team of Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm. Mr. Higgins serves on the board, audit committee and nominations & governance committee of Bio-Techne Corporation, a publicly-traded life sciences services. Mr. Higgins has served as a director on numerous public and private companies. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Colgate University with an A.B. in economics. Mr. Higgins’ executive experience operating and managing public biotechnology companies, his prior service on other company boards and his financial transaction experience as an investment banker in the biopharmaceutical industry contributed to our board of directors’ conclusion that he should serve as a director of our company.

What is the salary of John Higgins?

As the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, the total compensation of John Higgins at Ligand Pharmaceuticals is $6,770,380. There are no executives at Ligand Pharmaceuticals getting paid more.



How old is John Higgins?

John Higgins is 50, he's been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Ligand Pharmaceuticals since 2015. There are 11 older and 6 younger executives at Ligand Pharmaceuticals. The oldest executive at Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is John Lamattina, 70, who is the Independent Director.

What's John Higgins's mailing address?

John's mailing address filed with the SEC is 614, Northeast McKinley Place, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, 55413, United States.

Insiders trading at Ligand Pharmaceuticals

Over the last 21 years, insiders at Ligand Pharmaceuticals have traded over $205,340,014 worth of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock and bought 2,116,600 units worth $27,601,439 . The most active insiders traders include Partners L P/Ilbiotechnolog..., Partners L P/Ilbiotechnolog..., and Partners L P/Ilbiotechnolog.... On average, Ligand Pharmaceuticals executives and independent directors trade stock every 22 days with the average trade being worth of $2,239,733. The most recent stock trade was executed by Octavio Espinoza on 28 August 2024, trading 753 units of LGND stock currently worth $50,090.



What does Ligand Pharmaceuticals do?

ligand, a pharmaceutical company, is assembling a large and diverse portfolio of current and near-term commercial revenue generating assets to assist the long-term financial growth of the company. we operate this business on a lean cost structure that allows us to maximize cash flow and ultimately deliver a meaningful return for our shareholders.



What does Ligand Pharmaceuticals's logo look like?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. logo

Complete history of Mr. Higgins stock trades at Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Bio-Techne Corp, and Ligand Pharmaceuticals

Date
#
Company
Insider
Trans.
Transaction
Shares Price per share Total value Shares after Source
8 Jul 2024 John L Higgins
Director
Option 6,000 $22.95 $137,700
8 Jul 2024
42,608
14 May 2024 John L Higgins
Director
Option 4,000 $22.95 $91,800
14 May 2024
40,608
28 Apr 2023 John L Higgins
Director
Option 16,000 $21.85 $349,600
28 Apr 2023
39,360
10 Aug 2022 John L Higgins
Director
Option 3,400 $66.90 $227,460
10 Aug 2022
8,006
7 Jun 2022 John L Higgins
Director
Option 1,600 $66.90 $107,040
7 Jun 2022
5,206
6 Nov 2020 John L Higgins
Director
Option 5,000 $70.35 $351,750
6 Nov 2020
9,412
12 Feb 2020 John L Higgins
Director
Option 5,000 $61.46 $307,300
12 Feb 2020
9,021
4 Jun 2019 John L Higgins
Director
Option 5,000 $63.03 $315,150
4 Jun 2019
8,526
23 Aug 2018 John L Higgins
Director
Option 10,000 $61.08 $610,800
23 Aug 2018
13,012
8 Sep 2016 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 1,700 $109.83 $186,711
8 Sep 2016
1,359
16 Dec 2022 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 10,000 $61.87 $618,700
16 Dec 2022
422,984
12 Dec 2022 John L Higgins
Director
Option 20,000 $12.78 $255,600
12 Dec 2022
436,928
17 Nov 2022 John L Higgins
Director
Option 10,000 $12.78 $127,800
17 Nov 2022
426,731
15 Sep 2022 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 5,000 $89.61 $448,050
15 Sep 2022
364,180
9 May 2022 John L Higgins
Director
Option 8,000 $21.92 $175,360
9 May 2022
348,593
12 Nov 2021 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 3,000 $160.50 $481,500
12 Nov 2021
335,095
5 Feb 2021 John L Higgins
Director
Option 114,666 $12.16 $1,394,339
5 Feb 2021
346,030
25 Jan 2021 John L Higgins
Director
Option 120,000 $16.33 $1,959,600
25 Jan 2021
273,422
8 Dec 2020 John L Higgins
Director
Option 14,657 $10.05 $147,303
8 Dec 2020
236,770
9 Nov 2020 John L Higgins
Director
Option 20,000 $10.05 $201,000
9 Nov 2020
224,571
7 Jul 2020 John L Higgins
Director
Option 4,315 $70.01 $302,093
7 Jul 2020
204,571
13 Feb 2020 John L Higgins
Director
Option 48,125 $9.96 $479,325
13 Feb 2020
201,739
31 Jul 2019 John L Higgins
Director
Buy 1,850 $95.45 $176,583
31 Jul 2019
146,749
31 May 2019 John L Higgins
Director
Buy 1,000 $108.20 $108,200
31 May 2019
144,899
14 May 2019 John L Higgins
Director
Buy 2,500 $113.50 $283,750
14 May 2019
143,899
13 Mar 2019 John L Higgins
Director
Buy 2,500 $114.29 $285,725
13 Mar 2019
141,399
10 Jan 2019 John L Higgins
Director
Option 33,790 $16.14 $545,371
10 Jan 2019
119,209
30 Aug 2018 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 3,500 $258.25 $903,875
30 Aug 2018
85,419
16 Aug 2018 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 34,500 $241.96 $8,347,620
16 Aug 2018
88,919
15 May 2018 John L Higgins
Director
Option 12,405 $16.14 $200,217
15 May 2018
119,824
15 Feb 2018 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 9,000 $157.03 $1,413,270
15 Feb 2018
102,700
24 Jan 2018 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 22,500 $165.00 $3,712,500
24 Jan 2018
111,700
19 Jan 2018 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 28,099 $153.70 $4,318,816
19 Jan 2018
134,200
17 Nov 2017 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 2,258 $140.34 $316,888
17 Nov 2017
141,284
16 Nov 2017 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 5,269 $142.53 $750,991
16 Nov 2017
143,542
13 Oct 2017 John L Higgins
Director
Option 11,384 $21.92 $249,537
13 Oct 2017
150,555
5 Sep 2017 John L Higgins
Director
Option 5,000 $21.00 $105,000
5 Sep 2017
144,171
8 Aug 2017 John L Higgins
Director
Option 5,483 $21.00 $115,143
8 Aug 2017
144,654
9 Jun 2017 John L Higgins
Director
Option 12,000 $21.00 $252,000
9 Jun 2017
151,171
20 Mar 2017 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 4,000 $109.10 $436,400
20 Mar 2017
139,171
8 Mar 2017 John L Higgins
Director
Option 15,675 $10.05 $157,534
8 Mar 2017
144,644
22 Sep 2016 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 3,000 $117.34 $352,020
22 Sep 2016
122,664
7 Mar 2016 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 10,833 $102.47 $1,110,058
7 Mar 2016
119,664
6 Aug 2015 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 4,666 $110.79 $516,946
6 Aug 2015
121,378
9 Jun 2015 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 10,000 $92.88 $928,800
9 Jun 2015
126,044
15 Aug 2014 John L Higgins
Director
Buy 1,000 $54.97 $54,970
15 Aug 2014
120,099
12 Feb 2014 John L Higgins
Director
Option 16,875 $9.96 $168,075
12 Feb 2014
127,974
16 Jan 2014 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 15,000 $64.00 $960,000
16 Jan 2014
102,099
18 Oct 2013 John L Higgins
Director
Option 10,518 $16.14 $169,761
18 Oct 2013
117,099
16 Aug 2013 John L Higgins
Director
Sale 10,000 $42.85 $428,500
16 Aug 2013
110,025
5 Dec 2012 John L Higgins
Director
Buy 2,000 $18.03 $36,060
5 Dec 2012
112,025
13 Aug 2012 John L Higgins
Director
Buy 500 $16.39 $8,195
13 Aug 2012
110,025
4 May 2012 John L Higgins
Director
Buy 1,000 $12.04 $12,040
4 May 2012
108,275
23 Feb 2008 John L Higgins
Director
Option 4,666 $21.00 $97,986
23 Feb 2008
143,837


Ligand Pharmaceuticals executives and stock owners

Ligand Pharmaceuticals executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: