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The price of Simulations Plus Inc (NASDAQ: SLP) closed at $13.12 in the last session, down -1.13% from day before closing price of $13.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.85 million shares were traded. SLP stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.545 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.11.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SLP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.11 and its Current Ratio is at 5.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On November 15, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $39.
On July 29, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $47.KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its Overweight rating on July 29, 2024, with a $47 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 01 ’25 when WOLTOSZ WALTER S sold 20,000 shares for $18.33 per share. The transaction valued at 366,623 led to the insider holds 3,304,157 shares of the business.
VIRGINIA EVANS WOLTOSZ & WALTE bought 60,000 shares of SLP for $1,047,000 on Jul 01 ’25. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, WOLTOSZ WALTER S, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 20,000 shares for $27.15 each. As a result, the insider received 543,074 and left with 3,324,157 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SLP now has a Market Capitalization of 264067552 and an Enterprise Value of 236336688. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.94 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.117.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SLP is 0.76, which has changed by -0.66952145 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SLP has reached a high of $42.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.39. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -40.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -53.76%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SLP traded on average about 604.95K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1662160 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 20.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 16.28M. Insiders hold about 19.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.36% stake in the company. Shares short for SLP as of 1751241600 were 1560059 with a Short Ratio of 2.58, compared to 1748563200 on 2060698. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1560059 and a Short% of Float of 13.530000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SLP is 0.06, which was 0.06 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0045214766The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.52. The current Payout Ratio is 48.95% for SLP, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-07-29 with an ex-dividend date of 2024-07-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-10-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
