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The price of Simulations Plus Inc (NASDAQ: SLP) closed at $32.81 in the last session, down -3.95% from day before closing price of $34.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. SLP stock price reached its highest trading level at $34.205 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.26.
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 30.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 57.58. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.37 and its Current Ratio is at 4.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Stephens on November 15, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $39.
On July 29, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $47.
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 Apr 01 ’25 when WOLTOSZ WALTER S sold 20,000 shares for $24.09 per share. The transaction valued at 481,786 led to the insider holds 3,363,371 shares of the business.
VIRGINIA EVANS WOLTOSZ & WALTE bought 60,000 shares of SLP for $1,471,200 on Apr 01 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, WOLTOSZ WALTER S, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 20,000 shares for $28.68 each. As a result, the insider received 573,600 and left with 3,383,371 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 659841920 and an Enterprise Value of 639254400. As of this moment, Simulations’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 91.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.137 whereas that against EBITDA is 56.697.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SLP is 1.00, which has changed by -0.2659955 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SLP has reached a high of $51.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.29%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SLP traded on average about 246.62K shares per day over the past 3-months and 603990 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 20.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 16.56M. Insiders hold about 17.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.48% stake in the company. Shares short for SLP as of 1743379200 were 1601438 with a Short Ratio of 6.49, compared to 1740700800 on 1746498. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1601438 and a Short% of Float of 13.88.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SLP is 0.12, which was 0.12 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0035128805The 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 1722211200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-10-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
