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As of close of business last night, Simulations Plus Inc’s stock clocked out at $17.45, up 3.50% from its previous closing price of $16.86. In other words, the price has increased by $3.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. SLP stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.78.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of SLP’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.62. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 02 ’25 when WOLTOSZ WALTER S sold 20,000 shares for $27.15 per share. The transaction valued at 543,074 led to the insider holds 3,324,157 shares of the business.
WOLTOSZ WALTER S sold 20,000 shares of SLP for $670,150 on May 01 ’25. The Director now owns 3,344,157 shares after completing the transaction at $33.51 per share. On Apr 01 ’25, another insider, WOLTOSZ WALTER S, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 20,000 shares for $24.09 each. As a result, the insider received 481,786 and left with 3,363,371 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 350936960 and an Enterprise Value of 330348736. As of this moment, Simulations’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.205 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.042.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SLP is 0.85, which has changed by -0.62761414 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12632763 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SLP has reached a high of $49.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -38.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -41.33%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that SLP traded 433.46K shares on average per day over the past three months and 569380 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 20.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 16.24M. Insiders hold about 19.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.52% stake in the company. Shares short for SLP as of 1749772800 were 1854798 with a Short Ratio of 4.28, compared to 1747267200 on 1990074. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1854798 and a Short% of Float of 16.08.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.12, SLP has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.06. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007117437The 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.
