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After finishing at $18.08 in the prior trading day, Simulations Plus Inc (NASDAQ: SLP) closed at $400.65K, up 539247%. In other words, the price has increased by $539247 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. SLP stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.06.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SLP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.41. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 348523616 and an Enterprise Value of 327935424. As of this moment, Simulations’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.174 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.829.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SLP is 0.98, which has changed by -0.63569474 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09544468 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 $17.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -41.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -42.73%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 400.65K shares per day over the past 3-months and 609040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 1748563200 were 2060698 with a Short Ratio of 5.14, compared to 1745971200 on 2006278. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2060698 and a Short% of Float of 17.870001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SLP’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.12, compared to 0.06 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006637168The 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.
