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After finishing at $33.61 in the prior trading day, Simulations Plus Inc (NASDAQ: SLP) closed at $29.01, down -13.69%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$13.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.7 million shares were traded.
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 27.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 50.91. 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 May 01 ’25 when WOLTOSZ WALTER S sold 20,000 shares for $33.51 per share. The transaction valued at 670,150 led to the insider holds 3,344,157 shares of the business.
WOLTOSZ WALTER S sold 20,000 shares of SLP for $481,786 on Apr 01 ’25. The Director now owns 3,363,371 shares after completing the transaction at $24.09 per share. On Apr 01 ’25, another insider, VIRGINIA EVANS WOLTOSZ & WALTE, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 60,000 shares for $24.52 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Simulations’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 81.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.08.
Stock Price History:
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 0.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.79%.
Shares Statistics:
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 80.99% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Simulations Plus Inc (SLP) reflects the combined expertise of 7.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.35, with high estimates of $0.4 and low estimates of $0.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.13 and $1.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.11. EPS for the following year is $1.25, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.3 and $1.21.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $22.83M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $23.1M to a low estimate of $22.5M. As of the current estimate, Simulations Plus Inc’s year-ago sales were $18.54MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $26.15M. There is a high estimate of $26.83M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $25.6M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SLP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $90.69M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $89.9M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $90.25M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $70.01MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $100.98M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $103.98M and the low estimate is $99M.
