What is KeyCorp's Forecast for SLP Q1 Earnings?

Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP - Free Report) - Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Simulations Plus in a report released on Monday, July 14th. KeyCorp analyst S. Schoenhaus anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a "Sector Weight" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Simulations Plus' current full-year earnings is $1.09 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Simulations Plus' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on SLP. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Simulations Plus in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Simulations Plus from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Simulations Plus in a research report on Tuesday. BTIG Research lowered their price target on Simulations Plus from $41.00 to $25.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Stephens decreased their price target on Simulations Plus from $28.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $26.50.

Simulations Plus Stock Performance

Simulations Plus stock traded down $0.08 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $12.83. The company had a trading volume of 995,558 shares, compared to its average volume of 302,728. Simulations Plus has a 12-month low of $12.64 and a 12-month high of $44.27. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $23.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $257.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.07 and a beta of 0.83.

Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 14th. The technology company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $20.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.83 million. Simulations Plus had a positive return on equity of 10.65% and a negative net margin of 78.63%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.27 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Simulations Plus

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Simulations Plus by 53.6% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,223 shares of the technology company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 427 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in Simulations Plus by 33.8% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,485 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Simulations Plus in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in Simulations Plus by 42.2% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,575 shares of the technology company's stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 764 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC raised its holdings in Simulations Plus by 502.9% during the 4th quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 2,689 shares of the technology company's stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 2,243 shares during the last quarter. 78.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Simulations Plus

In related news, Director Walter S. Woltosz sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.51, for a total value of $670,200.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 3,344,157 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $112,062,701.07. This trade represents a 0.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 19.40% of the company's stock.

About Simulations Plus

Simulations Plus, Inc develops drug discovery and development software for modeling and simulation, and prediction of molecular properties utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning based technology worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Software and Services. It offers GastroPlus, which simulates the absorption and drug interaction of compounds administered to humans and animals; and DDDPlus and MembranePlus simulation products.