NASDAQ:SLP Simulations Plus - SLP Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Simulations Plus, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $39.68 +0.12 (+0.30%) (As of 01/30/2023 04:21 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$38.99▼$40.3250-Day Range$34.96▼$41.8852-Week Range$32.58▼$67.59Volume120,537 shsAverage Volume138,955 shsMarket Capitalization$806.69 millionP/E Ratio76.31Dividend Yield0.61%Price Target$63.67 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Simulations Plus MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside60.9% Upside$63.67 Price TargetShort InterestBearish11.28% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.09Based on 7 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$1.52 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth-62.50%From $0.64 to $0.24 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.31 out of 5 starsComputer And Technology Sector211th out of 630 stocksComputer Integrated Systems Design Industry9th out of 39 stocks 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingSimulations Plus has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $63.67, Simulations Plus has a forecasted upside of 60.9% from its current price of $39.56.Amount of Analyst CoverageSimulations Plus has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 0.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted11.28% of the float of Simulations Plus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSimulations Plus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 14.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Simulations Plus has recently increased by 29.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldSimulations Plus has a dividend yield of 0.61%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthSimulations Plus does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Simulations Plus is 46.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Simulations Plus will have a dividend payout ratio of 100.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Simulations Plus may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for SLP. Previous Next 2.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentSimulations Plus has a news sentiment score of 1.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Simulations Plus this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for SLP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 4.2 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Simulations Plus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,520,800.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders21.30% of the stock of Simulations Plus is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions74.27% of the stock of Simulations Plus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Simulations Plus are expected to decrease by -62.50% in the coming year, from $0.64 to $0.24 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Simulations Plus is 76.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Simulations Plus is 76.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 339.05.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSimulations Plus has a P/B Ratio of 4.49. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) StockSimulations Plus, Inc. provides modeling and simulation software and consulting services supporting drug discovery, development research and regulatory submissions. The firm operates through the Software and Services segment. It designs and develops pharmaceutical simulation software to promote cost-effective solutions to a number of problems in pharmaceutical research and in the education of pharmacy and medical students. The company was founded by Walter S. Woltosz and Virginia E. Woltosz on July 17, 1996 and is headquartered in Lancaster, CA.Read More Receive SLP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Simulations Plus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SLP Stock News HeadlinesJanuary 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDo Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving Simulations Plus, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SLP) Stock Up Recently?January 25, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comSimulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) Shares Gap Up to $38.72January 30, 2023 | Investing Trends (Ad)Profit From the Commercial Solar Boom?Solar energy had its best year ever in 2021, with a record 24 gigawatts of power installed. That's enough to power 18 million homes! Analysts expect the global solar farm market to reach $356 billion by 2028. The utility segment of the solar market is expected to grow at the highest annual growth rate in the industry, especially with the many tax incentives now offered. January 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus Releases DILIsym X (DSX) Beta with Redesigned Software InfrastructureJanuary 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus Executes $20 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase AgreementJanuary 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP) Q1 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptJanuary 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus First Quarter 2023 Earnings: Misses ExpectationsJanuary 4, 2023 | msn.comSimulations Plus GAAP EPS of $0.06 misses by $0.03, revenue of $11.96M misses by $0.47MJanuary 30, 2023 | Investing Trends (Ad)"We need batteries. Literally everywhere."Pretty much every technological megatrend today requires batteries. That includes EVs... 5G... AI... charging stations... and smart energy storage systems. Find out why the U.S. just added graphite to a list of super-critical minerals, calling it "essential for America's National Defense." January 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial ResultsJanuary 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus (SLP) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss EstimatesDecember 18, 2022 | nz.finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) May Have Issues Allocating Its CapitalNovember 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus' (NASDAQ:SLP) investors will be pleased with their impressive 163% return over the last five yearsNovember 15, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus and the University of Bath Awarded New FDA GrantNovember 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comGustavo Mendes Lima Santos Joins the Simulations Plus Regulatory Fellowship ProgramNovember 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus 25th Anniversary Celebration Concludes with $25,000 Gift to Nonprofit, Girls Who CodeNovember 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus and the University of Florida Awarded New FDA Contract to Support Development and Regulatory Assessment of Inhaled ProductsOctober 26, 2022 | seekingalpha.comSimulations Plus, Inc. (SLP) Q4 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus (SLP) Lags Q4 Earnings EstimatesOctober 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2022 Financial ResultsOctober 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comEstimating The Intrinsic Value Of Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP)October 12, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus Releases GastroPlus® Version 9.8.3October 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus Sets Date for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Earnings Release and Conference CallSeptember 29, 2022 | nasdaq.comA Look At The Fair Value Of Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP)September 23, 2022 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus, Inc. (SLP)September 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAfter Plunging 13.7% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why the Trend Might Reverse for Simulations Plus (SLP)September 14, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSimulations Plus to Present at Sidoti Fall Small Cap Investor ConferenceSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive SLP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Simulations Plus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SLP Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 11/7 Dividend10/28/2022Dividend Payable11/07/2022Last Earnings1/04/2023Ex-Dividend for 2/6 Dividend1/27/2023Today1/30/2023Dividend Payable2/06/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)4/05/2023Fiscal Year End8/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Computer integrated systems design Sub-IndustryN/A SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolNASDAQ:SLP CUSIPN/A CIK1023459 Webwww.simulations-plus.com Phone(661) 723-7723Fax661-723-5524Employees135Year Founded1996Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$63.67 High Stock Price Forecast$70.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$56.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+60.5%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.52 Trailing P/E Ratio76.31 Forward P/E Ratio62.00 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$12.48 million Net Margins20.11% Pretax Margin24.11% Return on Equity6.23% Return on Assets5.89% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio18.50 Quick Ratio18.50 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$53.91 million Price / Sales14.96 Cash Flow$0.89 per share Price / Cash Flow44.39 Book Value$8.81 per share Price / Book4.50Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares20,330,000Free Float16,000,000Market Cap$806.69 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.49 Social Links Key ExecutivesShawn M. O'ConnorChief Executive OfficerWilliam W. FrederickChief Financial Officer & SecretaryAndrew RokitkaVice President-Information TechnologyJohn Anthony DiBellaPresident-Simulations Plus DivisionJill Fiedler-KellyPresident-Cognigen DivisionKey CompetitorsIonQNYSE:IONQEbixNASDAQ:EBIXRibbon CommunicationsNASDAQ:RBBNOneSpanNASDAQ:OSPNUnisysNYSE:UISView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsRice Hall James & Associates LLCBought 9,106 shares on 1/27/2023Ownership: 0.375%Comerica BankSold 2,750 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.912%Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.Bought 5,592 shares on 1/19/2023Ownership: 0.028%Congress Asset Management Co. MASold 9,491 shares on 1/18/2023Ownership: 0.665%Maryland State Retirement & Pension SystemBought 6,609 shares on 1/18/2023Ownership: 0.033%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions SLP Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Simulations Plus stock right now? 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Simulations Plus in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" SLP shares. View SLP analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Simulations Plus' stock price forecast for 2023? 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Simulations Plus' shares. Their SLP share price forecasts range from $56.00 to $70.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $63.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 60.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for SLP or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have SLP shares performed in 2023? Simulations Plus' stock was trading at $36.57 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, SLP stock has increased by 8.8% and is now trading at $39.77. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Simulations Plus? Simulations Plus saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,830,000 shares, an increase of 29.8% from the December 31st total of 1,410,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 127,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 14.4 days. Approximately 11.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View Simulations Plus' Short Interest. When is Simulations Plus' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 5th 2023. View our SLP earnings forecast. How were Simulations Plus' earnings last quarter? Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 4th. The technology company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.06. The technology company had revenue of $11.96 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.44 million. Simulations Plus had a net margin of 20.11% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.23%. How often does Simulations Plus pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Simulations Plus? Simulations Plus announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 30th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Monday, February 6th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.60%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 27th. Read our dividend analysis for SLP. Is Simulations Plus a good dividend stock? Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.61%. The dividend payout ratio is 46.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on EPS estimates, SLP will have a dividend payout ratio of 100.00% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Read our dividend analysis for SLP. What guidance has Simulations Plus issued on next quarter's earnings? Simulations Plus updated its FY23 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.63-0.67 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.64. The company issued revenue guidance of $59.3-62.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $61.27 million. What other stocks do shareholders of Simulations Plus own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Simulations Plus investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Gilead Sciences (GILD), QUALCOMM (QCOM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ), CVS Health (CVS), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), AbbVie (ABBV) and Pfizer (PFE). What is Simulations Plus' stock symbol? Simulations Plus trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SLP." Who are Simulations Plus' major shareholders? Simulations Plus' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Comerica Bank (0.91%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.66%), Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (0.37%), InTrack Investment Management Inc (0.20%), Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.05%) and Maryland State Retirement & Pension System (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include David L Ralph, John Anthony Dibella II, John Kenneth Paglia, Lisa Lavange, Shawn Oconnor, Walter S Woltosz and Walter S Woltosz. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Simulations Plus? Shares of SLP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Simulations Plus' stock price today? One share of SLP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.77. How much money does Simulations Plus make? Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) has a market capitalization of $808.52 million and generates $53.91 million in revenue each year. The technology company earns $12.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.52 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Simulations Plus have? The company employs 135 workers across the globe. How can I contact Simulations Plus? Simulations Plus' mailing address is 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA, 93534. The official website for the company is www.simulations-plus.com. The technology company can be reached via phone at (661) 723-7723, via email at investors@westerngas.com, or via fax at 661-723-5524. This page (NASDAQ:SLP) was last updated on 1/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. 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