SLP vs. FSLY, MOMO, MGIC, BLND, SPT, DCBO, RCAT, TBLA, SMWB, and DAVA
Should you be buying Simulations Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Simulations Plus include Fastly (FSLY), Hello Group (MOMO), Magic Software Enterprises (MGIC), Blend Labs (BLND), Sprout Social (SPT), Docebo (DCBO), Red Cat (RCAT), Taboola.com (TBLA), Similarweb (SMWB), and Endava (DAVA). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Simulations Plus vs. Its Competitors
Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) and Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Simulations Plus has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fastly has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Simulations Plus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fastly. Fastly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simulations Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Simulations Plus had 2 more articles in the media than Fastly. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Simulations Plus and 12 mentions for Fastly. Fastly's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Simulations Plus' score of 0.52 indicating that Fastly is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Fastly has a net margin of -25.85% compared to Simulations Plus' net margin of -78.63%. Simulations Plus' return on equity of 11.62% beat Fastly's return on equity.
78.1% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Fastly shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Fastly shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Simulations Plus currently has a consensus target price of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 87.68%. Fastly has a consensus target price of $8.69, indicating a potential upside of 18.75%. Given Simulations Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Simulations Plus is more favorable than Fastly.
Summary
Simulations Plus beats Fastly on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:SLP) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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