Simulations Plus (SLP) Competitors

Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) and Yalla Group (NYSE:YALA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SLP or YALA?

Yalla Group has higher revenue and earnings than Simulations Plus. Simulations Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yalla Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Simulations Plus	$70.01M	4.67	$9.95M	-$3.15	-5.15
Yalla Group	$348.19M	3.23	$135.68M	$0.80	8.91

Does the media favor SLP or YALA?

In the previous week, Simulations Plus had 5 more articles in the media than Yalla Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Simulations Plus and 1 mentions for Yalla Group. Yalla Group's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Simulations Plus' score of 0.35 indicating that Yalla Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Simulations Plus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Yalla Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate SLP or YALA?

Simulations Plus currently has a consensus target price of $24.40, suggesting a potential upside of 50.29%. Given Simulations Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Simulations Plus is more favorable than Yalla Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simulations Plus	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Yalla Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is SLP or YALA more profitable?

Yalla Group has a net margin of 42.02% compared to Simulations Plus' net margin of -78.63%. Yalla Group's return on equity of 20.64% beat Simulations Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simulations Plus	-78.63%	11.62%	10.84%
Yalla Group	42.02%	20.64%	18.15%

Which has more volatility and risk, SLP or YALA?

Simulations Plus has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yalla Group has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SLP or YALA?

78.1% of Simulations Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Yalla Group shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of Simulations Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.2% of Yalla Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Yalla Group beats Simulations Plus on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.