UPLD vs. SLP, SMRT, GDEV, EB, INSE, HCAT, DOYU, ONTF, KLTR, and ASUR
Should you be buying Upland Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upland Software include Simulations Plus (SLP), SmartRent (SMRT), GDEV (GDEV), Eventbrite (EB), Inspired Entertainment (INSE), Health Catalyst (HCAT), DouYu International (DOYU), ON24 (ONTF), Kaltura (KLTR), and Asure Software (ASUR). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Upland Software vs. Its Competitors
Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD) and Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Upland Software has a net margin of -17.49% compared to Simulations Plus' net margin of -78.63%. Simulations Plus' return on equity of 11.62% beat Upland Software's return on equity.
77.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Upland Software has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simulations Plus has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Simulations Plus had 7 more articles in the media than Upland Software. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Simulations Plus and 6 mentions for Upland Software. Simulations Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Upland Software's score of 0.18 indicating that Simulations Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Upland Software currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.64%. Simulations Plus has a consensus target price of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 76.08%. Given Simulations Plus' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Simulations Plus is more favorable than Upland Software.
Simulations Plus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Upland Software. Simulations Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upland Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Simulations Plus beats Upland Software on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:UPLD) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
