The stock of Simulations Plus Inc. (SLP) has seen a -7.00% decrease in the past week, with a 1.66% gain in the past month, and a -22.02% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.25%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.26% for SLP. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.40% for SLP’s stock, with a simple moving average of -24.12% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Simulations Plus Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP) Right Now?
Simulations Plus Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 63.47x compared to its average ratio. SLP has 36-month beta value of 0.69. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for SLP is 16.34M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.46% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SLP on October 25, 2024 was 147.64K shares.
SLP) stock’s latest price update
Simulations Plus Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP)’s stock price has dropped by -8.89 in relation to previous closing price of 33.98. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -7.00% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-24 that SLP’s fiscal fourth-quarter performance is driven by healthy revenue growth across its software and services business segments.
Analysts’ Opinion of SLP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SLP stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for SLP by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for SLP in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $47 based on the research report published on July 29, 2024 of the current year 2024.
SLP Trading at -6.75% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SLP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -39.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.26%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.25%, as shares sank -0.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.74% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SLP fell by -7.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -19.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.72. In addition, Simulations Plus Inc. saw -30.82% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SLP starting from WOLTOSZ WALTER S, who sale 20,000 shares at the price of $31.26 back on Oct 01 ’24. After this action, WOLTOSZ WALTER S now owns 3,481,592 shares of Simulations Plus Inc., valued at $625,200 using the latest closing price.
WEINER DANIEL L, the Director of Simulations Plus Inc., sale 750 shares at $31.54 during a trade that took place back on Sep 27 ’24, which means that WEINER DANIEL L is holding 6,994 shares at $23,655 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SLP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.73 for the gross margin
The net margin for Simulations Plus Inc. stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 5.62, with 5.09 for asset returns.
Based on Simulations Plus Inc. (SLP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 15.96. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.13 million with net debt to EBITDA at -11.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.63. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.26.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Simulations Plus Inc. (SLP) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
