Q1 EPS Forecast for Simulations Plus Raised by Analyst

Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP - Free Report) - William Blair increased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Simulations Plus in a report released on Tuesday, November 5th. William Blair analyst M. Smock now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.12. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Simulations Plus' current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on SLP. JMP Securities began coverage on shares of Simulations Plus in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. KeyCorp assumed coverage on shares of Simulations Plus in a research note on Monday, July 29th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $47.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com downgraded Simulations Plus from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, BTIG Research lowered their price target on Simulations Plus from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Simulations Plus currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $54.50.

Simulations Plus Price Performance

Simulations Plus stock traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $30.70. The company's stock had a trading volume of 79,507 shares, compared to its average volume of 133,462. Simulations Plus has a 52-week low of $27.22 and a 52-week high of $51.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $616.15 million, a P/E ratio of 62.90 and a beta of 0.71. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $31.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.60.

Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The technology company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.02. Simulations Plus had a return on equity of 6.16% and a net margin of 14.15%. The firm had revenue of $18.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.73 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.18 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Simulations Plus

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Simulations Plus during the first quarter worth $1,082,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Simulations Plus in the first quarter valued at about $4,717,000. Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C acquired a new stake in shares of Simulations Plus in the second quarter valued at about $811,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Simulations Plus in the first quarter valued at about $70,000. Finally, Tributary Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Simulations Plus by 54.7% in the third quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 325,567 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $10,425,000 after purchasing an additional 115,122 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.08% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Simulations Plus

In other Simulations Plus news, Director Walter S. Woltosz sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.18, for a total value of $703,600.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 3,501,592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,186,006.56. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders sold 60,750 shares of company stock worth $1,905,655 over the last three months. Company insiders own 20.90% of the company's stock.

Simulations Plus Company Profile

Simulations Plus, Inc develops drug discovery and development software for modeling and simulation, and prediction of molecular properties utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning based technology worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Software and Services. It offers GastroPlus, which simulates the absorption and drug interaction of compounds administered to humans and animals; and DDDPlus and MembranePlus simulation products.