William Blair Issues Optimistic Outlook for SLP Earnings

Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Simulations Plus in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst M. Smock now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.32. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Simulations Plus' current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Simulations Plus' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 14.15% and a return on equity of 6.16%. The business had revenue of $18.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.73 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.18 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis.

SLP has been the subject of a number of other reports. BTIG Research lowered their price objective on Simulations Plus from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Stephens started coverage on shares of Simulations Plus in a research report on Friday, November 15th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $39.00 price target for the company. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Simulations Plus from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of Simulations Plus from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Simulations Plus Stock Performance

Shares of Simulations Plus stock traded down $2.18 on Thursday, reaching $28.21. 1,535,907 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 563,121. The firm has a market cap of $566.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.57 and a beta of 0.80. Simulations Plus has a 1-year low of $24.00 and a 1-year high of $51.22. The company's 50-day moving average is $29.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Simulations Plus

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Simulations Plus by 106.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 47,365 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,517,000 after acquiring an additional 24,371 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Simulations Plus by 2.6% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 87,273 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,794,000 after purchasing an additional 2,226 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Simulations Plus by 7.6% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,797 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 766 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Simulations Plus by 390.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 28,473 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $911,000 after purchasing an additional 22,669 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Simulations Plus by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 448,618 shares of the technology company's stock worth $14,367,000 after purchasing an additional 18,924 shares in the last quarter. 78.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Simulations Plus

In related news, Director Walter S. Woltosz sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.76, for a total transaction of $635,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 3,442,584 shares of the company's stock, valued at $109,336,467.84. This trade represents a 0.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 19.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.