SLP vs. LSPD, MGNI, WB, CXM, AVDX, EVCM, MQ, SEMR, DAVA, and CERT
Should you be buying Simulations Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Simulations Plus include Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Magnite (MGNI), Weibo (WB), Sprinklr (CXM), AvidXchange (AVDX), EverCommerce (EVCM), Marqeta (MQ), Semrush (SEMR), Endava (DAVA), and Certara (CERT). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Simulations Plus vs.
Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) and Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.
Simulations Plus currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.77%. Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.45%. Given Simulations Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Simulations Plus is more favorable than Lightspeed Commerce.
Simulations Plus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simulations Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 6 more articles in the media than Simulations Plus. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 2 mentions for Simulations Plus. Simulations Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of 0.16 indicating that Simulations Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Simulations Plus has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.44, suggesting that its stock price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.
78.1% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Simulations Plus received 188 more outperform votes than Lightspeed Commerce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.62% of users gave Simulations Plus an outperform vote while only 53.30% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote.
Simulations Plus has a net margin of 10.97% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -13.56%. Simulations Plus' return on equity of 6.84% beat Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity.
Summary
Simulations Plus beats Lightspeed Commerce on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SLP) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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