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$27.58 -0.04 (-0.14%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

SLP vs. TLS, EBIX, NTCT, VRNT, MDRX, DMRC, RBBN, OSPN, ECX, and UIS

Should you be buying Simulations Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Simulations Plus include Telos (TLS), Ebix (EBIX), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Verint Systems (VRNT), Veradigm (MDRX), Digimarc (DMRC), Ribbon Communications (RBBN), OneSpan (OSPN), ECARX (ECX), and Unisys (UIS). These companies are all part of the "computer integrated systems design" industry.

Simulations Plus vs.

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) and Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Simulations Plus received 230 more outperform votes than Telos when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.45% of users gave Simulations Plus an outperform vote while only 62.35% of users gave Telos an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
TelosOutperform Votes
53
62.35%
Underperform Votes
32
37.65%
Simulations PlusOutperform Votes
283
63.45%
Underperform Votes
163
36.55%

In the previous week, Simulations Plus had 4 more articles in the media than Telos. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Simulations Plus and 7 mentions for Telos. Simulations Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Telos' score of 0.36 indicating that Simulations Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Telos
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Simulations Plus
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Simulations Plus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Telos. Telos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simulations Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Telos$145.38M1.59-$34.42M-$0.70-4.57
Simulations Plus$70.01M7.91$9.95M$0.4956.29

Telos currently has a consensus price target of $4.80, indicating a potential upside of 50.00%. Simulations Plus has a consensus price target of $51.40, indicating a potential upside of 86.37%. Given Simulations Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Simulations Plus is more favorable than Telos.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Telos
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Simulations Plus
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

62.1% of Telos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Telos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Simulations Plus has a net margin of 14.15% compared to Telos' net margin of -40.80%. Simulations Plus' return on equity of 6.16% beat Telos' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Telos-40.80% -28.19% -22.17%
Simulations Plus 14.15%6.16%5.68%

Telos has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simulations Plus has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Simulations Plus beats Telos on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SLP vs. The Competition

MetricSimulations PlusComputer integrated systems design IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$554.25M$3.90B$24.07B$8.82B
Dividend Yield0.85%1.83%2.79%4.07%
P/E Ratio56.2917.17258.1417.81
Price / Sales7.9036.533,506.6774.57
Price / Cash37.5021.8132.8932.53
Price / Book3.0218.297.414.68
Net Income$9.95M$31.32M$667.83M$226.08M
7 Day Performance-7.17%-1.41%0.21%-1.04%
1 Month Performance-19.54%3.54%0.76%1.04%
1 Year Performance-28.16%14.97%18.79%26.28%

Simulations Plus Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SLP
Simulations Plus
4.3093 of 5 stars
$27.58
-0.1%
$51.40
+86.4%
-28.7%$554.26M$70.01M56.29192
TLS
Telos
3.3422 of 5 stars
$3.20
+1.6%
$4.80
+50.0%
-17.3%$228M$145.38M0.00850
EBIX
Ebix
N/AN/AN/AN/A$35.85M$735.63M6.8210,521Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
NTCT
NetScout Systems
2.3547 of 5 stars
$21.25
+0.4%
$22.00
+3.5%
+2.8%$1.52B$829.46M0.002,296Positive News
VRNT
Verint Systems
4.8117 of 5 stars
$23.29
+0.5%
$34.67
+48.8%
+0.1%$1.44B$910.39M34.763,700News Coverage
Positive News
MDRX
Veradigm
1.2417 of 5 stars
$10.51
+0.7%
$11.75
+11.8%
-15.9%$1.12B$1.50B0.008,000Gap Up
DMRC
Digimarc
0.6227 of 5 stars
$31.36
-3.1%
$34.00
+8.4%
-2.6%$693.40M$39.04M-16.08248
RBBN
Ribbon Communications
4.5873 of 5 stars
$3.86
-0.3%
$5.83
+51.1%
+82.9%$678.73M$826.34M0.003,107Positive News
OSPN
OneSpan
4.0691 of 5 stars
$17.26
+1.8%
$17.13
-0.8%
+70.0%$644.33M$235.11M23.32526
ECX
ECARX
0.2915 of 5 stars
$1.64
+10.8%
N/A-46.4%$554.24M$5.46B-3.282,020Gap Up
UIS
Unisys
3.3583 of 5 stars
$7.44
+0.9%
N/A+44.6%$516.04M$2.02B-1.3116,500Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NASDAQ:SLP) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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