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$28.58 -0.30 (-1.04%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET)

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

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

Simulations Plus vs.

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

Verint Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Simulations Plus. Verint Systems 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
Simulations Plus$70.01M8.19$9.95M$0.4958.33
Verint Systems$920.75M1.82$38.61M$0.9428.59

Simulations Plus presently has a consensus target price of $51.40, indicating a potential upside of 79.85%. Verint Systems has a consensus target price of $35.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.74%. Given Simulations Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Simulations Plus is more favorable than Verint Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Simulations Plus
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Verint Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Simulations Plus has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verint Systems has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Simulations Plus has a net margin of 14.15% compared to Verint Systems' net margin of 8.49%. Verint Systems' return on equity of 15.79% beat Simulations Plus' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Simulations Plus14.15% 6.16% 5.68%
Verint Systems 8.49%15.79%6.02%

78.1% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Verint Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Verint Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Verint Systems had 9 more articles in the media than Simulations Plus. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Verint Systems and 2 mentions for Simulations Plus. Verint Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Simulations Plus' score of 0.26 indicating that Verint Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Simulations Plus
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Verint Systems
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Verint Systems received 381 more outperform votes than Simulations Plus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.27% of users gave Verint Systems an outperform vote while only 63.45% of users gave Simulations Plus an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Simulations PlusOutperform Votes
283
63.45%
Underperform Votes
163
36.55%
Verint SystemsOutperform Votes
664
74.27%
Underperform Votes
230
25.73%

Summary

Verint Systems beats Simulations Plus on 11 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$573.52M$3.86B$25.29B$9.08B
Dividend Yield0.75%1.87%2.77%4.21%
P/E Ratio58.3315.61245.6117.14
Price / Sales8.1938.143,264.46116.85
Price / Cash40.3222.2835.2537.88
Price / Book3.1319.347.974.78
Net Income$9.95M$30.17M$673.78M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-7.60%-1.49%0.67%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-4.86%0.65%6.91%3.07%
1 Year Performance-36.11%8.59%22.83%16.48%

Simulations Plus Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SLP
Simulations Plus
4.2573 of 5 stars
$28.58
-1.0%
$51.40
+79.8%
-34.2%$573.52M$70.01M58.33192High Trading Volume
VRNT
Verint Systems
4.1718 of 5 stars
$29.18
+0.6%
$35.67
+22.2%
-1.5%$1.82B$920.75M31.193,700Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
NTCT
NetScout Systems
1.7064 of 5 stars
$22.70
+1.4%
$22.00
-3.1%
-4.7%$1.63B$787.19M-2.662,296Positive News
MDRX
Veradigm
2.24 of 5 stars
$10.00
-2.1%
$11.75
+17.5%
-3.7%$1.08B$1.53B0.008,000Analyst Forecast
DMRC
Digimarc
0.1978 of 5 stars
$35.38
+2.2%
$34.00
-3.9%
+7.3%$757.88M$39.04M-17.75248
OSPN
OneSpan
4.3989 of 5 stars
$19.33
+7.0%
$17.63
-8.8%
+65.3%$734.35M$235.11M26.16526Dividend Announcement
Positive News
RBBN
Ribbon Communications
4.2441 of 5 stars
$4.15
+1.5%
$5.83
+40.6%
+60.4%$727.83M$826.34M-12.783,107Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
ECX
ECARX
1.013 of 5 stars
$1.96
-1.0%
N/A-25.8%$662.38M$5.46B-3.962,020News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
UIS
Unisys
2.6436 of 5 stars
$7.03
+1.4%
N/A+25.5%$487.62M$2.02B-1.2216,500Analyst Downgrade
SMRT
SmartRent
1.9636 of 5 stars
$1.83
flat
$2.50
+36.6%
-50.5%$352.40M$199.77M-14.082
TLS
Telos
2.9272 of 5 stars
$3.64
+4.9%
$4.50
+23.6%
-12.5%$263.46M$145.38M-4.96850Analyst Revision
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SLP) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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