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Simulations Plus (SLP) Competitors

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$31.83 -0.10 (-0.31%)
(As of 11/13/2024 ET)

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

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

Simulations Plus vs.

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

Ebix has higher revenue and earnings than Simulations Plus. Ebix 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$70.01M9.12$9.95M$0.4964.96
Ebix$735.63M0.00$64.64M$0.17N/A

78.1% of Simulations Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Ebix shares are held by institutional investors. 20.9% of Simulations Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Ebix shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Simulations Plus had 12 more articles in the media than Ebix. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Simulations Plus and 0 mentions for Ebix. Simulations Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Ebix's score of 0.00 indicating that Simulations Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Simulations Plus Positive
Ebix Neutral

Simulations Plus received 7 more outperform votes than Ebix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.29% of users gave Simulations Plus an outperform vote while only 53.83% of users gave Ebix an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Simulations PlusOutperform Votes
281
63.29%
Underperform Votes
163
36.71%
EbixOutperform Votes
274
53.83%
Underperform Votes
235
46.17%

Simulations Plus has a net margin of 14.15% compared to Ebix's net margin of 0.67%. Simulations Plus' return on equity of 6.16% beat Ebix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Simulations Plus14.15% 6.16% 5.68%
Ebix 0.67%4.15%1.79%

Simulations Plus currently has a consensus target price of $54.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.22%. Given Simulations Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Simulations Plus is more favorable than Ebix.

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)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Ebix
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Simulations Plus has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ebix has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Simulations Plus pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ebix pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share. Simulations Plus pays out 49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ebix pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Simulations Plus beats Ebix on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SLP vs. The Competition

MetricSimulations PlusComputer integrated systems design IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$638.83M$4.10B$24.32B$8.94B
Dividend Yield0.75%1.72%2.77%4.03%
P/E Ratio64.9612.94214.5814.61
Price / Sales9.1216.923,536.5792.20
Price / Cash41.6223.5534.2536.42
Price / Book3.497.177.155.97
Net Income$9.95M$31.32M$667.66M$225.00M
7 Day Performance3.28%0.77%0.81%0.38%
1 Month Performance1.89%13.57%3.28%5.73%
1 Year Performance-12.79%24.35%22.46%31.74%

Simulations Plus Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SLP
Simulations Plus
4.448 of 5 stars
$31.83
-0.3%
$54.50
+71.2%
-12.8%$638.83M$70.01M64.96192
EBIX
Ebix
N/AN/AN/AN/A$35.85M$735.63M6.8210,521Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
NTCT
NetScout Systems
2.1015 of 5 stars
$22.45
+1.3%
N/A+13.2%$1.61B$829.46M-2.672,296Positive News
VRNT
Verint Systems
4.7682 of 5 stars
$24.35
+1.4%
N/A+20.4%$1.51B$910.39M36.343,700News Coverage
MDRX
Veradigm
0.8318 of 5 stars
$9.60
+1.1%
N/A-13.5%$1.03B$1.50B0.008,000News Coverage
RBBN
Ribbon Communications
4.5927 of 5 stars
$4.17
+2.5%
N/A+104.1%$731.35M$826.34M-13.033,107
DMRC
Digimarc
0.6641 of 5 stars
$32.55
-0.5%
N/A+1.4%$712.45M$34.85M-16.44248News Coverage
OSPN
OneSpan
4.1671 of 5 stars
$17.42
+0.6%
N/A+76.6%$661.80M$244.94M23.54526Positive News
High Trading Volume
ECX
ECARX
0.2845 of 5 stars
$1.84
flat
N/A-47.0%$618.45M$657.10M-3.912,020Short Interest ↑
UIS
Unisys
3.3961 of 5 stars
$8.07
-1.6%
N/A+93.8%$554.21M$2.02B-1.4316,500Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
TLS
Telos
3.0638 of 5 stars
$4.66
+2.0%
N/A-1.9%$336.72M$135.36M-10.84850Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:SLP) was last updated on 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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