What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for SLP FY2025 Earnings?

Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Simulations Plus in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. KeyCorp analyst S. Schoenhaus anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.01 per share for the year. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Simulations Plus’ current full-year earnings is $1.09 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Simulations Plus’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on SLP. BTIG Research decreased their price target on shares of Simulations Plus from $41.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 7th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Simulations Plus in a research report on Tuesday. Stephens dropped their price objective on Simulations Plus from $28.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Craig Hallum lowered their price target on shares of Simulations Plus from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Simulations Plus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Simulations Plus currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.50.

Simulations Plus Trading Down 0.9%

NASDAQ SLP opened at $12.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $257.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.06 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a 50 day moving average of $23.80 and a 200-day moving average of $28.08. Simulations Plus has a 1-year low of $12.62 and a 1-year high of $43.40.

Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 14th. The technology company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $20.36 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.83 million. Simulations Plus had a negative net margin of 78.63% and a positive return on equity of 11.62%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SLP. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in Simulations Plus by 7,753.3% in the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 542,899 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $15,141,000 after acquiring an additional 535,986 shares during the last quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Simulations Plus by 17.2% in the first quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,609,388 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $63,982,000 after acquiring an additional 383,126 shares during the last quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Simulations Plus by 59.4% in the fourth quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 289,286 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,068,000 after acquiring an additional 107,766 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in shares of Simulations Plus in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,458,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Simulations Plus by 210.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 147,154 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,104,000 after purchasing an additional 99,789 shares during the period. 78.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Walter S. Woltosz sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.51, for a total transaction of $670,200.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 3,344,157 shares in the company, valued at approximately $112,062,701.07. The trade was a 0.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 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.