William Blair Issues Pessimistic Estimate for SLP Earnings

Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP) – William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Simulations Plus in a report released on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst M. Smock now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.27. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Simulations Plus’ current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Simulations Plus’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The technology company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $18.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.73 million. Simulations Plus had a net margin of 14.15% and a return on equity of 6.16%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.18 EPS.

SLP has been the subject of a number of other reports. KeyCorp decreased their target price on Simulations Plus from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. BTIG Research lowered their price target on shares of Simulations Plus from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. StockNews.com downgraded Simulations Plus from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Stephens assumed coverage on Simulations Plus in a report on Friday, November 15th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $39.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Simulations Plus has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $49.00.

Simulations Plus Price Performance

NASDAQ:SLP opened at $28.21 on Friday. Simulations Plus has a 1-year low of $24.00 and a 1-year high of $51.22. The stock has a market cap of $566.60 million, a P/E ratio of 57.57 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $29.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.96.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Walter S. Woltosz sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.76, for a total value of $635,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 3,442,584 shares in the company, valued at $109,336,467.84. This trade represents a 0.58 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 19.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SLP. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Simulations Plus by 82.6% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 818 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Simulations Plus by 1,100.0% in the third quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 1,200 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Simulations Plus during the third quarter worth approximately $59,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Simulations Plus during the second quarter valued at approximately $206,000. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System acquired a new position in Simulations Plus in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $218,000. 78.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Simulations Plus

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.