Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lowered its position in shares of Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP) by 11.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 12,819 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,617 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Simulations Plus were worth $445,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of SLP. Neuburgh Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Simulations Plus by 419.4% during the 2nd quarter. Neuburgh Advisers LLC now owns 2,576 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 2,080 shares during the period. Glen Harbor Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Simulations Plus by 419.4% during the 2nd quarter. Glen Harbor Capital Management LLC now owns 3,542 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $101,000 after purchasing an additional 2,860 shares during the period. Elkfork Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Simulations Plus by 419.4% during the 2nd quarter. Elkfork Partners LLC now owns 4,508 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $129,000 after purchasing an additional 3,640 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Simulations Plus by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,783 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $137,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares during the period. Finally, Meadow Creek Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Simulations Plus by 419.4% during the 2nd quarter. Meadow Creek Investment Management LLC now owns 5,474 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 4,420 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.27% of the company’s stock.
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on SLP. Liberum Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Simulations Plus in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. BidaskClub cut Simulations Plus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Simulations Plus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $38.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, ValuEngine cut Simulations Plus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.00.
NASDAQ SLP opened at $32.83 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $582.40 million, a PE ratio of 65.66 and a beta of -0.34. Simulations Plus, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $17.18 and a fifty-two week high of $41.95. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $34.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.70.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 25th were issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 24th. Simulations Plus’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.00%.
Simulations Plus Company Profile
Simulations Plus, Inc develops drug discovery and development software for mechanistic modeling and simulation, and machine-learning-based prediction of properties of molecules from their structure worldwide. The company offers GastroPlus, which simulates the absorption, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics, and drug-drug interactions of compounds administered to humans and animals; DDDPlus that simulates in vitro laboratory experiments that measure the rate of dissolution of the drug and additives in a dosage form; and MembranePlus, which simulates laboratory experiments.
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