SLP short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

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Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Simulations Plus Inc shares valued at $11,210 were sold by LaVange Lisa on Aug 01 ’25. At $12.93 per share, LaVange Lisa sold 867 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 9,930 shares worth approximately $0.14 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, LISA LAVANGE purchased 1,734 shares, netting a total of over 22,577 in proceeds.

Before that, WOLTOSZ WALTER S had sold 20,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $366,623, the Director traded Simulations Plus Inc shares for $18.33 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 20,000 shares, worth approximately $46.46 million.

As published in a research note from KeyBanc Capital Markets on July 15, 2025, Simulations Plus Inc [SLP] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Sector weight. Analysts at Stephens started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of July 29, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for SLP. Earlier on July 16, 2024, JMP Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for SLP stock.

Analyzing SLP Stock Performance

On last trading session, Simulations Plus Inc [NASDAQ: SLP] rose 7.82% to $14.06. The stock’s lowest price that day was $13.09, but it reached a high of $14.115 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.99%. Over the course of the year, Simulations Plus Inc shares have dropped approximately -61.98%.

Is Simulations Plus Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Simulations Plus Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.24 million shares to 1.61 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.85 million shares. A decline of -14.89% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.92 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.92.

Which companies own the most shares of Simulations Plus Inc (SLP)?

In terms of Simulations Plus Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 56 in the next 12 months, up nearly 329.45% from the previous closing price of $13.04. Analysts anticipate Simulations Plus Inc stock to reach 65 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 47. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Simulations Plus Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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