Bentley Systems (BSY) Competitors

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) and Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media favor TRMB or BSY?

In the previous week, Trimble had 1 more articles in the media than Bentley Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Trimble and 4 mentions for Bentley Systems. Trimble's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Bentley Systems' score of 1.27 indicating that Bentley Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trimble	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bentley Systems	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TRMB or BSY?

Trimble currently has a consensus target price of $66.67, suggesting a potential upside of 21.23%. Bentley Systems has a consensus target price of $61.29, suggesting a potential upside of 20.59%. Given Bentley Systems' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Trimble is more favorable than Bentley Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Bentley Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRMB or BSY?

Trimble received 498 more outperform votes than Bentley Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.35% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 62.64% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trimble	Outperform Votes 555 68.35%	Underperform Votes 257 31.65%
Bentley Systems	Outperform Votes 57 62.64%	Underperform Votes 34 37.36%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TRMB or BSY?

Bentley Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Trimble. Bentley Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trimble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trimble	$3.80B	3.54	$311.30M	$0.96	57.28
Bentley Systems	$1.23B	11.93	$326.71M	$1.07	47.50

Which has more risk and volatility, TRMB or BSY?

Trimble has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRMB or BSY?

93.2% of Trimble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Trimble shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRMB or BSY more profitable?

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 28.09% compared to Bentley Systems' net margin of 6.25%. Trimble's return on equity of 32.62% beat Bentley Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trimble	6.25%	12.04%	5.59%
Bentley Systems	28.09%	32.62%	7.93%

Summary

Bentley Systems beats Trimble on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.