Bentley Systems (BSY) Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bentley Systems in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BSY shares.
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9 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Bentley Systems' shares. Their BSY share price forecasts range from $47.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $55.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.6% from the stock's current price.
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Bentley Systems' stock was trading at $36.96 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BSY stock has increased by 32.6% and is now trading at $49.0050.
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Bentley Systems saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,170,000 shares, an increase of 6.4% from the August 31st total of 6,740,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 845,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 8.5 days. Currently, 3.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 14th 2023.
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Bentley Systems, Incorporated (NASDAQ:BSY) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.05. The company earned $296.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $295.78 million. Bentley Systems had a net margin of 13.45% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 36.80%.

Bentley Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share on Thursday, August 24th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.41%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 14th.
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Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.40%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 40.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BSY will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.32% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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(BSY) raised $194 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, September 23rd 2020. The company issued 10,800,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$19.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird, KeyBanc Capital Markets and Mizuho Securities were co-managers.

Bentley Systems trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BSY."

Shares of BSY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of BSY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.01.

Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) has a market capitalization of $13.89 billion and generates $1.10 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $174.74 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.49 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 5,000 workers across the globe.

Bentley Systems' mailing address is 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA, 19341. The official website for the company is www.bentley.com. The company can be reached via phone at 610-458-5000 or via email at ir@bentley.com.