Bentley Systems (BSY) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate TEAM or BSY?

Atlassian presently has a consensus target price of $285.29, suggesting a potential upside of 34.02%. Bentley Systems has a consensus target price of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.23%. Given Atlassian's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Atlassian is more favorable than Bentley Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlassian	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Bentley Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more risk & volatility, TEAM or BSY?

Atlassian has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TEAM or BSY?

Bentley Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Atlassian. Atlassian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, 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
Atlassian	$4.96B	11.26	-$300.52M	-$1.66	-128.24
Bentley Systems	$1.39B	10.12	$326.71M	$0.79	60.82

Is TEAM or BSY more profitable?

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 27.73% compared to Atlassian's net margin of -7.22%. Bentley Systems' return on equity of 29.50% beat Atlassian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlassian	-7.22%	-17.37%	-3.70%
Bentley Systems	27.73%	29.50%	8.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEAM or BSY?

Atlassian received 609 more outperform votes than Bentley Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.11% of users gave Atlassian an outperform vote while only 64.35% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlassian	Outperform Votes 683 65.11%	Underperform Votes 366 34.89%
Bentley Systems	Outperform Votes 74 64.35%	Underperform Votes 41 35.65%

Does the media prefer TEAM or BSY?

In the previous week, Atlassian had 23 more articles in the media than Bentley Systems. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Atlassian and 3 mentions for Bentley Systems. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Atlassian's score of 0.67 indicating that Bentley Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atlassian	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bentley Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TEAM or BSY?

94.4% of Atlassian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.5% of Atlassian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Atlassian beats Bentley Systems on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.