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BSY vs. ADSK, ANSS, DT, HUBS, TEAM, ZS, VEEV, DDOG, XYZ, and EA

Should you be buying Bentley Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bentley Systems include Autodesk (ADSK), ANSYS (ANSS), Dynatrace (DT), HubSpot (HUBS), Atlassian (TEAM), Zscaler (ZS), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Datadog (DDOG), Block (XYZ), and Electronic Arts (EA).

Bentley Systems vs. Its Competitors

Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Bentley Systems currently has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.33%. Autodesk has a consensus price target of $340.45, suggesting a potential upside of 7.82%. Given Autodesk's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Bentley Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bentley Systems
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Autodesk
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of Bentley Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autodesk shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Autodesk had 27 more articles in the media than Bentley Systems. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Autodesk and 9 mentions for Bentley Systems. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Bentley Systems' score of 0.47 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bentley Systems
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Autodesk
30 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 18.46% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 15.90%. Autodesk's return on equity of 50.77% beat Bentley Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bentley Systems18.46% 29.18% 9.02%
Autodesk 15.90%50.77%12.63%

Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bentley Systems$1.35B12.23$234.70M$0.7971.80
Autodesk$6.35B10.65$1.11B$4.6767.61

Summary

Autodesk beats Bentley Systems on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BSY vs. The Competition

MetricBentley SystemsINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$16.15B$18.25B$27.69B$9.04B
Dividend Yield0.51%2.46%3.12%4.01%
P/E Ratio71.8074.9937.2420.25
Price / Sales12.2371.592,042.48118.18
Price / Cash46.7594.0738.5958.07
Price / Book16.448.687.225.67
Net Income$234.70M$337.50M$763.57M$249.21M
7 Day Performance7.76%3.55%2.77%3.27%
1 Month Performance15.41%2.92%6.42%5.55%
1 Year Performance14.64%63.80%51,825.72%21.08%

Bentley Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BSY
Bentley Systems
4.3091 of 5 stars
$56.73
+4.9%
$52.00
-8.3%
+14.7%$16.15B$1.35B71.805,500
ADSK
Autodesk
4.1399 of 5 stars
$309.57
+1.5%
$340.45
+10.0%
+28.2%$66.25B$6.13B66.2912,600News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
ANSS
ANSYS
3.0276 of 5 stars
$351.22
+1.2%
$352.50
+0.4%
+11.5%$30.88B$2.54B52.115,600News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
DT
Dynatrace
4.6453 of 5 stars
$55.19
+0.5%
$62.26
+12.8%
+26.2%$16.54B$1.70B34.495,200Positive News
HUBS
HubSpot
4.9528 of 5 stars
$558.19
+1.4%
$766.71
+37.4%
-5.4%$29.44B$2.72B-1,240.427,430Positive News
Insider Trade
TEAM
Atlassian
4.7891 of 5 stars
$203.09
+0.4%
$282.19
+38.9%
+17.1%$53.31B$4.96B-122.348,810Insider Trade
ZS
Zscaler
3.8662 of 5 stars
$313.94
-0.4%
$295.50
-5.9%
+58.6%$48.88B$2.55B-1,207.464,980Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
VEEV
Veeva Systems
4.1574 of 5 stars
$287.61
+1.5%
$269.80
-6.2%
+52.9%$47.00B$2.75B60.935,480Positive News
Options Volume
DDOG
Datadog
4.34 of 5 stars
$134.33
+1.7%
$143.03
+6.5%
+18.3%$46.39B$2.68B292.034,800Trending News
Options Volume
Gap Up
XYZ
Block
3.193 of 5 stars
$68.07
+2.2%
$75.42
+10.8%
N/A$41.86B$24.12B16.5612,400News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
EA
Electronic Arts
4.1729 of 5 stars
$159.70
+1.2%
$162.80
+1.9%
+12.0%$40.13B$7.46B37.6712,900Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:BSY) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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