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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate TRMB or BSY?

Trimble presently has a consensus price target of $66.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.42%. Bentley Systems has a consensus price target of $61.29, indicating a potential upside of 26.31%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than Trimble.

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 media prefer TRMB or BSY?

In the previous week, Trimble had 3 more articles in the media than Bentley Systems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Trimble and 7 mentions for Bentley Systems. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Trimble's score of 0.98 indicating that Trimble is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trimble	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bentley Systems	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRMB or BSY?

93.2% of Trimble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Trimble shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and 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	3.56	$311.30M	$0.96	57.67
Bentley Systems	$1.23B	11.39	$326.71M	$1.07	45.35

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 more risk and volatility, TRMB or BSY?

Trimble has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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