Bentley Systems (BSY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $47.42 -0.23 (-0.48%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.56 +0.14 (+0.30%) As of 05/23/2025 04:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Bentley Systems Short Interest DataBentley Systems (BSY) has a short interest of 7.05 million shares, representing 7.75% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.32% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.8, indicating that it would take 4.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.20 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,050,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,890,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.32%Dollar Volume Sold Short$303.08 millionShort Interest Ratio4.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares291,844,000 sharesFloat Size90,910,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.75%Today's Trading Volume858,390 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,201,668 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average71% Short Selling Bentley Systems? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Bentley Systems and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBSY Short Interest Over TimeBSY Days to Cover Over TimeBSY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Bentley Systems Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20257,050,000 shares $303.08 million +2.3%7.8%4.8 $42.99 4/15/20256,890,000 shares $293.65 million +10.4%5.0%4.8 $42.62 3/31/20256,240,000 shares $245.48 million +4.4%4.5%4.4 $39.34 3/15/20255,980,000 shares $247.81 million -5.5%4.3%4.8 $41.44 2/28/20256,330,000 shares $277.89 million +7.3%4.6%5.2 $43.90 2/15/20255,900,000 shares $278.78 million +4.2%4.3%5.4 $47.25 1/31/20255,660,000 shares $263.47 million -2.8%4.2%5.3 $46.55 1/15/20255,820,000 shares $269.93 million -2.5%4.3%5.7 $46.38 12/31/20245,970,000 shares $278.80 million +5.1%4.4%6.6 $46.70 12/15/20245,680,000 shares $267.70 million -0.9%4.2%6.4 $47.13 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BSY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Bentley Systems and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20245,730,000 shares $283.64 million +1.8%4.2%5.9 $49.50 11/15/20245,630,000 shares $262.30 million -11.1%4.1%5.5 $46.59 10/31/20246,330,000 shares $305.49 million -3.1%4.6%6.4 $48.26 10/15/20246,530,000 shares $326.43 million -8.7%4.8%6.7 $49.99 9/30/20247,150,000 shares $363.29 million -10.4%5.2%7.2 $50.81 9/15/20247,980,000 shares $395.57 million -2.6%5.9%7.1 $49.57 8/31/20248,190,000 shares $421.54 million +0.2%6.0%7.2 $51.47 8/15/20248,170,000 shares $407.85 million +9.4%6.1%6.7 $49.92 7/31/20247,470,000 shares $364.09 million -1.5%5.6%5.8 $48.74 7/15/20247,580,000 shares $374.76 million -9.0%5.9%5.6 $49.44 6/30/20248,330,000 shares $411.17 million -15.4%6.4%4.8 $49.36 6/15/20249,850,000 shares $494.37 million +4.5%7.6%5.9 $50.19 5/31/20249,430,000 shares $473.76 million +6.1%7.3%6 $50.24 5/15/20248,890,000 shares $494.28 million -16.0%6.8%5.7 $55.60 4/30/202410,580,000 shares $555.77 million +11.8%8.5%7.2 $52.53 4/15/20249,460,000 shares $449.82 million +7.1%7.6%6.8 $47.55 3/31/20248,830,000 shares $461.10 million +4.6%7.2%8.6 $52.22 3/15/20248,440,000 shares $411.79 million +13.4%6.7%8.3 $48.79 2/29/20247,440,000 shares $382.19 million -7.9%3.6%7.1 $51.37 2/15/20248,080,000 shares $422.75 million +0.3%3.9%8.4 $52.32 1/31/20248,060,000 shares $406.22 million -1.6%3.9%8.6 $50.40 1/15/20248,190,000 shares $398.44 million -7.5%3.9%8.3 $48.65 12/31/20238,850,000 shares $461.79 million -11.1%4.3%8.7 $52.18 12/15/20239,950,000 shares $499.99 million +3.9%4.8%10 $50.25 11/30/20239,580,000 shares $498.73 million -3.1%4.6%9.6 $52.06 11/15/20239,890,000 shares $525.06 million +5.4%4.8%10.4 $53.09 10/31/20239,380,000 shares $456.24 million +3.2%4.5%9.5 $48.64 10/15/20239,090,000 shares $476.13 million +8.3%4.4%9.6 $52.38 9/30/20238,390,000 shares $420.84 million +17.0%4.1%9.5 $50.16 9/15/20237,170,000 shares $355.20 million +6.4%3.5%8.5 $49.54Buffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold? 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Discover how you could front-run Buffett’s gold move with Garrett’s Top Four picks. 8/31/20236,740,000 shares $336.39 million -20.2%3.3%7.8 $49.91 8/15/20238,450,000 shares $396.05 million +4.8%4.1%8.7 $46.87 7/31/20238,060,000 shares $434.27 million -1.4%4.0%8.1 $53.88 7/15/20238,170,000 shares $440.53 million -0.5%4.0%8.5 $53.92 6/30/20238,210,000 shares $445.23 million +2.1%4.0%8.6 $54.23 6/15/20238,040,000 shares $434.32 million +33.8%4.0%8.5 $54.02 5/31/20236,010,000 shares $293.17 million +5.1%2.8%6.8 $48.78 5/15/20235,720,000 shares $262.15 million +2.1%2.6%7.2 $45.83 4/30/20235,600,000 shares $238.34 million +1.3%2.6%7.5 $42.56 4/15/20235,530,000 shares $235.03 million -7.1%2.6%7.9 $42.50 3/31/20235,950,000 shares $255.79 million -6.0%2.8%8.3 $42.99 3/15/20236,330,000 shares $255.23 million -9.3%3.0%8.7 $40.32 2/28/20236,980,000 shares $282.41 million +2.7%3.3%9.4 $40.46 2/15/20236,800,000 shares $283.56 million No Change3.2%9.5 $41.70 1/31/20236,800,000 shares $265.54 million -0.6%3.4%8.3 $39.05 1/15/20236,840,000 shares $259.78 million +4.9%3.4%8.3 $37.98 12/30/20226,520,000 shares $240.98 million -2.4%3.2%7.8 $36.96 12/15/20226,680,000 shares $251.90 million -18.4%3.3%7.8 $37.71 11/30/20228,190,000 shares $324.41 million +17.2%4.1%9.1 $39.61 11/15/20226,990,000 shares $279.11 million -1.8%3.5%8 $39.93 10/31/20227,120,000 shares $251.19 million -3.5%3.6%8.6 $35.28 10/15/20227,380,000 shares $229.96 million -2.9%3.7%9.4 $31.16 9/30/20227,600,000 shares $232.48 million +16.4%3.9%9.9 $30.59 9/15/20226,530,000 shares $226.66 million +0.6%3.3%8.6 $34.71 8/31/20226,490,000 shares $238.64 million -7.3%3.3%8.3 $36.77 8/15/20227,000,000 shares $290.64 million +1.0%3.5%8.5 $41.52 7/31/20226,930,000 shares $274.43 million +1.3%3.6%6.9 $39.60 7/15/20226,840,000 shares $234.27 million +1.0%3.5%6.2 $34.25 6/30/20226,770,000 shares $225.44 million +9.0%3.5%5.8 $33.30 6/15/20226,210,000 shares $200.77 million -14.0%3.2%5.1 $32.33 5/31/20227,220,000 shares $248.22 million -7.0%3.7%6.2 $34.38 5/15/20227,760,000 shares $249.02 million +5.4%4.0%6.7 $32.09 4/30/20227,360,000 shares $311.99 million +10.8%3.8%7.2 $42.39 4/15/20226,640,000 shares $280.08 million -3.5%3.5%6.7 $42.18 3/31/20226,880,000 shares $303.96 million +5.9%3.7%7.2 $44.18 3/15/20226,500,000 shares $230.10 million -5.5%3.4%7 $35.40 2/28/20226,880,000 shares $264.12 million -2.4%3.6%7.3 $38.39 2/15/20227,050,000 shares $285.53 million -6.1%3.7%7.6 $40.50 1/31/20227,510,000 shares $301.68 million +7.8%4.0%7.6 $40.17 1/15/20226,970,000 shares $273.78 million -4.3%3.7%7.5 $39.28 12/31/20217,280,000 shares $351.84 million -13.5%3.9%8.2 $48.33 12/15/20218,420,000 shares $404.50 million +10.2%4.5%9.5 $48.04 11/30/20217,640,000 shares $366.64 million +1.7%4.0%6.1 $47.99 11/15/20217,510,000 shares $436.56 million -0.3%4.0%5.6 $58.13 10/29/20217,530,000 shares $445.40 million -3.7%4.4%5.8 $59.15 10/15/20217,820,000 shares $449.18 million -0.4%4.6%5.8 $57.44 9/30/20217,850,000 shares $476.02 million +13.4%4.6%5.7 $60.64 9/15/20216,920,000 shares $492.50 million +0.1%4.0%4.4 $71.17 8/31/20216,910,000 shares $445.63 million -0.7%4.1%4.4 $64.49 8/13/20216,960,000 shares $446.48 million -10.9%4.1%4 $64.15Buffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold? 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Discover how you could front-run Buffett’s gold move with Garrett’s Top Four picks. 7/30/20217,810,000 shares $474.93 million -4.6%4.7%4.1 $60.81 7/15/20218,190,000 shares $489.35 million -3.1%5.0%4.4 $59.75 6/30/20218,450,000 shares $547.39 million +48.8%4.3%4.6 $64.78 6/15/20215,680,000 shares $365.51 million +42.7%3.5%3.5 $64.35 5/28/20213,980,000 shares $228.29 million +13.1%2.4%3.3 $57.36 5/14/20213,520,000 shares $169.35 million +56.4%2.2%3.9 $48.11 4/30/20212,250,000 shares $114.59 million +10.3%1.4%3.3 $50.93 4/15/20212,040,000 shares $101.73 million -8.9%1.3%2.9 $49.87 3/31/20212,240,000 shares $101.52 million +9.3%1.4%3.4 $45.32 3/15/20212,050,000 shares $96.00 million +36.7%1.3%3.5 $46.83 2/26/20211,500,000 shares $70.10 million +4.2%1.0%2.8 $46.73 2/12/20211,440,000 shares $68.67 million -8.3%0.9%2.8 $47.69 1/29/20211,570,000 shares $65.09 million +147.6%1.0%2.8 $41.46 1/15/2021634,000 shares $33.39 million No Change0.4%1.3 $52.66 BSY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Bentley Systems' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Bentley Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 7,050,000 shares of BSY short. 7.75% of Bentley Systems' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bentley Systems' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Bentley Systems? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BSY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Bentley Systems's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Bentley Systems? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Bentley Systems: BNP Paribas Financial Markets. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Bentley Systems? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 7.75% of Bentley Systems' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Bentley Systems' short interest increasing or decreasing? Bentley Systems saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,050,000 shares, an increase of 2.3% from the previous total of 6,890,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Bentley Systems' float size? Bentley Systems currently has issued a total of 291,844,000 shares. Some of Bentley Systems' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Bentley Systems currently has a public float of 90,910,000 shares. How does Bentley Systems' short interest compare to its competitors? 7.75% of Bentley Systems' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Bentley Systems: Cloudflare, Inc. (1.76%), Roblox Co. (2.51%), The Trade Desk, Inc. (5.03%), Veeva Systems Inc. (2.23%), Electronic Arts Inc. (3.12%), Datadog, Inc. (2.92%), Zscaler, Inc. (8.06%), HubSpot, Inc. (2.65%), Baidu, Inc. (2.82%), Wipro Limited (0.65%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Bentley Systems stock? Short selling BSY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bentley Systems as its price is falling. BSY shares are trading down $0.23 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Bentley Systems? A short squeeze for Bentley Systems occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BSY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Bentley Systems' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BSY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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