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After finishing at $42.99 in the prior trading day, Bentley Systems Inc (NASDAQ: BSY) closed at $42.84, down -0.35%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.81 million shares were traded. BSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.82.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BSY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 202.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.36.
On March 31, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $48.
Goldman Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on February 28, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $51 to $42.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’25 when BENTLEY GREGORY S sold 53,968 shares for $41.04 per share. The transaction valued at 2,214,804 led to the insider holds 7,755,439 shares of the business.
BENTLEY GREGORY S bought 53,968 shares of BSY for $2,241,561 on Mar 12 ’25. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, Raymond B Bentley Generation S, who serves as the Member of immediate family of of the company, bought 250,000 shares for $41.51 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BSY now has a Market Capitalization of 12968867840 and an Enterprise Value of 14893015040. As of this moment, Bentley’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 59.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.007 whereas that against EBITDA is 40.112.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BSY is 1.05, which has changed by -0.19534183 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BSY has reached a high of $57.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.71%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.46M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1276970 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 290.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 137.25M. Insiders hold about 54.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 41.09% stake in the company. Shares short for BSY as of 1744675200 were 6886797 with a Short Ratio of 4.71, compared to 1741910400 on 5980658. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6886797 and a Short% of Float of 3.36.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BSY’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.24, compared to 0.25 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0055826935
