In the past week, BSY stock has gone down by -1.09%, with a monthly decline of -1.03% and a quarterly plunge of -4.00%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.56%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.25% for Bentley Systems Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.16% for BSY’s stock, with a -4.06% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Bentley Systems Inc (NASDAQ: BSY) Right Now?
Bentley Systems Inc (NASDAQ: BSY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 43.16x compared to its average ratio. BSY has 36-month beta value of 1.03. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for BSY is 136.80M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.19% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BSY on December 25, 2024 was 897.35K shares.
BSY) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Bentley Systems Inc (NASDAQ: BSY) has increased by 0.21 when compared to last closing price of 47.91.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -1.09% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-03 that Investors need to pay close attention to Bentley Systems (BSY) stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
Analysts’ Opinion of BSY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BSY stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for BSY by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BSY in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $52 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Rosenblatt gave a rating of “Buy” to BSY, setting the target price at $60 in the report published on February 26th of the current year.
BSY Trading at -1.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BSY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.25%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.56%, as shares sank -3.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.81% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BSY fell by -1.09%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.50% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.58. In addition, Bentley Systems Inc saw -7.99% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BSY starting from Bentley Barry J., who sale 50,000 shares at the price of $48.22 back on Nov 11 ’24. After this action, Bentley Barry J. now owns 11,948,235 shares of Bentley Systems Inc, valued at $2,410,930 using the latest closing price.
Keith A Bentley 2012 Gift Trus, the Director of Bentley Systems Inc, proposed sale 310,000 shares at $49.17 during a trade that took place back on Nov 08 ’24, which means that Keith A Bentley 2012 Gift Trus is holding shares at $15,242,700 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BSY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for Bentley Systems Inc stands at 0.28. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 42.23, with 11.15 for asset returns.
Based on Bentley Systems Inc (BSY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.37. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 288.44 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.52.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Bentley Systems Inc (BSY) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
