In the past week, BSY stock has gone up by 2.87%, with a monthly gain of 3.39% and a quarterly plunge of -6.51%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.70%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.90% for Bentley Systems Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.42% for BSY’s stock, with a -8.18% 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 59.91x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for BSY is at 1.02. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BSY is 137.43M, and currently, shorts hold a 4.54% of that float. The average trading volume for BSY on April 17, 2025 was 1.48M shares.
BSY) stock’s latest price update
Bentley Systems Inc (NASDAQ: BSY)’s stock price has plunge by 1.74relation to previous closing price of 42.62. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.87% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-09 that EXTON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, will release its first quarter 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Senior management will host a webcast to discuss the company’s results at 8:15 a.m. ET. The results press release and link to the webcast will be available prior to the start of the webcast on the company’s investor relations website at https://investors.bentley.com Webcast and Re.
Analysts’ Opinion of BSY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BSY stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for BSY by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BSY in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $49 based on the research report published on April 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BSY reach a price target of $48. The rating they have provided for BSY stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 31st, 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Sell” to BSY, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on February 28th of the current year.
BSY Trading at 0.69% 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 -24.18% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.70%, as shares surge +3.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.15% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BSY rose by +2.87%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.13. In addition, Bentley Systems Inc saw -7.15% 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 GREGORY S, who sale 53,968 shares at the price of $41.04 back on Mar 12 ’25. After this action, BENTLEY GREGORY S now owns 7,755,439 shares of Bentley Systems Inc, valued at $2,214,804 using the latest closing price.
BENTLEY GREGORY S, the Officer of Bentley Systems Inc, proposed sale 53,968 shares at $41.54 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’25, which means that BENTLEY GREGORY S is holding shares at $2,241,561 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
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for Bentley Systems Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 24.39, with 6.99 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 10.68.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 382.44 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.19for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.54.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Bentley Systems Inc (BSY) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
