Bentley Systems, Incorporated

DB:BS81 Stock Report

Market Cap: €16.7b

Bentley Systems Valuation

Is BS81 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BS81 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BS81 (€52) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€35.19)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BS81 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BS81?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

BS81 key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue15.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA58.6x
PEG Ratio7.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BS81's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BS81 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average52.7x
NEM Nemetschek
61.2x16.1%€10.3b
TMV TeamViewer
17.3x12.4%€2.0b
AOF ATOSS Software
51.5x11.1%€1.9b
SAP SAP
80.8x33.2%€208.2b
BS81 Bentley Systems
51.1x7.0%€18.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BS81 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (51.1x) compared to the peer average (53.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BS81's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Software Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a32.9%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BS81 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (51.1x) compared to the European Software industry average (33.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BS81's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BS81 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio51.1x
Fair PE Ratio28x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BS81 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (51.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BS81 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€52.00
€55.27
+6.3%
7.0%€58.82€44.11n/a12
May ’25€49.60
€53.71
+8.3%
9.8%€58.94€38.68n/a12
Apr ’25€48.20
€53.71
+11.4%
9.8%€58.94€38.68n/a12
Mar ’25€47.20
€53.69
+13.8%
9.8%€59.01€38.72n/a12
Feb ’25€46.40
€52.66
+13.5%
10.5%€58.71€38.53n/a12
Jan ’25€47.20
€52.66
+11.6%
10.5%€58.71€38.53n/a12
Dec ’24€47.40
€53.73
+13.4%
10.1%€59.76€39.22n/a13
Nov ’24€45.20
€53.43
+18.2%
10.2%€60.56€39.74n/a13
Oct ’24€47.00
€53.13
+13.0%
10.3%€60.14€39.47n/a13
Sep ’24€45.60
€53.44
+17.2%
7.2%€59.22€46.27n/a12
Aug ’24€48.60
€49.27
+1.4%
10.0%€56.95€42.49n/a12
Jul ’24€49.20
€48.18
-2.1%
7.7%€55.42€43.41n/a12
Jun ’24€45.20
€46.88
+3.7%
6.1%€53.12€43.05n/a11
May ’24€38.00
€43.89
+15.5%
4.7%€46.90€40.33€49.6010
Apr ’24€39.62
€43.89
+10.8%
4.7%€46.90€40.33€48.2010
Mar ’24€36.89
€43.89
+19.0%
4.7%€46.90€40.33€47.2010
Feb ’24€35.28
€42.73
+21.1%
6.5%€47.37€36.95€46.4010
Jan ’24€34.24
€42.73
+24.8%
6.5%€47.37€36.95€47.2010
Dec ’23€37.62
€44.55
+18.4%
7.4%€49.95€38.96€47.4010
Nov ’23€34.24
€44.04
+28.6%
11.6%€50.62€35.43€45.2010
Oct ’23€31.35
€46.01
+46.7%
5.4%€49.18€40.32€47.009
Sep ’23€34.95
€46.01
+31.7%
5.4%€49.18€40.32€45.609
Aug ’23€38.02
€44.94
+18.2%
7.1%€49.80€39.84€48.608
Jul ’23€31.98
€45.57
+42.5%
18.3%€66.11€37.78€49.208
Jun ’23€31.97
€45.57
+42.6%
18.3%€66.11€37.78€45.208
May ’23€40.61
€51.65
+27.2%
12.5%€64.89€43.57€38.007

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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