Bentley Systems, Incorporated

NasdaqGS:BSY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.3b

Bentley Systems Valuation

Is BSY 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 BSY when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BSY ($54.42) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($44.47)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

BSY 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/Revenue15.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA59.9x
PEG Ratio9.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for BSY vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average71.6x
MANH Manhattan Associates
80.4x13.4%US$14.2b
TYL Tyler Technologies
106.6x18.9%US$17.7b
ZM Zoom Video Communications
29.7x4.2%US$19.0b
DT Dynatrace
69.5x18.6%US$13.7b
BSY Bentley Systems
52.8x5.4%US$17.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BSY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.8x) compared to the peer average (71.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BSY's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Software Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a15.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BSY is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.8x) compared to the US Software industry average (42.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BSY'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.

BSY PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio52.8x
Fair PE Ratio35.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BSY is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.3x).


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 BSY forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$54.42
US$58.32
+7.2%
9.8%US$64.00US$42.00n/a12
Apr ’25US$50.37
US$58.32
+15.8%
9.8%US$64.00US$42.00n/a12
Mar ’25US$51.16
US$58.24
+13.8%
9.8%US$64.00US$42.00n/a12
Feb ’25US$51.36
US$57.40
+11.8%
10.5%US$64.00US$42.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$52.18
US$57.40
+10.0%
10.5%US$64.00US$42.00n/a12
Dec ’24US$52.96
US$57.54
+8.6%
10.1%US$64.00US$42.00n/a13
Nov ’24US$48.02
US$56.46
+17.6%
10.2%US$64.00US$42.00n/a13
Oct ’24US$50.16
US$56.54
+12.7%
10.3%US$64.00US$42.00n/a13
Sep ’24US$50.18
US$57.75
+15.1%
7.2%US$64.00US$50.00n/a12
Aug ’24US$53.81
US$54.50
+1.3%
10.0%US$63.00US$47.00n/a12
Jul ’24US$54.23
US$52.17
-3.8%
7.7%US$60.00US$47.00n/a12
Jun ’24US$49.39
US$51.18
+3.6%
6.1%US$58.00US$47.00n/a11
May ’24US$42.78
US$46.80
+9.4%
4.7%US$50.00US$43.00n/a10
Apr ’24US$42.99
US$46.80
+8.9%
4.7%US$50.00US$43.00US$50.3710
Mar ’24US$39.86
US$46.80
+17.4%
4.7%US$50.00US$43.00US$51.1610
Feb ’24US$40.59
US$45.10
+11.1%
6.5%US$50.00US$39.00US$51.3610
Jan ’24US$36.96
US$45.10
+22.0%
6.5%US$50.00US$39.00US$52.1810
Dec ’23US$40.07
US$44.60
+11.3%
7.4%US$50.00US$39.00US$52.9610
Nov ’23US$34.20
US$43.50
+27.2%
11.6%US$50.00US$35.00US$48.0210
Oct ’23US$30.59
US$46.78
+52.9%
5.4%US$50.00US$41.00US$50.169
Sep ’23US$35.87
US$46.78
+30.4%
5.4%US$50.00US$41.00US$50.189
Aug ’23US$39.26
US$45.13
+14.9%
7.1%US$50.00US$40.00US$53.818
Jul ’23US$33.64
US$48.25
+43.4%
18.3%US$70.00US$40.00US$54.238
Jun ’23US$34.37
US$48.25
+40.4%
18.3%US$70.00US$40.00US$49.398
May ’23US$42.39
US$55.71
+31.4%
12.5%US$70.00US$47.00US$42.787
Apr ’23US$44.25
US$57.86
+30.8%
10.6%US$70.00US$50.00US$42.997

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


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