Bentley Systems (BSY) Competitors $38.88 -1.34 (-3.33%) As of 10:08 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BSY vs. NET, EA, VEEV, RBLX, DDOG, BIDU, WIT, ZS, HUBS, and TTDShould you be buying Bentley Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bentley Systems include Cloudflare (NET), Electronic Arts (EA), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Roblox (RBLX), Datadog (DDOG), Baidu (BIDU), Wipro (WIT), Zscaler (ZS), HubSpot (HUBS), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Bentley Systems vs. Cloudflare Electronic Arts Veeva Systems Roblox Datadog Baidu Wipro Zscaler HubSpot Trade Desk Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) and Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, community ranking and dividends. Do analysts recommend NET or BSY? Cloudflare presently has a consensus target price of $135.64, suggesting a potential upside of 26.22%. Bentley Systems has a consensus target price of $55.13, suggesting a potential upside of 37.06%. Given Bentley Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than Cloudflare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cloudflare 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.37Bentley Systems 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the media refer more to NET or BSY? In the previous week, Cloudflare had 12 more articles in the media than Bentley Systems. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Cloudflare and 14 mentions for Bentley Systems. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Cloudflare's score of 1.00 indicating that Bentley Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cloudflare 18 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bentley Systems 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NET or BSY more profitable? Bentley Systems has a net margin of 27.73% compared to Cloudflare's net margin of -4.72%. Bentley Systems' return on equity of 29.50% beat Cloudflare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cloudflare-4.72% -5.52% -1.67% Bentley Systems 27.73%29.50%8.49% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NET or BSY? 82.7% of Cloudflare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Cloudflare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NET or BSY? Cloudflare received 133 more outperform votes than Bentley Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.86% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote while only 49.50% of users gave Cloudflare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCloudflareOutperform Votes19949.50% Underperform Votes20350.50% Bentley SystemsOutperform Votes6662.86% Underperform Votes3937.14% Which has more risk and volatility, NET or BSY? Cloudflare has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NET or BSY? Bentley Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cloudflare. Cloudflare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCloudflare$1.67B22.21-$78.80M-$0.22-488.46Bentley Systems$1.35B8.67$326.71M$0.7355.10 SummaryBentley Systems beats Cloudflare on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Bentley Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BSY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BSY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBentley SystemsPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.73B$22.11B$21.70B$7.49BDividend Yield0.69%2.10%2.84%4.04%P/E Ratio36.23102.7139.7318.07Price / Sales8.6720.121,986.8886.83Price / Cash43.1086.0634.5934.64Price / Book13.507.795.723.99Net Income$326.71M$436.62M$733.91M$247.18M7 Day Performance-0.35%-3.29%-4.76%-6.42%1 Month Performance-6.09%-8.23%49,729.96%-7.44%1 Year Performance-18.40%2.43%52,618.98%-4.31% Bentley Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BSYBentley Systems4.8919 of 5 stars$39.09-2.8%$55.13+41.0%-18.4%$11.41B$1.35B35.265,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownNETCloudflare4.512 of 5 stars$112.77-1.9%$135.64+20.3%+13.5%$38.91B$1.67B-512.573,220Insider TradeGap DownEAElectronic Arts4.1014 of 5 stars$144.52+0.2%$155.65+7.7%+9.3%$37.66B$7.35B36.7713,700Analyst ForecastInsider TradePositive NewsVEEVVeeva Systems4.4671 of 5 stars$231.65-1.1%$256.52+10.7%+2.0%$37.61B$2.75B57.205,480Insider TradePositive NewsGap DownRBLXRoblox3.5936 of 5 stars$58.36-1.2%$64.23+10.0%+59.8%$36.13B$3.60B-40.252,130Insider TradePositive NewsGap DownDDOGDatadog4.8961 of 5 stars$99.21-1.9%$157.22+58.5%-22.3%$34.01B$2.68B194.534,800Short Interest ↓Gap DownBIDUBaidu4.5203 of 5 stars$92.03-1.4%$111.25+20.9%-17.1%$32.27B$133.13B10.0445,500Gap DownWITWipro1.7616 of 5 stars$3.06+0.8%N/A-48.6%$31.95B$887.93B21.07240,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownZSZscaler3.9088 of 5 stars$198.42-4.2%$232.52+17.2%+3.2%$30.70B$2.42B-793.687,348Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownHUBSHubSpot4.6893 of 5 stars$570.58-2.0%$848.58+48.7%-16.3%$29.76B$2.63B6,340.527,430Insider TradePositive NewsGap DownTTDTrade Desk3.6248 of 5 stars$54.72-2.0%$115.41+110.9%-43.5%$27.15B$2.44B70.152,770Analyst ForecastGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NET Competitors EA Competitors VEEV Competitors RBLX Competitors DDOG Competitors BIDU Competitors WIT Competitors ZS Competitors HUBS Competitors TTD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BSY) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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