Bentley Systems (BSY) Competitors

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) and Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TRMB or BSY?

Bentley Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Trimble. Trimble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trimble	$3.80B	4.53	$311.30M	$5.98	11.79
Bentley Systems	$1.23B	11.05	$326.71M	$1.11	42.06

Do analysts rate TRMB or BSY?

Trimble currently has a consensus price target of $75.40, indicating a potential upside of 6.98%. Bentley Systems has a consensus price target of $59.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.44%. Given Bentley Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than Trimble.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Bentley Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media refer more to TRMB or BSY?

In the previous week, Trimble had 12 more articles in the media than Bentley Systems. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Trimble and 5 mentions for Bentley Systems. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Trimble's score of 0.88 indicating that Bentley Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trimble	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bentley Systems	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TRMB or BSY more profitable?

Trimble has a net margin of 40.67% compared to Bentley Systems' net margin of 27.73%. Bentley Systems' return on equity of 29.50% beat Trimble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trimble	40.67%	10.18%	5.41%
Bentley Systems	27.73%	29.50%	8.49%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRMB or BSY?

93.2% of Trimble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Trimble shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, TRMB or BSY?

Trimble has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRMB or BSY?

Trimble received 501 more outperform votes than Bentley Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.03% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trimble	Outperform Votes 564 68.03%	Underperform Votes 265 31.97%
Bentley Systems	Outperform Votes 63 64.29%	Underperform Votes 35 35.71%

Summary

Bentley Systems beats Trimble on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.