BOX (BOX) Competitors

Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) and BOX (NYSE:BOX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, BSY or BOX?

Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BOX has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BSY or BOX?

44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of BOX shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of Bentley Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of BOX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BSY or BOX a better dividend stock?

Bentley Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. BOX pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Bentley Systems pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BOX pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bentley Systems has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Is BSY or BOX more profitable?

BOX has a net margin of 21.38% compared to Bentley Systems' net margin of 18.46%. Bentley Systems' return on equity of 29.18% beat BOX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bentley Systems	18.46%	29.18%	9.02%
BOX	21.38%	-20.17%	5.22%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BSY or BOX?

BOX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bentley Systems. BOX 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
Bentley Systems	$1.35B	12.32	$234.70M	$0.79	72.30
BOX	$1.10B	4.13	$244.62M	$1.29	24.50

Do analysts prefer BSY or BOX?

Bentley Systems presently has a consensus price target of $53.70, suggesting a potential downside of 5.99%. BOX has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.80%. Given BOX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BOX is more favorable than Bentley Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bentley Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
BOX	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media refer more to BSY or BOX?

In the previous week, Bentley Systems had 11 more articles in the media than BOX. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Bentley Systems and 7 mentions for BOX. BOX's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Bentley Systems' score of 0.86 indicating that BOX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bentley Systems	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BOX	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Bentley Systems beats BOX on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.