Investing In Bentley Systems Inc (NASDAQ: BSY): Why Should You?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Software – Application industry segment. The current market capitalization of Bentley Systems Inc is $14.13B. A total of 0.75 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.09M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Bentley Keith A. sold 1,152 shares of BSY for 46.33 per share on Jan 24 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 16,703,876 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 02 ’25, Bentley Keith A. sold 69,573 shares at 46.67 per share. BSY shares that Director owns now total 16,705,028.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Bentley Keith A. acquired of 70,725 shares on Jan 02 ’25 at a per-share price of $47.12. In another insider transaction, Bentley Barry J. sold 50,000 shares at $48.22 per share on Nov 11 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 11,948,235.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Bentley Systems Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.24, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.51%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 42.02. BSY’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.5% when it declared a $0.06 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/3/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/17/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.5%. The BSY stock dividend was $0.06 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BSY has a high of $57.19 and a low of $43.82.

As of this writing, BSY has an earnings estimate of $0.22 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 12.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.27 per share and a lower estimate of $0.19.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. BSY’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $329.34M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.49B in debt and $593.87M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $3.42, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $409.22M.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BSY is Buy with a score of 4.31.

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