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Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY)

Technology | Software - Application | Exton, United States | NasdaqGS
36.23 USD +1.14 (3.249%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:12 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is cautiously constructive, driven by a technical bounce off the 200-day moving average and a clear options floor at $30. While the statistical forecast model shows no directional bias, the options market is pricing in a potential recovery toward $45 while hedging against a drop to $30. This creates a favorable risk-reward profile for a swing trade, though the lack of a strong statistical signal suggests the move may be limited in duration. Long-term, the business remains fundamentally sound with robust profitability margins and a healthy payout ratio, yet the multi-year price trajectory tells a different story. The stock has failed to participate in the broader rally over the last two years, trading flat despite positive earnings growth. This disconnect suggests the market is currently discounting the company's quality, likely due to valuation concerns or sector rotation issues. The forward P/E offers some relief compared to the trailing multiple, hinting that analysts expect a turnaround in growth visibility. Until the price action confirms a sustained trend reversal, the investment case remains neutral-to-positive rather than a compelling buy.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.056479
AutoARIMA0.063273
AutoETS0.063274
MSTL0.065397

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 3.69
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.111
Excess Kurtosis -1.50
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-21
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-21
Debt to Equity Ratio 105.442
Revenue per Share 5.112
Market Cap 10,944,825,344
Trailing P/E 39.81
Forward P/E 22.95
Beta 1.00
Profit Margins 18.10%
Website https://www.bentley.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:12 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate rebound with heavy call open interest at the $45 strike across multiple expirations, suggesting a target for a 30% upside move. However, there is a distinct defensive hedge layer with significant put volume and open interest at the $30 strike, particularly in the February 2027 expiration, indicating a floor expectation around 14% below current prices. Implied volatility is elevated relative to historical norms, reflecting uncertainty about whether the stock can break out of its consolidation range.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.22% 0.77% 0.60% 0.50%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-22 0.07 0.219711
2026-06-02 0.07 0.205882
2026-03-10 0.07 0.179625
2025-12-04 0.07 0.164822
2025-09-23 0.07 0.133308
2025-06-03 0.07 0.146905
2025-03-19 0.07 0.166627
2024-12-03 0.06 0.121286
2024-09-17 0.06 0.119689
2024-06-04 0.06 0.120992
2024-03-19 0.06 0.119617
2023-12-01 0.05 0.094411
2023-08-14 0.05 0.105955
2023-06-07 0.05 0.101543
2023-02-17 0.05 0.122279
2022-11-29 0.03 0.080000
2022-09-07 0.03 0.081059
2022-06-08 0.03 0.085227
2022-03-07 0.03 0.081455
2021-12-08 0.03 0.060618
2021-08-31 0.03 0.046519
2021-06-07 0.03 0.048108
2021-03-09 0.03 0.069172
2020-12-04 0.03 0.087822
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.77
exDividendDate 2026-09-22
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.28
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0079794815
lastDividendValue 0.07
lastDividendDate 2026-09-22
dividendDate 2026-09-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.2937622
Address1 685 Stockton Drive
All Time High 71.92
All Time Low 26.32
Ask 35.12
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,348,900
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,582,562
Average Volume 2,582,562
Average Volume10Days 2,348,900
Beta 0.997
Bid 32.34
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 10
Book Value 3.878
City Exton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 36.23
Current Ratio 0.595
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 36.48
Day Low 35.15
Debt To Equity 105.442
Display Name Bentley Systems
Dividend Date 1,790,640,000
Dividend Yield 0.77
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Earnings Growth 0.148
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.115
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 467,713,984
Ebitda Margins 0.29195
Enterprise To Ebitda 26.428
Enterprise To Revenue 7.715
Enterprise Value 12,360,529,920
Eps Current Year 1.39464
Eps Forward 1.57886
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.91
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,035,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 34.2912
Fifty Day Average Change 1.9388008
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.056539312
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -29.37622
Fifty Two Week High 52.85
Fifty Two Week High Change -16.619999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3144749
Fifty Two Week Low 28.077
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.153
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.29038003
Fifty Two Week Range 28.077 - 52.85
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,600,867,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.41
Float Shares 155,760,292
Forward Eps 1.57886
Forward P E 22.946936
Free Cashflow 397,979,616
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 5,800
Fullday Change -0.16999817
Fullday Change Percent -0.46921936
Fullday Price 36.06
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.81845003
Gross Profits 1,311,182,976
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.45417
Held Percent Institutions 0.555
Implied Shares Outstanding 302,092,889
Industry Software - Application
Industry Disp Software - Application
Industry Key software-application
Ipo Expected Date 2,020-09-23
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,035,200
Last Dividend Value 0.07
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Bentley Systems, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure engineering software solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers open modeling applications, such as MicroStation, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings, OpenFlows, OpenPlant, OpenRail, OpenRoads, OpenSite and OpenSite+, OpenTower, OpenTunnel, and OpenUtilities; and open simulation applications, including ADINA, AutoPIPE, LEGION, OpenPaths, Power Line Systems, RAM, SACS, SPIDA, and STAAD; and geoprofessional applications for modeling and simulation of near and deep subsurface conditions, including AGS, Central, GeoStudio, Imago, Leapfrog, MX Deposit, Oasis montaj, OpenGround, and PLAXIS. It also provides infrastructure cloud applications, such as ProjectWise, SYNCHRO, and AssetWise, as well as Cesium and iTwin platform that enables users to create and curate cloud native digital representations of physical infrastructure assets consisting of iTwin Capture, iTwin Engage, iTwin Experience, and iTwin IoT platforms. The company serves civil, structural, geotechnical, subsurface, process engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, city and regional planners, contractors, fabricators, and operations and maintenance engineers. Bentley Systems, Incorporated was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,944,825,344
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_25514
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 289,999,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,882,968,862
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 35.15
Operating Cashflow 522,884,992
Operating Margins 0.25
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 0.3077
Peg Ratio 1.35
Phone 610 458 5000
Pre Market Change -0.16999817
Pre Market Change Percent -0.46921936
Pre Market Price 36.06
Pre Market Time 1,792,137,663
Previous Close 35.09
Price Eps Current Year 25.978031
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 9.342444
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.8318095
Profit Margins 0.18100001
Quick Ratio 0.512
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.64706
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.14
Regular Market Change Percent 3.24879
Regular Market Day High 36.48
Regular Market Day Low 35.15
Regular Market Day Range 35.15 - 36.48
Regular Market Open 35.15
Regular Market Previous Close 35.09
Regular Market Price 36.23
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,401
Regular Market Volume 3,427,704
Return On Assets 0.072
Return On Equity 0.24517
Revenue Growth 0.128
Revenue Per Share 5.112
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 290,577,762
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.054
Shares Short 16,313,506
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 16,862,541
Short Name Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.0795
Short Ratio 6.14
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol BSY
Target High Price 59.0
Target Low Price 40.0
Target Mean Price 44.26667
Target Median Price 43.0
Total Cash 146,980,992
Total Cash Per Share 0.474
Total Debt 1,267,444,992
Total Revenue 1,602,039,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.28
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0079794815
Trailing Eps 0.91
Trailing P E 39.813187
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.2586
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 34.360226
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.8697739
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05441681
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,427,704
Website https://www.bentley.com
Zip 19,341