Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for BSY in the last 90 days.
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Bentley Systems (BSY) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$31.29−0.15 (−0.5%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryA page dated 23 September revisits Bentley Systems' infrastructure engineering software business alongside its analyst ratings and key financial metrics. Among the coverage, 7 firms rate the stock a buy and 1 a hold, with a consensus target of $43.93 and consensus upside of 40.4%.
BSY closed at $31.29, down 0.5% on the day, sitting below both its 50-day average of $34.19 and its 200-day average of $34.73. The stock is down 16.8% over one month, up 5.3% over three months, down 10% over six months and down 40% over one year, within a 52-week range of $28.08 to $57.25. The GekkoIndex reads 65.8, placing BSY in the Accumulation zone, while price sits 18.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $38.27.
The next earnings report is due 4 November 2026, before the open, 36 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. The prior report, on 6 August 2026, showed EPS of $0.28 against a $0.28 estimate and a -2.3% reaction, with beats in 3 of the last 8 quarters and an average absolute reaction of 5.3%. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonally, the 20 trading days following this point in the calendar have averaged a 0.4% return over the past 5 years, positive in 2 of them.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Bentley Systems price vs fair value
Close $31.29200-day averageGekko Fair Value $38.27
Bentley Systems quick facts
- Market cap
- $9.15B
- P/E ratio
- 34.9
- Forward P/E
- 20
- EPS, TTM
- $0.90
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.60B
- Profit margin
- 18.1%
- Dividend yield
- 0.88%
- Beta
- 0.98
- Volume
- 2.22M avg 2.67M
- 1-year return
- −40.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.7%
- 50-day average
- $34.19
- 200-day average
- $34.73
- Next earnings
- Nov 4 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 290.6M
Bentley Systems swing-trade checklist
Bentley Systems scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $31.29 is below the 50-day ($34.19) and 200-day ($34.73) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
65.8, Accumulation
Reading 65.8 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
18.2% below
Price is 18.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 36 days
Next report Nov 4, 2026, 36 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+0.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.4% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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Bentley Systems stock chart and price history
Bentley Systems closed at $31.29 on Sep 28, 2026, −40.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $28.08 to $57.25.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −16.8%
- 3 months
- +5.3%
- 6 months
- −10.0%
- 1 year
- −40.0%
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Bentley Systems GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Bentley Systems’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 65.8, in the Accumulation zone, down 2 points over five sessions.
65.8Accumulation
Down 2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 44 | +0.5% | +1.2% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 296 | +0.1% | −1.3% | ||
| Neutral | 286 | −0.8% | −1.3% | ||
| Distribution | 43 | +0.8% | +1.1% | ||
| Selling | 3 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average BSY share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Bentley Systems stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Bentley Systems trades 18.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $38.27, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Bentley Systems shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$38.27
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
18.2% Undervalued
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Bentley Systems insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Bentley Systems, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in BSY were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Bentley Systems has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $70.83M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.77%
- Trailing four quarters
- $235.9M
From company filings.
Bentley Systems earnings: next date and track record
Bentley Systems reports on Nov 4, 2026, before the open (36 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 4, 2026
Expected before the open, 36 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.34
- Revenue estimate
- $420.6M
3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.3%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 6, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Bentley Systems reported a strong Q2 2026 with continued double-digit growth driven by subscription revenue and momentum in Resources (mining) and Public Works/Utilities (including electric grid). Management emphasized the durability of recurring revenue (LTM recurring revenues $1.486B, 93% of total; account retention 99%, NRR 109%), subscription-led growth (92% of revenue), and solid first-half performance (Q2 revenue $411M, +12.8% YoY; H1 revenue +13.6%). The company highlighted AI as a strategic priority: launching its infrastructure AI initiative, deploying MCP servers to integrate LLM assistance with deterministic engineering applications, and pursuing an “open” hybrid AI approach enabling third-party models and sovereign compute options. Management plans to focus first on adoption, exploration and validation of AI workflows before monetization and is evaluating new commercial models (machine/API consumption and agentic monetization). They reiterated investment priorities in R&D (AI, Bentley Open Applications, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud) and go-to-market to cut through AI market noise. Management expressed confidence in meeting full-year free cash flow outlook; timing and working capital dynamics explained H1 softness and they expect the second half to generate the bulk of cash flow. They signaled potential M&A (Asset Analytics priority and resource-related targets) to help reach the upper end of growth ranges.
- Guidance
- - Expectation to sustain dependable double-digit growth; management sees momentum to reach upper end of their growth range but said an acquisition and large Asset Analytics deals would help reach the top end. - Free cash flow outlook: on track to meet full-year free cash flow guidance; H1 represented ~47% of the full-year outlook and management expects 50%–55% of full-year cash flow to be generated in H2. They noted timing/working capital effects and expect second-half cash flow margin expansion to achieve the full-year target. - Management reiterated intent to grow R&D and go-to-market investments to support AI adoption; no specific revenue/ARR numeric guidance provided for FY27 in this call.
- Risks flagged
- - Need for large, lumpy Asset Analytics deals and/or acquisitions to hit the upper end of growth targets (execution and timing risk). - Uncertainty and timing of permitting reform in the U.S. could affect PLS-related acceleration. - Increased investments (R&D, sales & marketing) and early-year timing of collections/working capital can pressure near-term margins and cash flow timing. - Competitive AI noise and potential entrants (Prometheus, other models) could alter the competitive landscape, although management believes core infrastructure use cases are differentiated. - Monetization model for AI-driven machine consumption is still being validated; timing and commercialization risk exists.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.28 est $0.28 | $410.7M est $412.1M | −2.3% |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.38 est $0.36 | $424.2M est $419.8M | +2.2% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.22 est $0.22 | $391.6M est $381.8M | +12.5% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.27 est $0.27 | $375.5M est $369.8M | −5.1% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.32 est $0.28 | $364.1M est $363.6M | −6.2% |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.35 est $0.30 | $370.5M est $366.3M | +7.5% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.21 est $0.22 | $349.8M est $350.4M | −3.6% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.24 est $0.24 | $335.2M est $340.4M | −2.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Bentley Systems stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Bentley Systems is $43.93, +40.4% from the last close, from 8 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$43.93consensus 12-month target, +40.4% from the last close
Now $31.29Avg $43.93
Low $37High $50
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 8 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Cantor Fitzgerald | $37 | +18.2% |
| Sep 8 | Barclays | $40 | +27.8% |
| Aug 10 | Rosenblatt Securities | $50 | +59.8% |
| Aug 7 | BMO Capital | $43 | +37.4% |
| Aug 7 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
−1.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Bentley Systems seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Bentley Systems averaged +0.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.1% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.4% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.3% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, BSY’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.7%.
Bentley Systems market cap and key statistics
Bentley Systems’s market cap is $9.15B, with a P/E ratio of 34.9 and revenue of $1.60B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $9.15B
- P/E ratio
- 34.9
- Forward P/E
- 20
- EPS, TTM
- $0.90
- Gekko Fair Value
- $38.27
Trading
- Volume
- 2.22M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.67M
- 52-week high
- $57.25
- 52-week low
- $28.08
- Shares outstanding
- 290.6M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.60B
- Profit margin
- 18.1%
- Return on equity
- 24.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +14.8%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.98
- Typical daily move
- ±3.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.7%
- Dividend yield
- 0.88%
Bentley Systems stock news this week
1 headline about Bentley Systems from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) Stock Price, News, Quote & HistoryYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 23
Bentley Systems peers
Bentley Systems’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| IBMInternational Business Machines | Accumulation | 16.1% below |
| FTNTFortinet | Neutral | 32.5% above |
| NETCloudflare | Neutral | 22.9% above |
| ACNAccenture | Neutral | 9.7% below |
| WDAYWorkday | Neutral | 13.2% above |
| CRDOCredo Technology | Neutral | 19.0% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Bentley Systems stock FAQ
What is Bentley Systems’s market cap?
Bentley Systems’s market cap is $9.15B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $31.29, with 290.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 34.9.
What is the Bentley Systems stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Bentley Systems is $43.93, +40.4% from the last close. Of the 8 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 7 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Bentley Systems stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Bentley Systems is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $31.29 is 18.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $38.27. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Bentley Systems report earnings next?
Bentley Systems is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, before the market opens (36 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.34 per share on revenue of $420.6M. Bentley Systems beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.3% on average across the report.
What is Bentley Systems’s 52-week high and low?
Bentley Systems’s 52-week high is $57.25 and its 52-week low is $28.08; it closed at $31.29 on Sep 28, 2026, −40.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $62.37 on Sep 29, 2021.
Is Bentley Systems stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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