BSY vs. SSNC, NTNX, OKTA, NICE, DT, TRMB, MANH, CHKP, TWLO, and TYL
Should you be buying Bentley Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bentley Systems include SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Nutanix (NTNX), Okta (OKTA), NICE (NICE), Dynatrace (DT), Trimble (TRMB), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Twilio (TWLO), and Tyler Technologies (TYL). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) and Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.
SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Bentley Systems. SS&C Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bentley Systems has a net margin of 28.09% compared to Bentley Systems' net margin of 11.46%. SS&C Technologies' return on equity of 32.62% beat Bentley Systems' return on equity.
SS&C Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Bentley Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. SS&C Technologies pays out 38.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bentley Systems pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SS&C Technologies has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Bentley Systems has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. SS&C Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
97.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
SS&C Technologies received 630 more outperform votes than Bentley Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.16% of users gave SS&C Technologies an outperform vote while only 62.64% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Bentley Systems had 14 more articles in the media than SS&C Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Bentley Systems and 11 mentions for SS&C Technologies. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat SS&C Technologies' score of 0.61 indicating that SS&C Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SS&C Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $70.20, suggesting a potential upside of 11.08%. Bentley Systems has a consensus price target of $61.29, suggesting a potential upside of 10.44%. Given Bentley Systems' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe SS&C Technologies is more favorable than Bentley Systems.
Summary
SS&C Technologies beats Bentley Systems on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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