Head to Head Analysis: Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) & Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX)

Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) and Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Nutanix and Bentley Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nutanix	52.81%	-90.13%	9.09%
Bentley Systems	18.10%	28.43%	9.69%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nutanix and Bentley Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nutanix	$2.85 billion	7.08	$1.51 billion	$5.16	14.46
Bentley Systems	$1.50 billion	6.77	$277.86 million	$0.91	38.43

Nutanix has higher revenue and earnings than Bentley Systems. Nutanix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.3% of Nutanix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Nutanix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Bentley Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Nutanix and Bentley Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nutanix	0	9	9	0	2.50
Bentley Systems	0	5	9	1	2.73

Nutanix presently has a consensus price target of $73.07, indicating a potential downside of 2.09%. Bentley Systems has a consensus price target of $44.38, indicating a potential upside of 26.92%. Given Bentley Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than Nutanix.

Volatility & Risk

Nutanix has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bentley Systems beats Nutanix on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nutanix

Nutanix, Inc. engages in the provision of a cloud platform leveraging web-scale engineering and consumer-grade design. It operates through the following geographic segments: United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Other Americas. The firm also provides software solutions and cloud services to customers’ enterprise infrastructure. The company was founded by Dheeraj Pandey, Ajeet Singh, and Mohit Aron in 2009 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

About Bentley Systems

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 engineering applications, such as MicroStation, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings, OpenCities, OpenComms, OpenFlows, OpenPlant, OpenRail, OpenRoads, OpenSite, OpenTower, OpenTunnel, OpenUtilities, and OpenWindowPower; and open simulation engineering applications, including ADINA, AutoPIPE, CUBE, DYNAMEQ, EMME, LEGION, 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 iTwin platform that enables users to create and curate cloud native 4D/5D digital representations of physical infrastructure assets consisting of iTwin Capture, 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.