Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Bentley Systems (BSY)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Bentley Systems (NASDAQ: BSY):

• 11/6/2026 – Bentley Systems had its price target raised by Oppenheimer from $43.00 to $52.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/6/2026 – Bentley Systems had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $48.00 to $52.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/6/2026 – Bentley Systems had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $42.00 to $55.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/6/2026 – Bentley Systems had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $50.00 to $53.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – Bentley Systems had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Bentley Systems was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 10/16/2026 – Bentley Systems had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $37.00 to $42.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Bentley Systems was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 9/16/2026 – Bentley Systems was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 9/14/2026 – Bentley Systems is now covered by Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $37.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – Bentley Systems was upgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald to “strong-buy”.

Bentley Systems Stock Down 0.6%

NASDAQ:BSY opened at $44.19 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.98. Bentley Systems, Incorporated has a one year low of $28.08 and a one year high of $48.17. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.65.

Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.03. Bentley Systems had a return on equity of 29.99% and a net margin of 19.57%. The firm had revenue of $421.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $420.69 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. Bentley Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Bentley Systems, Incorporated will post 1.20 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Bentley Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 22nd were issued a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 22nd. Bentley Systems’s payout ratio is currently 27.45%.

Insider Activity at Bentley Systems

In other Bentley Systems news, Director Keith A. Bentley sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.18, for a total value of $4,518,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,745,254 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $169,210,575.72. This trade represents a 2.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Werner Andre sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total value of $450,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 367,843 shares in the company, valued at $16,552,935. The trade was a 2.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,110,000 shares of company stock valued at $48,292,565 in the last quarter. Insiders own 20.27% of the company’s stock.

Bentley Systems develops software for professionals who design, build, and operate infrastructure. Its customers include engineering firms, architects, construction companies, and infrastructure owners and operators working on projects such as roads, railways, buildings, utilities, and industrial facilities. The company’s products support computer-aided design, project collaboration, infrastructure asset management, and digital twin development. Its software portfolio includes MicroStation for design and modeling, ProjectWise for project information management, and the iTwin platform for creating and working with digital representations of infrastructure assets.