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Bentley Systems vs PTC

BSY and PTC side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How BSY and PTC compare

PTC is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Bentley Systems ($21.2B against $12.4B).

On earnings, PTC is cheaper: it trades at 19.0× trailing earnings, against 44.9× for Bentley Systems.

PTC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.5% versus 12.8% for Bentley Systems).

PTC keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 41.4% compared with 18.1% at Bentley Systems.

Bentley Systems pays a dividend yielding 0.68%; PTC does not pay one.

PTC scores higher on the StockData Score (22 against 19 for Bentley Systems), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.

Key numbers

A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.

MetricBSYPTC
Size and price
Market cap$12.4B$21.2B
Share price$40.90$195.54
Change, 1 year−19.0%−1.2%
Change, 5 years−30.2%55.3%
Beta (5Y)1.111.00
Employees2,1007,000
StockData Score
Total score1922 (better)
Valuation score25 (better)
Growth score56 (better)
Performance score66
Health score35 (better)
Dividend score3 (better)0
Valuation
P/E44.9×19.0× (better)
P/S7.7×7.2× (better)
P/B10.3×6.1× (better)
EV/EBITDA35.5×17.2× (better)
P/FCF24.8×22.7× (better)
PEG2.880.60 (better)
FCF yield4.0%4.4% (better)
Fair value$34.33$321.76
Margin of safety−19.2%39.2% (better)
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)12.8%19.5% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average13.4%13.4% (better)
Net income growth (TTM)14.0%139% (better)
EPS growth (TTM)16.7%142% (better)
EPS growth, 5Y average15.1%40.3% (better)
Profitability
Gross margin81.8%84.5% (better)
Operating margin23.6%37.8% (better)
Net margin18.1%41.4% (better)
FCF margin31.1%31.7% (better)
Return on equity24.5%35.1% (better)
Return on invested capital12.8%27.6% (better)
Financial health
Debt / equity1.010.01 (better)
Net debt / EBITDA2.83 (better)−0.27
Interest coverage19.7× (better)17.1×
Current ratio0.591.03 (better)
Altman Z-score3.755.84 (better)
Piotroski F-score9 (better)8
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield0.68%–
Payout ratio29.3%–
Years of dividend growth3–
Dividend growth, 5Y average−29.6%–
Buyback yield1.6%6.6% (better)
Shareholder yield2.3%6.6% (better)
Ownership
Held by institutions51.8%103%
Held by insiders48.4%0.35%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$28.1K (better)−$11.5M
Superinvestors holding–1
Short interest, % of float10.5%5.1%

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