INTU Tops Bentley Systems Stock on Price & Potential

BSY: Bentley Systems logo
BSY
Bentley Systems

INTU is Bentley Systems’s peer in Application Software industry that has:

1) Lower valuation (P/OpInc) compared to Bentley Systems stock
2) But higher revenue and operating income growth

This disconnect between valuation and performance could mean that you are better off buying INTU stock vs. BSY stock

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Key Metrics Compared

Metric BSY INTU
P/OpInc* 36.9x 36.9x
LTM OpInc Growth 24.1% 28.7%
3Y Avg OpInc Growth 18.0% 24.5%
LTM Revenue Growth 11.1% 15.6%
3Y Avg Revenue Growth 10.6% 14.0%

OpInc = Operating Income, P/OpInc = Price To Operating Income Ratio

But do these numbers tell the full story? Read Buy or Sell BSY Stock to see if Bentley Systems still has an edge that holds up under the hood. As a quick background, Bentley Systems (BSY) provides infrastructure engineering software, including open modeling, simulation applications, and project delivery systems that support collaboration, work-sharing, and 4D construction modeling worldwide.

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Is The Mismatch In Stock Price Temporary

One way to check if Bentley Systems stock is expensive now versus the other tickers would be to see how these metrics compared across companies exactly a year ago. Specifically, if there has been a marked reversal in the trend for Bentley Systems in the last 12 months, then there is a chance that the current mismatch is likely to reverse. On the other hand, a persistent underperformance in revenue and operating income growth for Bentley Systems would reinforce the conclusion that the stock is expensive compared to its peers, but may not revert soon

Key Metrics Compared 1 Yr Prior

Metric BSY INTU
P/OpInc* 44.3x 38.7x
LTM OpInc Growth 16.3% 23.5%
3Y Avg OpInc Growth 43.5% 15.9%
LTM Revenue Growth 10.4% 15.0%
3Y Avg Revenue Growth 10.1% 12.2%

OpInc = Operating Income

Additional Metrics To Consider

Metric BSY INTU
P/S 8.7x 9.7x
Market Cap (Current) $ 12.7 Bil $ 182.2 Bil
LTM Revenue $ 1.46 Bil $ 18.83 Bil
LTM Opinc $ 345.52 Mil $ 4.94 Bil
LTM Op Margin 23.7% 26.2%

OpInc = Operating Income

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