Signaturefd LLC lowered its position in Bentley Systems, Incorporated (NASDAQ:BSY – Free Report) by 9.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,917 shares of the company’s stock after selling 299 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Bentley Systems were worth $148,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Bentley Systems by 0.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,252,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,162,002,000 after acquiring an additional 134,516 shares in the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Bentley Systems by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 15,778,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $778,832,000 after buying an additional 586,458 shares during the period. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in Bentley Systems by 24.2% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 5,134,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,874,000 after buying an additional 1,000,000 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its holdings in shares of Bentley Systems by 41.8% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 1,323,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,222,000 after buying an additional 390,000 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Bentley Systems by 7.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,232,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,839,000 after acquiring an additional 85,565 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.16% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Bentley Systems
In related news, Director Barry J. Bentley sold 50,000 shares of Bentley Systems stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.20, for a total transaction of $2,510,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 12,298,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $617,371,146. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, Director Barry J. Bentley sold 50,000 shares of Bentley Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.20, for a total transaction of $2,510,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 12,298,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $617,371,146. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Raymond B. Bentley sold 91,045 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.43, for a total value of $4,500,354.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 16,598,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $820,471,566.08. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 276,032 shares of company stock valued at $13,720,676 in the last quarter. 21.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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Bentley Systems Stock Up 0.9 %
BSY stock opened at $49.15 on Monday. Bentley Systems, Incorporated has a twelve month low of $43.82 and a twelve month high of $57.19. The company has a market cap of $14.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.93, a P/E/G ratio of 4.09 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $49.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.48.
Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $330.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $325.20 million. Bentley Systems had a net margin of 29.17% and a return on equity of 31.71%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.20 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Bentley Systems, Incorporated will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Bentley Systems Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 17th were paid a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 17th. Bentley Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.43%.
Bentley Systems Profile
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.
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