Bentley Systems, Incorporated
BSY
shares soared 5.1% in the last trading session to close at $32.36. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock’s 4.6% loss over the past four weeks.
Bentley Systems is benefiting from rising subscription revenues and growing annualized recurring revenues.
This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.17 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -26.1%. Revenues are expected to be $268.4 million, up 20.4% from the year-ago quarter.
Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.
For Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 8.3% higher over the last 30 days to the current level. And a positive trend in earnings estimate revision usually translates into price appreciation. So, make sure to keep an eye on BSY going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see
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Bentley Systems, Incorporated belongs to the Zacks Internet – Software industry. Another stock from the same industry,
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TWTR
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