Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) and Asset Entities (NASDAQ:ASST) Financial Review

Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) and Asset Entities (NASDAQ:ASST) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bentley Systems and Asset Entities’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bentley Systems	$1.25 billion	11.30	$326.71 million	$1.07	45.82
Asset Entities	$280,000.00	17.29	-$4.93 million	($0.38)	-0.85

Bentley Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Asset Entities. Asset Entities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Asset Entities shares are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.3% of Asset Entities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Bentley Systems and Asset Entities, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bentley Systems	0	1	8	0	2.89
Asset Entities	0	0	0	0	N/A

Bentley Systems currently has a consensus price target of $61.29, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Bentley Systems’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than Asset Entities.

Volatility & Risk

Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asset Entities has a beta of 8.35, suggesting that its share price is 735% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bentley Systems and Asset Entities’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bentley Systems	28.09%	32.62%	7.93%
Asset Entities	-1,538.71%	-153.10%	-145.13%

Summary

Bentley Systems beats Asset Entities on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bentley Systems

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. It also provides infrastructure cloud applications, such as ProjectWise, SYNCHRO, and AssetWise, as well as iTwin platform that enables users to create and curate cloud native 4D/5D digital representations of physical infrastructure assets consisting of iTwin Capture, iTwin Experience, and iTwin IoT platforms. The company serves civil, structural, geotechnical, subsurface, process engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, city and regional planners, contractors, fabricators, and operations and maintenance engineers. Bentley Systems, Incorporated was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania.

About Asset Entities

Asset Entities Inc., a technology company, provides social media marketing and content delivery services across Discord, TikTok, and other social media platforms. It designs, develops, and manages servers for communities on Discord. The company offers discord investment education, entertainment, and marketing services. It serves retail investors, creators, and influencers. Asset Entities Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Dallas, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of Asset Entities Holdings, Llc.