Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) vs. Foresight Autonomous (NASDAQ:FRSX) Head-To-Head Survey

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

Profitability

This table compares Bentley Systems and Foresight Autonomous’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bentley Systems	29.17%	31.71%	8.48%
Foresight Autonomous	-1,871.62%	-86.89%	-69.17%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.5% of Foresight Autonomous shares are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Foresight Autonomous shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Bentley Systems and Foresight Autonomous, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bentley Systems	0	1	7	0	2.88
Foresight Autonomous	0	0	0	0	N/A

Bentley Systems presently has a consensus target price of $59.57, indicating a potential upside of 20.18%. Given Bentley Systems’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than Foresight Autonomous.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bentley Systems and Foresight Autonomous”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bentley Systems	$1.29 billion	11.12	$326.71 million	$1.07	46.33
Foresight Autonomous	$666,000.00	11.70	-$18.41 million	N/A	N/A

Bentley Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Autonomous.

Risk & Volatility

Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foresight Autonomous has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bentley Systems beats Foresight Autonomous on 9 of the 11 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 Foresight Autonomous

Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd., a technology company, engages in the development of smart multi-spectral 3D vision software solutions and cellular-based applications for the automotive industry in Israel, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It develops in-line-of-sight vision solutions and beyond-line-of-site accident-prevention solutions. The company also offers QuadSight automotive vision solution, a four-camera multi-spectral vision solution that combines two sets of stereoscopic infrared and visible-light cameras for obstacle detection; DynamiCal, an automatic calibration software solution to ensure that stereo cameras remain calibrated to create accurate and continuous 3D depth perception; and ScaleCam, a separated stereo camera solution. In addition, it provides Percept3D, a 3D point cloud solution that provides 3D raw data for obstacle detection, terrain analysis, and autonomous vehicle sensor fusion; and Mono2Stereo, a solution that enhances existing vision sensor systems by using software-based algorithms to create a 3D perception stereo vision solution. Further, the company offers Eye-Net Protect, a cellular-based V2X solution that provides real-time pre-collision alerts to various road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, scooter drivers, etc. by using smartphones. Its solutions are used in automotive, defense, autonomous vehicles, and agriculture and heavy industrial equipment industries. The company was formerly known as Asia Development (A.D.B.M.) Ltd. and changed its name to Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. in January 2016. Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel.