Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY – Get Free Report) and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Bentley Systems and D-Wave Quantum”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bentley Systems | $1.46 billion | 6.89 | $234.70 million | $0.84 | 41.00 |
| D-Wave Quantum | $24.14 million | 324.89 | -$143.88 million | ($1.35) | -15.71 |
Bentley Systems has higher revenue and earnings than D-Wave Quantum. D-Wave Quantum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Bentley Systems and D-Wave Quantum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bentley Systems | 18.45% | 28.16% | 9.25% |
| D-Wave Quantum | -1,651.81% | -97.58% | -71.38% |
Volatility & Risk
Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Bentley Systems and D-Wave Quantum, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bentley Systems | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.54 |
| D-Wave Quantum | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.80 |
Bentley Systems presently has a consensus target price of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.89%. D-Wave Quantum has a consensus target price of $38.21, suggesting a potential upside of 80.17%. Given D-Wave Quantum’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe D-Wave Quantum is more favorable than Bentley Systems.
Summary
Bentley Systems beats D-Wave Quantum on 9 of the 14 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 D-Wave Quantum
D-Wave Quantum Inc. develops and delivers quantum computing systems, software, and services worldwide. The company offers Advantage, a fifth-generation quantum computer; Ocean, a suite of open-source python tools; and Leap, a cloud-based service that provides real-time access to a live quantum computer, as well as access to Advantage, hybrid solvers, the Ocean software development kit, live code, demos, learning resources, and a vibrant developer community. It also provides D-Wave Launch, a quantum professional service that guides enterprises from problem discovery through production implementation. The company's quantum solutions are used in logistics, financial services, drug discovery, materials sciences, scheduling, fault detection, mobility, and supply chain management. It serves financial services, manufacturing/logistics, mobility, and life sciences/pharmaceuticals industries. D-Wave Quantum Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.
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