Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $274.0833.

GWRE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, JMP Securities increased their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $250.00 to $281.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

Shares of Guidewire Software stock opened at $230.04 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $228.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $218.51. Guidewire Software has a 12 month low of $165.08 and a 12 month high of $272.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.77, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The company has a market capitalization of $19.45 billion, a PE ratio of 287.55 and a beta of 1.21.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $356.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The business’s revenue was up 22.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.62 earnings per share. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Guidewire Software will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider James Winston King sold 7,162 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.82, for a total transaction of $1,782,048.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,608,184.30. This trade represents a 15.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO David Franklin Peterson sold 1,000 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.86, for a total value of $249,860.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 13,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,289,157.04. This represents a 7.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 115,427 shares of company stock valued at $27,599,454 over the last quarter. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Guidewire Software

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GWRE. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Guidewire Software during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 403.8% during the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Guidewire Software in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Guidewire Software during the second quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter worth $28,000.

About Guidewire Software

Guidewire Software, Inc provides a platform for property and casualty (P&C) insurers worldwide. The company offers Guidewire InsuranceSuite Cloud, such as PolicyCenter Cloud, BillingCenter Cloud, and ClaimCenter Cloud applications. It also provides Guidewire InsuranceNow, a cloud-based platform that offers policy, billing, and claims management functionality to insurers; and Guidewire InsuranceSuite for Self-Managed.