Hantz Financial Services Inc. Sells 4,165 Shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE

Hantz Financial Services Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 42,721 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 4,165 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. owned 0.05% of Guidewire Software worth $10,059,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GWRE. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 403.8% during the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Guidewire Software in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Guidewire Software during the second quarter worth $42,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on the company. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 target price (up from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $274.08.

Guidewire Software Trading Down 5.2%

NYSE:GWRE opened at $239.83 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a current ratio of 2.77. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 1 year low of $165.08 and a 1 year high of $272.60. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $237.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $226.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 299.79, a PEG ratio of 15.57 and a beta of 1.21.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $356.57 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $337.82 million. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 5.81%.Guidewire Software’s quarterly revenue was up 22.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 earnings per share. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Guidewire Software

In other Guidewire Software news, insider James Winston King sold 7,162 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.82, for a total value of $1,782,048.84. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 38,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,608,184.30. This trade represents a 15.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 30,317 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total value of $7,363,089.79. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 264,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,350,349.46. The trade was a 10.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 113,743 shares of company stock valued at $27,350,741 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

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.