Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.44 EPS

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.44), Zacks reports. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 2.38% and a net margin of 2.91%. The business had revenue of $289.48 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $285.74 million. Guidewire Software updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS and its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

Guidewire Software Trading Down 7.1 %

GWRE opened at $173.72 on Friday. Guidewire Software has a one year low of $107.00 and a one year high of $219.59. The company has a market cap of $14.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 482.56, a PEG ratio of 37.21 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 2.66 and a current ratio of 2.66. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $194.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $184.40.

Insider Activity

In related news, President John P. Mullen sold 7,165 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.06, for a total transaction of $1,225,644.90. Following the transaction, the president now owns 182,096 shares in the company, valued at $31,149,341.76. This trade represents a 3.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.13, for a total value of $284,382.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 270,530 shares in the company, valued at $54,952,758.90. This represents a 0.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 42,656 shares of company stock worth $7,856,836. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GWRE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Friday. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Guidewire Software from $230.00 to $236.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $210.00 target price on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Guidewire Software from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $206.08.

Guidewire Software Company Profile

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.