Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Cut to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Friday.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $267.00 to $242.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective 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. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. DA Davidson lifted their target price on Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price target (up previously from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Friday, September 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $272.00.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

NYSE GWRE opened at $215.98 on Friday. Guidewire Software has a one year low of $165.08 and a one year high of $272.60. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $230.72 and a 200 day moving average of $229.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a current ratio of 2.77. The company has a market capitalization of $18.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 269.98, a PEG ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 1.19.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Guidewire Software

In related news, CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 14,103 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total value of $3,425,195.61. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 84,646 shares in the company, valued at $20,557,974.02. This trade represents a 14.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO David Franklin Peterson sold 1,811 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total transaction of $439,837.57. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,440,010.68. The trade was a 11.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 112,342 shares of company stock worth $27,117,744. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Guidewire Software in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Guidewire Software in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000.

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.