Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Receives “Neutral” Rating from DA Davidson

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at DA Davidson in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $250.00 price objective on the technology company’s stock. DA Davidson’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 17.10% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on GWRE. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 target price (up previously from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Guidewire Software has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $272.00.

Guidewire Software Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of GWRE traded down $2.49 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $213.50. The stock had a trading volume of 135,926 shares, compared to its average volume of 887,140. Guidewire Software has a 1-year low of $165.08 and a 1-year high of $272.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 267.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 1.19. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $230.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $229.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 2.77 and a quick ratio of 2.77.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $356.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.62 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.3% on a year-over-year basis. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Guidewire Software will post 0.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.54, for a total transaction of $311,556.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 252,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $56,159,749.32. The trade was a 0.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, President John P. Mullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.85, for a total transaction of $695,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 152,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,463,312.30. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 112,342 shares of company stock valued at $27,117,744 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Guidewire Software by 1.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,039,377 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,077,791,000 after buying an additional 116,726 shares during the period. Linonia Partnership LP grew its stake in Guidewire Software by 41.8% during the 1st quarter. Linonia Partnership LP now owns 3,396,310 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $636,333,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000,709 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,672,767 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $313,410,000 after acquiring an additional 24,991 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Guidewire Software by 5.6% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,578,442 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $372,105,000 after purchasing an additional 84,152 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Guidewire Software by 70.4% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,427,104 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $267,382,000 after purchasing an additional 589,424 shares during the period.

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.