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

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $274.0833.

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Guidewire Software from $271.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Guidewire Software from $247.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 target price (up from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research note on Saturday, September 27th.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

Shares of Guidewire Software stock opened at $229.89 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 2.77 and a quick ratio of 2.77. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $228.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $219.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 287.36 and a beta of 1.21. Guidewire Software has a one year low of $165.08 and a one year high of $272.60.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last announced its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $356.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $337.82 million. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 5.81%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.62 EPS. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Guidewire Software will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider James Winston King sold 7,162 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.82, for a total value of $1,782,048.84. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 38,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,608,184.30. This represents a 15.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, President John P. Mullen sold 15,869 shares of the company’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 $3,854,104.03. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 158,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $38,606,129.46. The trade was a 9.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 115,427 shares of company stock valued at $27,599,454 over the last three months. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GWRE. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Guidewire Software by 403.8% in 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 stake in Guidewire Software in the first quarter worth $25,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software in the first quarter worth $28,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software in the second quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software in the first quarter worth $31,000.

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.