Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE Shares Sold by Legacy Trust

Legacy Trust lowered its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) by 4.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,252 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 53 shares during the period. Legacy Trust’s holdings in Guidewire Software were worth $295,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its position in Guidewire Software by 403.8% during the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC purchased a new position in Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter worth $33,000.

Insider Transactions at Guidewire Software

In related news, CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 7,535 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.76, for a total value of $1,874,406.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 77,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,182,132.36. This represents a 8.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, President John P. Mullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.73, for a total transaction of $692,190.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 155,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,984,189.34. The trade was a 1.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 115,427 shares of company stock worth $27,599,454 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on GWRE shares. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective 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. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Guidewire Software currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $274.08.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GWRE opened at $229.89 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $19.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 287.36 and a beta of 1.21. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 52 week low of $165.08 and a 52 week high of $272.60. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $228.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $219.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.77, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

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

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.