John Mullen Sells 3,000 Shares of Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Stock

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) President John Mullen sold 3,000 shares of the business’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 transaction, the president owned 152,958 shares in the company, valued at $35,463,312.30. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

GWRE traded down $5.69 on Monday, reaching $227.96. The company had a trading volume of 909,198 shares, compared to its average volume of 915,844. 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 stock has a market cap of $19.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 284.94, a P/E/G ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 1.21. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $165.08 and a fifty-two week high of $272.60. The company’s fifty day moving average is $238.70 and its 200 day moving average is $227.59.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed 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. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $247.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. AlphaQuest LLC grew its stake in Guidewire Software by 7.3% during the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 1,559 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $358,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its stake in Guidewire Software by 1.8% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 23,668 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,440,000 after acquiring an additional 413 shares in the last quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. purchased a new position in Guidewire Software during the third quarter valued at approximately $900,000. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Guidewire Software by 12.1% during the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,005 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $461,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Guidewire Software by 57.6% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 427 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter.

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.