Brokerages Set Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) PT at $274.08

Shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $274.0833.

Several research firms recently weighed in on GWRE. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price target (up from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Friday, September 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on 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 Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Guidewire Software from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective 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.

Insider Activity

In other Guidewire Software news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.54, for a total value of $311,556.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 252,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $56,159,749.32. The trade was a 0.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider James Winston King sold 798 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.54, for a total value of $177,586.92. Following the sale, the insider owned 37,019 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,238,208.26. The trade was a 2.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 113,742 shares of company stock worth $27,418,324. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GWRE. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Guidewire Software by 1,852.4% in the 1st quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 45,119 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,453,000 after buying an additional 42,808 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 1,132.1% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 345 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in Guidewire Software in the first quarter valued at approximately $318,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in Guidewire Software by 121.2% during the first quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,796 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $336,000 after purchasing an additional 984 shares in the last quarter.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

Shares of GWRE opened at $214.08 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $236.49 and its 200-day moving average is $229.19. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $18.20 billion, a PE ratio of 267.60, a PEG ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 1.19. Guidewire Software has a fifty-two week low of $165.08 and a fifty-two week 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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $356.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 9.00%. Guidewire Software’s quarterly revenue was up 22.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Guidewire Software will post 0.52 EPS for the current 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.