856 Shares in Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE Purchased by PDS Planning Inc

PDS Planning Inc bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 856 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its position in Guidewire Software by 403.8% during the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software during the first quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software during the first quarter worth about $33,000.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

GWRE stock opened at $242.56 on Tuesday. 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 company has a 50 day moving average price of $229.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $221.12. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $165.08 and a fifty-two week high of $272.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.50 billion, a PE ratio of 303.19 and a beta of 1.21.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.22. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The firm had revenue of $356.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $337.82 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. Guidewire Software’s 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. Analysts forecast that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Guidewire Software

In related news, CAO David Franklin Peterson sold 1,811 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total value of $439,837.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 14,164 shares in the company, valued at $3,440,010.68. The trade was a 11.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider James Winston King sold 7,162 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.82, for a total transaction of $1,782,048.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 38,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,608,184.30. This trade represents a 15.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 111,545 shares of company stock worth $26,742,022 over the last ninety days. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on GWRE. Wall Street Zen downgraded Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price target (up previously from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a research note on Friday, September 5th. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target 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 raised their price target 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $274.08.

Guidewire Software 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.