Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE Shares Sold by Parkside Financial Bank & Trust

Parkside Financial Bank & Trust cut its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) by 29.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 896 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 373 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust’s holdings in Guidewire Software were worth $211,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of GWRE. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Guidewire Software by 403.8% in the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GWRE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Guidewire Software from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Guidewire Software from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Guidewire Software from $247.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Guidewire Software has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.08.

Guidewire Software Stock Up 1.2%

GWRE stock opened at $217.99 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.77, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $238.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $228.43. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 12 month low of $165.08 and a 12 month high of $272.60. The company has a market cap of $18.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 272.48, a PEG ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 1.19.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 5.81%.The business had revenue of $356.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.62 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 22.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Guidewire Software

In other news, President John P. Mullen sold 3,000 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction on 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. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider James Winston King sold 798 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.70, for a total transaction of $196,068.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 37,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,291,636.90. This represents a 2.07% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 112,343 shares of company stock worth $27,088,569 in the last three months. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.