Analysts Set Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) Price Target at $258.08

Shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $272.4167.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on GWRE shares. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Guidewire Software from $271.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. JMP Securities increased their price target on Guidewire Software from $250.00 to $281.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday.

Insider Activity at Guidewire Software

In related news, President John P. Mullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.05, for a total transaction of $705,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 146,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,432,239.45. This represents a 2.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.75, for a total value of $313,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 230,268 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $51,522,465. The trade was a 0.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 29,541 shares of company stock valued at $6,621,759. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in Guidewire Software during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

Shares of Guidewire Software stock opened at $261.90 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $222.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $212.45. Guidewire Software has a 52 week low of $162.72 and a 52 week high of $272.60. The company has a market capitalization of $22.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 327.38, a PEG ratio of 18.38 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a quick ratio of 3.23, a current ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $337.82 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 earnings per share. The business’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. As a group, analysts expect that Guidewire Software will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Guidewire Software

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.