Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) CEO Sells $324,590.00 in Stock

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 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 value of $324,590.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 255,158 shares in the company, valued at $59,158,382.30. This trade represents a 0.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Michael George Rosenbaum also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 27th, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.40, for a total value of $357,560.00.
• On Monday, October 20th, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.70, for a total value of $343,980.00.
• On Monday, October 13th, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $239.71, for a total transaction of $335,594.00.
• On Monday, October 6th, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.08, for a total transaction of $322,112.00.
• On Monday, September 29th, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.25, for a total transaction of $325,150.00.
• On Monday, September 22nd, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $244.55, for a total transaction of $342,370.00.
• On Tuesday, September 16th, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 30,317 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total transaction of $7,363,089.79.
• On Monday, September 15th, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.83, for a total transaction of $353,962.00.
• On Monday, September 8th, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.28, for a total value of $365,792.00.
• On Tuesday, September 2nd, Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.30, for a total value of $300,020.00.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

Shares of GWRE opened at $220.35 on Thursday. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 1 year low of $165.08 and a 1 year high of $272.60. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $238.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $227.77. The firm has a market cap of $18.73 billion, a PE ratio of 275.43, 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 for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $356.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $337.82 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.62 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. 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 report on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Guidewire Software from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Guidewire Software currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GWRE. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 11.3% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 1,562 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 3,320.4% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 192,843 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $36,131,000 after purchasing an additional 187,205 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in Guidewire Software by 34.6% in the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 2,394 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $449,000 after purchasing an additional 615 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Guidewire Software by 12.5% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 560,301 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $104,978,000 after purchasing an additional 62,107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in Guidewire Software by 15.5% in the 1st quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 7,705 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,444,000 after buying an additional 1,032 shares in the last quarter.

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.