Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE Shares Bought by Fiera Capital Corp

Fiera Capital Corp raised its holdings in Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) by 23.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 294,222 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 56,302 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp owned 0.35% of Guidewire Software worth $69,275,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of GWRE. ANB Bank increased its stake in Guidewire Software by 3.5% in the first quarter. ANB Bank now owns 1,590 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in Guidewire Software by 38.3% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 224 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of Guidewire Software by 40.0% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 238 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Poinciana Advisors Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Poinciana Advisors Group LLC now owns 1,247 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $294,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 4.1% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,835 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $432,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Guidewire Software

In related news, President John P. Mullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.85, for a total transaction of $695,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 152,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,463,312.30. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider James Winston King sold 798 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.70, for a total value of $196,068.60. Following the sale, the insider owned 37,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,291,636.90. This trade represents a 2.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 113,743 shares of company stock valued at $27,394,511 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

Shares of GWRE stock opened at $220.73 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 275.91, a PEG ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 1.19. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a one year low of $165.08 and a one year high of $272.60. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $239.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $228.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a current ratio of 2.77.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $356.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $337.82 million. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The firm’s revenue was up 22.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson increased 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. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 target price (up from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Guidewire Software presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.08.

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.