Guidewire Software’s (GWRE) “Neutral” Rating Reiterated at DA Davidson

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by research analysts at DA Davidson in a research note issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $250.00 price target on the technology company’s stock. DA Davidson’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 17.10% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on GWRE. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Zacks Research upgraded Guidewire Software from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $272.00.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

NYSE GWRE traded down $2.49 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $213.50. The company had a trading volume of 135,926 shares, compared to its average volume of 887,140. The company has a market capitalization of $18.15 billion, a PE ratio of 267.86, a P/E/G ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 1.19. 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 price of $230.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $229.21. Guidewire Software has a twelve month low of $165.08 and a twelve month high of $272.60.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 14,103 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total value of $3,425,195.61. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 84,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,557,974.02. The trade was a 14.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider James Winston King sold 7,162 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.82, for a total value of $1,782,048.84. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,608,184.30. This represents a 15.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 112,342 shares of company stock valued at $27,117,744. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Guidewire Software

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Guidewire Software in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Guidewire Software in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in Guidewire Software in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Guidewire Software in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000.

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.