Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of GWRE FY2025 Earnings

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for Guidewire Software in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.44 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.37. The consensus estimate for Guidewire Software’s current full-year earnings is $0.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Guidewire Software’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on GWRE. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Guidewire Software from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. BTIG Research increased their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $210.00 price target on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $231.00 target price on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Guidewire Software has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $193.00.

Guidewire Software Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE GWRE opened at $174.62 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $189.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $165.59. Guidewire Software has a 52-week low of $102.66 and a 52-week high of $209.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 485.06, a PEG ratio of 45.60 and a beta of 1.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GWRE. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new position in Guidewire Software in the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Guidewire Software by 537.0% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 172 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 2nd quarter valued at $55,000.

Insider Transactions at Guidewire Software

In related news, President John P. Mullen sold 1,350 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.68, for a total value of $253,368.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 190,611 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,773,872.48. This represents a 0.70 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 5,932 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.06, for a total transaction of $1,014,727.92. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 281,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,192,733.80. This trade represents a 2.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 23,347 shares of company stock valued at $4,057,594 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

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.