1,967 Shares in Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE Bought by Callan Family Office LLC

Key Points

• Callan Family Office LLC purchased 1,967 shares of Guidewire Software, valued at approximately $463,000, in Q2 according to an SEC filing.
• Guidewire received multiple analyst upgrades, with price targets increased by institutions like Goldman Sachs to $305 and Stifel Nicolaus to $300.
• Insider sales included 7,162 shares sold by James Winston King, leading to a 15.65% decrease in his ownership of the company’s stock.

Callan Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,967 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $463,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 403.8% in the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new position in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Guidewire Software presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $274.08.

Insider Activity at Guidewire Software

In other Guidewire Software news, insider James Winston King sold 7,162 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.82, for a total transaction of $1,782,048.84. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,608,184.30. This represents a 15.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO David Franklin Peterson sold 1,811 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total transaction of $439,837.57. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 14,164 shares in the company, valued at $3,440,010.68. The trade was a 11.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 112,945 shares of company stock valued at $27,077,616 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Guidewire Software Trading Down 0.9%

NYSE GWRE opened at $240.57 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 300.72 and a beta of 1.21. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 52-week low of $165.08 and a 52-week high of $272.60. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $229.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $221.26. The company has a quick ratio of 2.77, a current ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The company had revenue of $356.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.62 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts expect that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

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.

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