5,966 Shares in Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE Purchased by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al

Key Points

• VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased 5,966 shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. valued at approximately $1.4 million.
• Multiple analysts have upgraded Guidewire Software's price targets, with Stifel Nicolaus setting a target of $300 and Goldman Sachs raising it to $305, indicating a strong bullish sentiment.
• Insider selling occurred recently, with James Winston King and David Franklin Peterson selling shares that resulted in a notable decrease in their ownership positions.

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new stake in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 5,966 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $1,405,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Guidewire Software by 403.8% during the 1st 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 period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Rise Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 38.3% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 224 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider James Winston King sold 798 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.70, for a total value of $196,068.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 37,817 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,291,636.90. This represents a 2.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO David Franklin Peterson sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.86, for a total value of $249,860.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 13,164 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,289,157.04. This represents a 7.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 113,743 shares of company stock worth $27,306,431 in the last quarter. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on GWRE shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and set a $275.00 price objective (up previously from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $274.08.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

NYSE GWRE opened at $250.35 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $233.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $223.57. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 52-week low of $165.08 and a 52-week high of $272.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a current ratio of 2.77. The stock has a market cap of $21.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 312.94, a PEG ratio of 15.64 and a beta of 1.21.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last issued 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. The company had revenue of $356.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $337.82 million. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 22.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts anticipate that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Guidewire Software 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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