Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE Shares Bought by AQR Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Guidewire Software, Inc. by 6.7% during Q1, owning over 1 million shares valued at approximately $182.6 million.
• Analysts have revised their target prices for Guidewire Software, with Citi setting a new target at $247 and Raymond James raising it to $255, reflecting strong investor confidence.
• Guidewire Software's Q1 earnings report showed $0.88 EPS, exceeding estimates and representing a 22% revenue increase year-over-year, suggesting a robust growth trajectory.

AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) by 6.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,001,613 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 62,672 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC owned about 1.19% of Guidewire Software worth $182,614,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter worth about $236,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Guidewire Software by 25.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 278,870 shares of the technology company's stock worth $52,250,000 after buying an additional 56,066 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Twin Tree Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 970.3% during the first quarter. Twin Tree Management LP now owns 18,088 shares of the technology company's stock worth $3,389,000 after buying an additional 16,398 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Guidewire Software

In other Guidewire Software news, President John P. Mullen sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.05, for a total value of $705,150.00. Following the transaction, the president owned 146,489 shares of the company's stock, valued at $34,432,239.45. This represents a 2.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.75, for a total transaction of $313,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 230,268 shares in the company, valued at $51,522,465. The trade was a 0.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 29,541 shares of company stock valued at $6,621,759 over the last 90 days. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Guidewire Software Trading Down 3.0%

GWRE traded down $7.94 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $253.94. The company's stock had a trading volume of 272,733 shares, compared to its average volume of 961,756. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $165.08 and a fifty-two week high of $272.60. The stock has a market cap of $21.38 billion, a PE ratio of 317.31, a P/E/G ratio of 18.38 and a beta of 1.22. The business's 50-day moving average is $222.10 and its 200-day moving average is $212.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 2.77 and a quick ratio of 3.23.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on GWRE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $271.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $247.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. JMP Securities upped their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $250.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $275.00 target price (up previously from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Friday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $274.08.

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.