Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Takes Position in Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 1,261 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $236,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Guidewire Software by 403.8% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Guidewire Software in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in Guidewire Software by 70.0% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 170 shares of the technology company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in Guidewire Software by 38.3% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 224 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GWRE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their target price on Guidewire Software from $247.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. JMP Securities boosted their price target 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. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Guidewire Software from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $274.08.

Insider Buying and Selling at Guidewire Software

In other news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.75, for a total transaction of $313,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 230,268 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $51,522,465. The trade was a 0.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider James Winston King sold 2,482 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total transaction of $547,653.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 37,441 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,261,356.65. This trade represents a 6.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 30,941 shares of company stock valued at $6,987,551 over the last three months. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

GWRE traded down $0.23 on Friday, hitting $252.96. 535,872 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 809,281. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $165.08 and a fifty-two week high of $272.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 316.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.55 and a beta of 1.22. The business's fifty day moving average is $224.00 and its 200 day moving average is $213.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 3.23 and a current ratio of 2.77.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.22. The firm 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 revenue was up 22.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.62 EPS. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

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.