Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE

Key Points

• Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. has significantly reduced its holdings in Guidewire Software by 90.2%, selling 778,338 shares to end up with 84,752 shares valued at approximately $15.9 million.
• Several other hedge funds have increased their stakes in Guidewire Software, with notable increases from Linonia Partnership LP (41.8% growth) and Massachusetts Financial Services (16.2% growth), indicating mixed sentiment among institutional investors.
• Equity analysts have generally positive outlooks for Guidewire Software, with multiple firms raising their price targets, including JMP Securities and Robert W. Baird, while the average price target now stands at $270.42.

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) by 90.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 84,752 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 778,338 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. owned about 0.10% of Guidewire Software worth $15,879,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of GWRE. ANB Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 3.5% during the first quarter. ANB Bank now owns 1,590 shares of the technology company's stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 38.3% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 224 shares of the technology company's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in Guidewire Software by 70.0% in the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 170 shares of the technology company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 16.4% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 569 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $107,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Guidewire Software by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 3,678 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $689,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period.

Guidewire Software Stock Down 0.2%

GWRE stock traded down $0.61 during trading on Friday, hitting $252.58. 157,263 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 956,870. The stock has a market cap of $21.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 315.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.54 and a beta of 1.22. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $165.08 and a 1 year high of $272.60. The firm's 50 day moving average is $223.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $213.38.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.28, for a total value of $365,792.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 221,868 shares in the company, valued at $57,969,671.04. The trade was a 0.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President John P. Mullen sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.30, for a total transaction of $642,900.00. Following the transaction, the president owned 140,489 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $30,106,792.70. This trade represents a 2.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 30,941 shares of company stock valued at $6,987,551 in the last quarter. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on GWRE. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Guidewire Software from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $274.08.

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.