Route One Investment Company L.P. Has $384.36 Million Stake in Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE

Key Points

• Route One Investment Company L.P. reduced its stake in Guidewire Software (GWRE) by 8.9%, holding approximately 2,051,430 shares valued at $384.36 million.
• Institutional investors, including Linonia Partnership LP and Mass Financial Services, made significant adjustments to their holdings in Guidewire, with Linonia increasing its position by 41.8% to own 3,396,310 shares.
• Guidewire Software reported a 22.3% year-over-year revenue increase, achieving $356.57 million for the latest quarter and exceeding analyst estimates.

Route One Investment Company L.P. lowered its position in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) by 8.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,051,430 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 200,000 shares during the period. Guidewire Software comprises about 16.0% of Route One Investment Company L.P.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Route One Investment Company L.P. owned approximately 2.45% of Guidewire Software worth $384,356,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its position 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. purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position 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 valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000.

Insider Transactions at Guidewire Software

In other news, insider James Winston King sold 799 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.61, for a total value of $169,076.39. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 36,642 shares in the company, valued at $7,753,813.62. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.28, for a total transaction of $365,792.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 221,868 shares of the company's stock, valued at $57,969,671.04. This represents a 0.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 30,941 shares of company stock worth $6,987,551 over the last three months. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on GWRE shares. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $271.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $274.08.

Guidewire Software Stock Up 0.0%

NYSE:GWRE traded up $0.02 on Thursday, reaching $253.06. 524,819 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 961,604. The company has a market capitalization of $21.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 316.33, a PEG ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 2.77, a quick ratio of 3.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 12 month low of $165.08 and a 12 month high of $272.60. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $223.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $213.03.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $356.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 9.00%. Guidewire Software's revenue was up 22.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts predict that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current fiscal 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.