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Guidewire Software (GWRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$140.87 +0.78 (+0.55%)
Closing price 09/11/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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$140.72 -0.15 (-0.10%)
As of 09/11/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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About Guidewire Software Stock (NYSE:GWRE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$137.44
$142.44
50-Day Range
$131.33
$205.81
52-Week Range
$102.30
$255.91
Volume
1.99 million shs
Average Volume
1.50 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.73 billion
P/E Ratio
86.42
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$216.23
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) provides cloud-based software and technology services for the property and casualty insurance industry. Its solutions help insurers manage core operations, modernize legacy systems, improve customer engagement and use data to support underwriting and claims decisions.

The company's principal platform, InsuranceSuite, includes applications such as PolicyCenter for policy administration, BillingCenter for billing and payments, and ClaimCenter for claims management. Guidewire also offers digital engagement, data and analytics, risk management, and development tools through its cloud platform, allowing insurers to configure and deploy software for various lines of business.

Founded in 2001, Guidewire serves insurance carriers in markets around the world, including North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California. Mike Rosenbaum has served as Guidewire's chief executive officer since 2019, while co-founder Marcus Ryu previously led the company and has continued to hold board leadership responsibilities.

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Guidewire Software Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

GWRE MarketRank™: 

Guidewire Software scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 597 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Guidewire Software has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Guidewire Software has a consensus price target of $216.23, representing about 53.5% upside from its current price of $140.87.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Guidewire Software has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Guidewire Software's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Guidewire Software are expected to grow by 37.80% in the coming year, from $2.46 to $3.39 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Guidewire Software is 86.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Guidewire Software is 86.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.73.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Guidewire Software has a P/B Ratio of 9.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.97% of the float of Guidewire Software has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Guidewire Software has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.75, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Guidewire Software has recently decreased by 11.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Guidewire Software does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Guidewire Software does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Guidewire Software has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Guidewire Software this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    45 people have searched for GWRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 463% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    9 people have added Guidewire Software to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Guidewire Software insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,215,782.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.46% of the stock of Guidewire Software is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Guidewire Software has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Guidewire Software's insider trading history.
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GWRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Guidewire Software's stock was trading at $201.0280 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, GWRE shares have decreased by 29.9% and is now trading at $140.8670.

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September, 3rd. The technology company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.06. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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Guidewire Software's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, January 8th 2026, which permits the company to repurchase $500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 3.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Guidewire Software (GWRE) raised $82 million in an IPO on Wednesday, January 25th 2012. The company issued 7,500,000 shares at a price of $10.00-$12.00 per share.

Top institutional investors of Guidewire Software include California State Teachers Retirement System (14.12%), Bamco Inc. NY (10.80%), Linonia Partnership LP (8.33%) and Darsana Capital Partners LP (4.57%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael George Rosenbaum, John P Mullen, Jeffrey Elliott Cooper, Priscilla Hung, James Winston King, Michael C Keller and David Franklin Peterson.
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Shares of GWRE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Guidewire Software investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), ServiceNow (NOW) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/03/2026
Today
9/13/2026
Fiscal Year End
7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Software
Sub-Industry
Application Software
Current Symbol
NYSE:GWRE
CIK
1528396
Employees
3,772
Year Founded
2001

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$258.00
Low Price Target
$181.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+53.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.63
Trailing P/E Ratio
86.42
Forward P/E Ratio
57.26
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$139.28 million
Net Margins
9.44%
Pretax Margin
11.12%
Return on Equity
12.66%
Return on Assets
6.73%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.57
Current Ratio
1.79
Quick Ratio
2.44

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.48 billion
Price / Sales
7.95
Cash Flow
$2.52 per share
Price / Cash Flow
55.85
Book Value
$14.34 per share
Price / Book
9.82

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
83,260,000
Free Float
82,873,000
Market Cap
$11.73 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.97

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This page (NYSE:GWRE) was last updated on 9/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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