Guidewire Software (GWRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Guidewire Software, Inc. develops software products and cloud services for property and casualty (P&C) insurance carriers. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company’s offerings are designed to help insurers manage the core functions of their business—policy administration, billing and claims—while supporting digital engagement, analytics and operational modernization.

Guidewire’s core product portfolio is commonly known as the InsuranceSuite, which includes PolicyCenter for policy administration, BillingCenter for billing and receivables, and ClaimCenter for claims management. In addition to these core systems, Guidewire provides digital channels, data and analytics solutions, and an ecosystem of application programming interfaces (APIs) and partner-developed extensions that enable insurers to integrate third‑party services and tailor workflows.

The company delivers its software both as on-premises solutions and through Guidewire Cloud, a managed cloud platform that combines software-as-a-service deployment with built-in operational support and product updates. Guidewire also offers professional services, training and implementation support to assist carriers with deployment, configuration and ongoing optimization of its systems.

Guidewire serves commercial and personal lines P&C insurers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. Its products are used by carriers of varying sizes seeking to replace legacy systems, improve customer experience, accelerate product launch times and leverage data-driven underwriting and claims decisions. The company’s management and partner ecosystem support clients through digital transformation and modernization initiatives.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $177.32 to $185.70
• 50-Day Range: $102.67 to $183.18
• 52-Week Range: $102.30 to $272.60
• Volume: 836,966 shs
• Average Volume: 1.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $15.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 98.01
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $221.64
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Guidewire Software Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Guidewire Software scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 145th out of 603 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Guidewire Software has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 12 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Guidewire Software has a consensus price target of $221.64, representing about 22.2% upside from its current price of $181.32.

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Guidewire Software are expected to grow by 17.49% in the coming year, from $1.83 to $2.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Guidewire Software is 98.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Guidewire Software is 98.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.05.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Guidewire Software has a P/B Ratio of 10.52. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.12% 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 3.92, 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 0.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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 and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Guidewire Software has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Guidewire Software this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for GWRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Guidewire Software to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $3,908,106.00 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/04/2026
• Today: 8/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GWRE
• CIK: 1528396
• Web: www.guidewire.com
• Phone: (650) 357-9100
• Fax: 650-357-9101
• Employees: 3,772
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Guidewire Software: $221.64
• High Price Target: $288.00
• Low Price Target: $175.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 98.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 99.08
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $69.80 million
• Net Margins: 11.25%
• Pretax Margin: 11.25%
• Return on Equity: 12.62%
• Return on Assets: 6.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 2.44
• Quick Ratio: 2.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 12.55
• Cash Flow: $1.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 99.79
• Book Value: $17.24 per share
• Price / Book: 10.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 83,260,000
• Free Float: 82,873,000
• Market Cap: $15.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.92