Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Citigroup Analyst Says

Key Points

• Citigroup has increased its target price for Guidewire Software from $247.00 to $267.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.04% from the stock's previous close.
• Multiple analysts, including Goldman Sachs and JMP Securities, have raised their price targets for Guidewire Software, with Goldman Sachs setting a target of $305.00 and a "buy" rating.
• Guidewire Software reported a 22.3% increase in quarterly revenue compared to the same period last year, surpassing analysts' expectations with revenue of $356.57 million and earnings per share of $0.84.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) had its target price increased by Citigroup from $247.00 to $267.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a "neutral" rating on the technology company's stock. Citigroup's price objective suggests a potential upside of 4.04% from the stock's previous close.

GWRE has been the subject of a number of other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. JMP Securities lifted their price objective on Guidewire Software from $250.00 to $281.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Guidewire Software from $271.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Guidewire Software from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $274.08.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

Shares of Guidewire Software stock traded down $5.24 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $256.64. 138,100 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 960,977. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $222.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $212.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 320.91, a P/E/G ratio of 18.38 and a beta of 1.22. Guidewire Software has a one year low of $165.08 and a one year high of $272.60. The company has a quick ratio of 3.23, a current ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last released 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 business had revenue of $356.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $337.82 million. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 5.81%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 22.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Guidewire Software will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.75, for a total value of $313,250.00. Following the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider James Winston King sold 2,482 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total value of $547,653.30. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 37,441 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,261,356.65. The trade was a 6.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 29,541 shares of company stock valued at $6,621,759. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Guidewire Software

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GWRE. Linonia Partnership LP increased its stake in Guidewire Software by 41.8% in the 1st quarter. Linonia Partnership LP now owns 3,396,310 shares of the technology company's stock worth $636,333,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000,709 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Guidewire Software by 16.2% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,157,195 shares of the technology company's stock worth $966,252,000 after acquiring an additional 720,322 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in Guidewire Software by 3,636.9% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 731,467 shares of the technology company's stock worth $172,224,000 after acquiring an additional 711,893 shares during the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment increased its stake in Guidewire Software by 240.0% in the 2nd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 850,000 shares of the technology company's stock worth $200,132,000 after acquiring an additional 600,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 70.4% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,427,104 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $267,382,000 after purchasing an additional 589,424 shares during the last quarter.

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.

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