Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) CFO Sells $3,425,195.61 in Stock

Key Points

• CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 14,103 shares of Guidewire Software at an average price of $242.87, totaling over $3.4 million, resulting in a 14.28% decrease in his ownership.
• Guidewire Software reported $0.84 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, and its revenue increased by 22.3% year-over-year to $356.57 million.
• Analysts set a consensus target price of $274.08 for Guidewire Software, with nine ratings classified as “Buy” and three as “Hold.”

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 14,103 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total value of $3,425,195.61. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 84,646 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,557,974.02. The trade was a 14.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Guidewire Software Stock Down 0.7%

NYSE GWRE traded down $1.61 on Friday, reaching $245.03. The company had a trading volume of 1,334,277 shares, compared to its average volume of 956,347. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 306.29 and a beta of 1.22. The company's fifty day moving average is $225.45 and its 200 day moving average is $215.09. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 52-week low of $165.08 and a 52-week high of $272.60. The company has a quick ratio of 2.77, a current ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.22. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 5.81%.The firm had revenue of $356.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS. The business's revenue was up 22.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Guidewire Software by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,922,651 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,100,838,000 after purchasing an additional 211,047 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted 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 purchasing an additional 720,322 shares during the period. Linonia Partnership LP boosted 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 purchasing an additional 1,000,709 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Guidewire Software by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,672,767 shares of the technology company's stock worth $313,410,000 after purchasing an additional 24,991 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Guidewire Software by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,578,442 shares of the technology company's stock worth $372,105,000 after purchasing an additional 84,152 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on GWRE shares. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Bank of America raised their target price on Guidewire Software from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average 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.