Jeffrey Elliott Cooper Sells 7,535 Shares of Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Stock

Key Points

• CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 7,535 shares of Guidewire Software at an average price of $248.76, totaling approximately $1.87 million, resulting in an 8.90% decrease in his holdings.
• Guidewire Software's recent earnings report showed an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.84, exceeding analyst estimates and marking a 22.3% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Analysts have mixed views on Guidewire Software, with an average target price of $274.08, with nine analysts rating it a Buy, while others have downgraded their ratings.

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 7,535 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.76, for a total transaction of $1,874,406.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 77,111 shares in the company, valued at $19,182,132.36. This represents a 8.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Jeffrey Elliott Cooper also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 16th, Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 14,103 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total transaction of $3,425,195.61.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GWRE traded down $0.18 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $244.59. 574,355 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 872,474. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 2.77 and a quick ratio of 2.77. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a twelve month low of $165.08 and a twelve month high of $272.60. The company has a market cap of $20.68 billion, a PE ratio of 305.74 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $226.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.26.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on GWRE. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Guidewire Software from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Guidewire Software from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price target on Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $274.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Linonia Partnership LP lifted its holdings in Guidewire Software by 41.8% during the first 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 period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 16.2% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,157,195 shares of the technology company's stock worth $966,252,000 after buying an additional 720,322 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in Guidewire Software by 3,636.9% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 731,467 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $172,224,000 after buying an additional 711,893 shares during the period. Groupama Asset Managment increased its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 600,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in 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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