Oppenheimer Issues Positive Forecast for Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Stock Price

Key Points

• Oppenheimer raised its price target for Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.89% from its current price, alongside an "outperform" rating.
• Guidewire's quarterly earnings exceeded expectations, reporting $0.84 EPS against a consensus estimate of $0.62, with revenue of $356.57 million, up 22.3% year-over-year.
• The stock currently holds a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a price forecast from various analysts ranging from $247.00 to $300.00.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) had its target price upped by Oppenheimer from $275.00 to $300.00 in a research report sent to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the technology company's stock.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $290.00 price target on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $230.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Guidewire Software from $271.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. DA Davidson restated a "neutral" rating and set a $226.00 price objective on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, JMP Securities upped their target price on Guidewire Software from $250.00 to $281.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $274.08.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GWRE traded down $5.88 during trading on Friday, reaching $256.00. The company had a trading volume of 849,502 shares, compared to its average volume of 965,173. The company has a current ratio of 2.77, a quick ratio of 3.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Guidewire Software has a twelve month low of $165.08 and a twelve month high of $272.60. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $222.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $212.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.55 billion, a PE ratio of 320.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.38 and a beta of 1.22.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.22. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 5.81%.The business had revenue of $356.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.62 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Guidewire Software will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $51,522,465. This trade represents a 0.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider James Winston King sold 2,482 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total value of $547,653.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 37,441 shares in the company, valued at $8,261,356.65. This represents a 6.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 30,941 shares of company stock valued at $6,987,551. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Guidewire Software by 403.8% during the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Guidewire Software in the first quarter valued at about $31,000.

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.