Weiss Ratings Reiterates "Hold (C)" Rating for Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE)

Key Points

• Weiss Ratings has reaffirmed a "Hold (C)" rating for Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE), indicating a cautious approach amid varying analyst outlooks.
• Other analysts have raised their price targets for Guidewire, with Goldman Sachs setting a target of $305 and nine analysts overall rating it as a Buy.
• Guidewire Software reported a revenue increase of 22.3% year-over-year, with earnings per share (EPS) of $0.84 beating consensus estimates significantly.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report released on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up previously from $255.00) on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Guidewire Software has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $274.08.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

Shares of GWRE opened at $230.66 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $19.50 billion, a PE ratio of 288.33 and a beta of 1.21. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $228.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $219.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a current ratio of 2.77. Guidewire Software has a twelve month low of $165.08 and a twelve month high of $272.60.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The company had revenue of $356.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.62 earnings per share. The company's quarterly 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Guidewire Software will post 0.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Guidewire Software news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction on Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.08, for a total transaction of $322,112.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 260,758 shares in the company, valued at $59,995,200.64. The trade was a 0.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider James Winston King sold 7,162 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.82, for a total transaction of $1,782,048.84. Following the sale, the insider owned 38,615 shares in the company, valued at $9,608,184.30. This represents a 15.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 115,427 shares of company stock valued at $27,598,586. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software during the second quarter worth $30,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 403.8% during the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the first quarter valued at $25,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the second quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the first quarter valued at $28,000.

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.

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