Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for GWRE Earnings

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Guidewire Software in a report issued on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.40. The consensus estimate for Guidewire Software's current full-year earnings is $0.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Guidewire Software's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.60 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $220.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $230.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Guidewire Software from $271.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. DA Davidson reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $226.00 target price on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial boosted their target price on Guidewire Software from $225.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Guidewire Software has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $248.31.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

GWRE opened at $234.87 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $221.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $200.08. Guidewire Software has a 12-month low of $132.01 and a 12-month high of $263.20. The firm has a market cap of $19.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 587.17, a PEG ratio of 23.18 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a current ratio of 3.23, a quick ratio of 3.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 3rd. The technology company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.41. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 6.96%. The business had revenue of $293.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $286.40 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.26 EPS. The business's revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Guidewire Software

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Guidewire Software by 403.8% in the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 131 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Ossiam purchased a new position in Guidewire Software during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Guidewire Software during the first quarter worth about $31,000.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $256.50, for a total transaction of $359,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 245,993 shares of the company's stock, valued at $63,097,204.50. This represents a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Michael C. Keller sold 860 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.53, for a total value of $218,895.80. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 11,410 shares in the company, valued at $2,904,187.30. This represents a 7.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 18,160 shares of company stock valued at $3,779,767. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

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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