Guidewire Software (GWRE) Competitors

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer MSTR or GWRE?

MicroStrategy presently has a consensus price target of $444.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.23%. Guidewire Software has a consensus price target of $101.20, suggesting a potential upside of 1.75%. Given MicroStrategy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Guidewire Software is more favorable than MicroStrategy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MicroStrategy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Guidewire Software	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has more risk & volatility, MSTR or GWRE?

MicroStrategy has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MSTR or GWRE?

49.4% of MicroStrategy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Guidewire Software shares are held by institutional investors. 20.8% of MicroStrategy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Guidewire Software shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MSTR or GWRE?

In the previous week, MicroStrategy had 6 more articles in the media than Guidewire Software. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for MicroStrategy and 15 mentions for Guidewire Software. MicroStrategy's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Guidewire Software's score of 0.24 indicating that Guidewire Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MicroStrategy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Guidewire Software	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MSTR or GWRE more profitable?

MicroStrategy has a net margin of 17.91% compared to MicroStrategy's net margin of -12.35%. Guidewire Software's return on equity of 28.10% beat MicroStrategy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MicroStrategy	17.91%	28.10%	3.97%
Guidewire Software	-12.35%	-8.40%	-5.11%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MSTR or GWRE?

Guidewire Software received 11 more outperform votes than MicroStrategy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.45% of users gave Guidewire Software an outperform vote while only 61.81% of users gave MicroStrategy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MicroStrategy	Outperform Votes 390 61.81%	Underperform Votes 241 38.19%
Guidewire Software	Outperform Votes 401 63.45%	Underperform Votes 231 36.55%

Which has better valuation & earnings, MSTR or GWRE?

Guidewire Software has higher revenue and earnings than MicroStrategy. Guidewire Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MicroStrategy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MicroStrategy	$504.33M	17.24	-$1.47B	$1.29	464.35
Guidewire Software	$905.34M	8.86	-$111.86M	-$1.35	-72.56

Summary

MicroStrategy beats Guidewire Software on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.