Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of GWRE FY2025 Earnings

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Guidewire Software in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will earn $0.44 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.37. The consensus estimate for Guidewire Software’s current full-year earnings is $0.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Guidewire Software’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on GWRE. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $231.00 target price on shares of Guidewire Software in a research note on Friday, December 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Guidewire Software from $210.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Guidewire Software from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Guidewire Software currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $193.00.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

Shares of GWRE opened at $176.03 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $14.70 billion, a PE ratio of 488.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 45.60 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $189.58 and a 200-day moving average of $164.71. Guidewire Software has a one year low of $102.66 and a one year high of $209.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 1.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 21.1% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 345 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Guidewire Software by 4.0% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,050 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $283,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 3.7% during the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,451 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $448,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Guidewire Software by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 9,078 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,252,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 8,329 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,148,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Guidewire Software news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 5,932 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.06, for a total value of $1,014,727.92. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 281,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $48,192,733.80. This trade represents a 2.06 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider James Winston King sold 794 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.43, for a total transaction of $138,497.42. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 45,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,012,267.62. This trade represents a 1.70 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 23,347 shares of company stock worth $4,057,594 in the last quarter. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.