Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.44 EPS

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.44), Zacks reports. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 2.38% and a net margin of 2.91%. Guidewire Software updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS and its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

Shares of GWRE stock opened at $186.54 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 2.66. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $194.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 518.17, a P/E/G ratio of 37.21 and a beta of 1.25. Guidewire Software has a 12 month low of $107.00 and a 12 month high of $219.59.

Insider Activity

In other Guidewire Software news, insider James Winston King sold 270 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.78, for a total transaction of $47,190.60. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 45,664 shares in the company, valued at $7,981,153.92. This represents a 0.59 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 5,932 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.06, for a total transaction 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 approximately $48,192,733.80. This represents a 2.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 42,656 shares of company stock worth $7,856,836 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on GWRE shares. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Guidewire Software from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $231.00 price objective on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Friday, December 6th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $210.00 target price on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.83.

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.