FY2025 Earnings Forecast for GWRE Issued By Zacks Research

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Guidewire Software in a report released 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 previous 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.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on GWRE. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on Guidewire Software from $225.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Guidewire Software from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, JMP Securities raised their price objective on Guidewire Software from $250.00 to $281.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $248.31.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GWRE opened at $235.37 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $19.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 588.41, a P/E/G ratio of 20.67 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 has a 1-year low of $132.01 and a 1-year high of $263.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $222.25 and its 200 day moving average is $200.52.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. ANB Bank lifted its position in Guidewire Software by 3.5% during the first quarter. ANB Bank now owns 1,590 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $298,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Guidewire Software by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 595 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $100,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Norden Group LLC lifted its position in Guidewire Software by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,232 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $208,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in Guidewire Software by 38.3% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 224 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in Guidewire Software by 70.0% during the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.41, for a total value of $258,174.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 259,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $47,945,309.13. This trade represents a 0.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Michael C. Keller sold 860 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The stock was 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 owns 11,410 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,904,187.30. This represents a 7.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 18,160 shares of company stock valued at $3,779,767 in the last ninety days. 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.