Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Has $7.58 Million Stock Position in Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) by 4.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,920 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,262 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Guidewire Software were worth $7,584,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Portside Wealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 148.1% during the 1st quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,724 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,626 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $692,000. Praxis Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $347,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Guidewire Software by 3,320.4% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 192,843 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $36,131,000 after acquiring an additional 187,205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Guidewire Software in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $211,000.

Insider Transactions at Guidewire Software

In other Guidewire Software news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $244.55, for a total value of $342,370.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 263,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $64,453,108.90. This trade represents a 0.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 7,535 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.76, for a total value of $1,874,406.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 77,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,182,132.36. This trade represents a 8.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 115,427 shares of company stock valued at $27,618,910. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Guidewire Software Trading Down 0.9%

NYSE GWRE opened at $242.33 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $226.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.44. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a one year low of $165.08 and a one year high of $272.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 302.91 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 2.77 and a quick ratio of 2.77.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.22. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 5.81%.The business had revenue of $356.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $337.82 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.62 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 22.3% on a year-over-year basis. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on GWRE. Wall Street Zen lowered Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Guidewire Software from $246.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Guidewire Software from $247.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $274.08.

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.