Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) Shares Acquired by Capital Fund Management S.A.

Capital Fund Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) by 160.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 113,624 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 69,918 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned approximately 0.14% of Guidewire Software worth $19,155,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in Guidewire Software by 39.7% in the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 3,768 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $689,000 after purchasing an additional 1,070 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 0.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,330,074 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $243,580,000 after buying an additional 6,223 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Guidewire Software by 11.2% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,814 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $335,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC grew its holdings in Guidewire Software by 649.4% in the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 14,650 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,680,000 after purchasing an additional 12,695 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its position in Guidewire Software by 79.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 5,599 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,135,000 after purchasing an additional 2,487 shares during the period.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

NYSE:GWRE traded up $0.54 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $194.17. The stock had a trading volume of 141,181 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,167,709. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 539.36, a P/E/G ratio of 37.21 and a beta of 1.19. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $193.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $189.67. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a one year low of $107.00 and a one year high of $219.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 2.66 and a current ratio of 2.66.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.44). The firm had revenue of $289.48 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $285.74 million. Guidewire Software had a return on equity of 2.38% and a net margin of 2.91%. As a group, analysts expect that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Guidewire Software

In other Guidewire Software news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.91, for a total transaction of $251,874.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 278,930 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,182,296.30. This trade represents a 0.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, President John P. Mullen sold 700 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.00, for a total transaction of $147,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now directly owns 177,746 shares in the company, valued at $37,326,660. This represents a 0.39 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 37,471 shares of company stock valued at $7,272,821 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on GWRE shares. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Friday, March 7th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Guidewire Software from $230.00 to $236.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Guidewire Software from $228.00 to $231.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Guidewire Software from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $206.08.

Guidewire Software 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.