What is Zacks Research's Estimate for GWRE FY2025 Earnings?

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Guidewire Software in a report released on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.44 for the year, up from their previous forecast 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 brokerages have also recently commented on GWRE. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $210.00 price target on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Guidewire Software from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Guidewire Software from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Guidewire Software has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $193.00.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

Shares of GWRE traded down $2.29 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $173.74. 603,332 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 752,271. Guidewire Software has a one year low of $102.66 and a one year high of $209.15. The firm has a market cap of $14.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 482.61, a PEG ratio of 45.60 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 1.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $189.29 and a 200-day moving average of $165.28.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Guidewire Software by 72.4% in the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,984 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,095,000 after purchasing an additional 2,512 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in Guidewire Software by 8.0% in the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 2,215 shares of the technology company's stock worth $305,000 after buying an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Whale Rock Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Guidewire Software by 3.3% in the third quarter. Whale Rock Capital Management LLC now owns 972,743 shares of the technology company's stock worth $177,954,000 after buying an additional 31,512 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Guidewire Software by 326.8% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 21,799 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $3,988,000 after acquiring an additional 16,692 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 79.8% during the 2nd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 6,908 shares of the technology company's stock worth $953,000 after acquiring an additional 3,066 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider James Winston King sold 794 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.43, for a total value of $138,497.42. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 45,934 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,012,267.62. The trade was a 1.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 5,932 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.06, for a total transaction of $1,014,727.92. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 281,730 shares of the company's stock, valued at $48,192,733.80. The trade was a 2.06 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 23,347 shares of company stock valued at $4,057,594. Corporate 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.