Guidewire Software (GWRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company offers Guidewire Rating Management to manage the pricing of insurance products; and Guidewire Reinsurance Management to use rules-based logic to execute reinsurance strategy through underwriting and claims processes. Further, it provides Guidewire Underwriting Management, a cloud-based integrated business application; Guidewire AppReader, a submission intake management solution; Guidewire ClaimCenter Package for the London market supports the claims workflow used by London Market insurers and brokers; Guidewire Digital Engagement Applications, which enable insurers to provide digital experiences to customers, agents, vendors, and field personnel through their device of choice; and Guidewire for Salesforce to provide customer information regarding policies and claims. Additionally, the company offers Guidewire Predict, a P&C-specific machine-learning platform; Guidewire HazardHub that allows insurers to understand, assess, price, and manage property risk; Guidewire Canvas, Guidewire Compare, and Guidewire Explore cloud-native applications; and Guidewire Cyence, a cyber-risk economic modeling product. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $170.10 to $176.33
• 50-Day Range: $170.62 to $207.07
• 52-Week Range: $102.66 to $209.15
• Volume: 1.41 million shs
• Average Volume: 752,876 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 488.97
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $193.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Guidewire Software Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Guidewire Software scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 188th out of 652 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Guidewire Software has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Guidewire Software has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 86.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Guidewire Software are expected to grow by 86.27% in the coming year, from $0.51 to $0.95 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Guidewire Software is 488.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Guidewire Software is 488.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 238.08.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Guidewire Software has a PEG Ratio of 45.60. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Guidewire Software has a P/B Ratio of 11.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.06% of the float of Guidewire Software has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Guidewire Software has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Guidewire Software has recently decreased by 2.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Guidewire Software does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Guidewire Software does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.40

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.06% of the float of Guidewire Software has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Guidewire Software has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Guidewire Software has recently decreased by 2.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Guidewire Software has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Guidewire Software this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

35 people have searched for GWRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 338% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Guidewire Software to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Guidewire Software insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,057,594.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.48% of the stock of Guidewire Software is held by insiders.

GWRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GWRE shares performed this year?

Guidewire Software's stock was trading at $109.04 at the start of the year. Since then, GWRE shares have increased by 61.4% and is now trading at $176.03.
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How were Guidewire Software's earnings last quarter?

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September, 5th. The technology company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.08. Guidewire Software's revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Guidewire Software's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Guidewire Software include Bamco Inc. NY (7.19%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (4.10%), Stockbridge Partners LLC (2.96%) and Darsana Capital Partners LP (2.75%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael George Rosenbaum, John P Mullen, Jeffrey Elliott Cooper, James Winston King, Priscilla Hung, Marcus Ryu, Andrew William Fraser Brown and Michael Polelle.
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How do I buy shares of Guidewire Software?

Shares of GWRE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Guidewire Software own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Guidewire Software investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), ServiceNow (NOW) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/05/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GWRE
• CUSIP: 40171V10
• CIK: 1528396
• Web: www.guidewire.com
• Phone: (650) 357-9100
• Fax: 650-357-9101
• Employees: 3,469
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $193.00
• High Stock Price Target: $231.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $95.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 488.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 345.16
• P/E Growth: 45.6
• Net Income: $-6,100,000.00
• Net Margins: 2.91%
• Pretax Margin: 1.40%
• Return on Equity: 2.38%
• Return on Assets: 1.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 2.66
• Quick Ratio: 1.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 14.19
• Cash Flow: $0.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 510.12
• Book Value: $15.18 per share
• Price / Book: 11.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 83,519,000
• Free Float: 83,118,000
• Market Cap: $14.70 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.18