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$186.04
-0.22 (-0.12%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

GWRE vs. ADSK, FICO, MSTR, ANSS, TYL, SSNC, FDS, MANH, AZPN, and INFA

Should you be buying Guidewire Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guidewire Software include Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), MicroStrategy (MSTR), ANSYS (ANSS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Aspen Technology (AZPN), and Informatica (INFA). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

Guidewire Software vs.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Autodesk received 801 more outperform votes than Guidewire Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.18% of users gave Autodesk an outperform vote while only 64.88% of users gave Guidewire Software an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AutodeskOutperform Votes
1237
69.18%
Underperform Votes
551
30.82%
Guidewire SoftwareOutperform Votes
436
64.88%
Underperform Votes
236
35.12%

Autodesk has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Autodesk has a net margin of 18.21% compared to Guidewire Software's net margin of -0.62%. Autodesk's return on equity of 59.41% beat Guidewire Software's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Autodesk18.21% 59.41% 12.17%
Guidewire Software -0.62%-1.29%-0.80%

In the previous week, Autodesk and Autodesk both had 12 articles in the media. Guidewire Software's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Autodesk's score of 0.71 indicating that Guidewire Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Autodesk
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Guidewire Software
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Autodesk shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Guidewire Software shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Autodesk has higher revenue and earnings than Guidewire Software. Guidewire Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autodesk, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Autodesk$5.50B11.21$906M$4.8958.60
Guidewire Software$980.50M15.85-$6.10M-$0.08-2,325.21

Autodesk currently has a consensus price target of $292.95, indicating a potential upside of 2.23%. Guidewire Software has a consensus price target of $178.62, indicating a potential downside of 3.99%. Given Autodesk's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Guidewire Software.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Autodesk
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65
Guidewire Software
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Autodesk beats Guidewire Software on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GWRE vs. The Competition

MetricGuidewire SoftwarePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$15.54B$23.47B$24.09B$19.25B
Dividend YieldN/A2.29%2.74%3.54%
P/E Ratio-2,325.2155.07252.0841.13
Price / Sales15.8545.083,742.0414.78
Price / Cash566.4382.8932.2420.83
Price / Book11.5110.177.015.38
Net Income-$6.10M$442.81M$672.85M$985.39M
7 Day Performance-0.57%1.05%-0.34%-0.70%
1 Month Performance3.15%0.79%0.63%-0.97%
1 Year Performance106.90%21.80%20.39%25.06%

Guidewire Software Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GWRE
Guidewire Software
4.0433 of 5 stars
$186.04
-0.1%
$178.62
-4.0%
+108.3%$15.54B$980.50M-2,325.213,469Options Volume
Positive News
ADSK
Autodesk
4.2502 of 5 stars
$288.27
-0.2%
$292.95
+1.6%
+44.1%$62.12B$5.81B58.9514,100
FICO
Fair Isaac
4.7683 of 5 stars
$2,013.44
+0.3%
$1,787.08
-11.2%
+128.5%$49.75B$1.65B105.863,455Upcoming Earnings
MSTR
MicroStrategy
4.3648 of 5 stars
$246.32
-0.4%
$220.00
-10.7%
+438.4%$43.69B$496.26M-176.451,934Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
ANSS
ANSYS
4.2623 of 5 stars
$325.48
-0.9%
$318.33
-2.2%
+16.1%$28.44B$2.32B57.516,200Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.6905 of 5 stars
$615.11
+0.1%
$642.62
+4.5%
+62.5%$26.33B$2.08B112.257,300
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.8238 of 5 stars
$70.78
0.0%
$77.75
+9.8%
+43.1%$17.51B$5.76B25.3726,000Gap Down
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
4.3988 of 5 stars
$454.66
+0.2%
$443.57
-2.4%
+5.1%$17.30B$2.20B32.7112,237Insider Selling
News Coverage
Positive News
MANH
Manhattan Associates
3.9861 of 5 stars
$264.54
-0.5%
$286.38
+8.3%
+33.4%$16.29B$1.02B75.154,580
AZPN
Aspen Technology
3.4043 of 5 stars
$240.60
-0.1%
$248.40
+3.2%
+33.2%$15.22B$1.13B-1,503.663,937Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
INFA
Informatica
3.6592 of 5 stars
$27.80
+4.2%
$32.18
+15.8%
+36.7%$8.42B$1.64B52.455,000Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
News Coverage

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This page (NYSE:GWRE) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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