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$202.77 +2.91 (+1.46%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

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

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

Guidewire Software vs.

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

90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Guidewire Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Autodesk shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Guidewire Software presently has a consensus price target of $183.69, indicating a potential downside of 9.16%. Autodesk has a consensus price target of $309.43, indicating a potential downside of 3.46%. Given Autodesk's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Guidewire Software.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Guidewire Software
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Autodesk
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

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
Guidewire Software-0.62% -1.29% -0.80%
Autodesk 18.21%59.41%12.17%

Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Autodesk received 805 more outperform votes than Guidewire Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.34% of users gave Autodesk an outperform vote while only 65.14% of users gave Guidewire Software an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Guidewire SoftwareOutperform Votes
441
65.14%
Underperform Votes
236
34.86%
AutodeskOutperform Votes
1246
69.34%
Underperform Votes
551
30.66%

In the previous week, Autodesk had 27 more articles in the media than Guidewire Software. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Autodesk and 27 mentions for Guidewire Software. Guidewire Software's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Autodesk's score of 0.91 indicating that Guidewire Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Guidewire Software
16 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Autodesk
29 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Guidewire Software$980.50M17.22-$6.10M-$0.08-2,527.31
Autodesk$5.81B11.87$906M$4.8965.54

Summary

Autodesk beats Guidewire Software on 15 of the 19 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$16.89B$25.31B$23.75B$20.14B
Dividend YieldN/A2.26%2.76%3.50%
P/E Ratio-2,527.3194.61263.1443.98
Price / Sales17.229.453,241.0517.68
Price / Cash586.8787.8033.1921.28
Price / Book12.518.966.994.71
Net Income-$6.10M$444.73M$659.61M$985.54M
7 Day Performance5.20%6.97%3.41%3.74%
1 Month Performance8.03%10.01%3.42%3.70%
1 Year Performance108.22%29.62%20.66%27.71%

Guidewire Software Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GWRE
Guidewire Software
3.9093 of 5 stars
$202.77
+1.5%
$183.69
-9.4%
+108.8%$16.94B$980.50M-2,534.313,469Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
ADSK
Autodesk
4.4743 of 5 stars
$315.22
+2.4%
$302.38
-4.1%
+58.5%$66.19B$5.81B64.4614,100Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
FICO
Fair Isaac
4.8085 of 5 stars
$2,337.83
+1.2%
$1,964.92
-16.0%
+121.3%$56.93B$1.72B114.323,586Positive News
ANSS
ANSYS
3.8943 of 5 stars
$349.62
+2.2%
$342.50
-2.0%
+17.2%$30.57B$2.27B53.956,200Positive News
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.7141 of 5 stars
$597.21
-0.7%
$642.62
+7.6%
+47.9%$25.56B$1.95B109.507,300Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
4.3103 of 5 stars
$485.51
+2.3%
$450.00
-7.3%
+6.5%$18.44B$2.20B34.9312,398
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.5521 of 5 stars
$75.29
+2.5%
$77.75
+3.3%
+36.9%$18.19B$5.76B26.9926,000Dividend Announcement
MANH
Manhattan Associates
3.8753 of 5 stars
$271.80
+0.1%
$286.38
+5.4%
+26.3%$16.60B$928.72M77.214,580Positive News
AZPN
Aspen Technology
2.6662 of 5 stars
$248.09
+1.1%
$253.00
+2.0%
+35.9%$15.69B$1.13B-422.933,937Analyst Forecast
INFA
Informatica
4.2489 of 5 stars
$26.48
+2.4%
$33.20
+25.4%
+7.4%$8.09B$1.60B126.105,000
PEGA
Pegasystems
4.514 of 5 stars
$89.58
+3.1%
$85.90
-4.1%
+75.5%$7.68B$1.43B65.385,406Analyst Upgrade

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This page (NYSE:GWRE) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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