What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for GWRE FY2025 Earnings?

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Guidewire Software in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate 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.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Guidewire Software from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $231.00 price objective on shares of Guidewire Software in a research note on Friday, December 6th. BTIG Research raised their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Guidewire Software from $210.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating 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 stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Guidewire Software presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $193.00.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

Shares of GWRE opened at $176.03 on Monday. Guidewire Software has a 52 week low of $102.66 and a 52 week high of $209.15. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market cap of $14.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 488.97, a PEG ratio of 45.60 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $189.58 and a 200-day moving average of $164.71.

Insider Activity at Guidewire Software

In related news, President John P. Mullen sold 1,350 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.68, for a total value of $253,368.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 190,611 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,773,872.48. This represents a 0.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 5,932 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 281,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,192,733.80. The trade was a 2.06 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 23,347 shares of company stock worth $4,057,594 in the last 90 days. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Guidewire Software Company 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.