Insider Selling: Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) CFO Sells $240,240.00 in Stock

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 1,232 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.00, for a total value of $240,240.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 72,969 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,228,955. The trade was a 1.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Jeffrey Elliott Cooper also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, December 16th, Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 2,872 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.08, for a total transaction of $551,653.76.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

Guidewire Software stock opened at $199.96 on Friday. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $165.08 and a fifty-two week high of $272.60. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $221.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $228.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 3.48 and a quick ratio of 3.48. The company has a market cap of $17.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 190.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.09 and a beta of 1.08.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The technology company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 7.23% and a return on equity of 10.15%. The firm had revenue of $332.64 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $316.62 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.43 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 26.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guidewire Software

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Linonia Partnership LP boosted its holdings in Guidewire Software by 41.8% in the first quarter. Linonia Partnership LP now owns 3,396,310 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $636,333,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000,709 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 12.8% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 150,957 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,699,000 after buying an additional 17,151 shares during the last quarter. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Guidewire Software during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,100,000. Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Guidewire Software during the 2nd quarter valued at about $954,000. Finally, Versor Investments LP bought a new position in shares of Guidewire Software in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $3,295,000.

Key Guidewire Software News

Here are the key news stories impacting Guidewire Software this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson upgraded Guidewire, which typically supports buying interest and headline-driven flows into the name. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: BTIG Research issued a bullish rating (reported as a “Buy”/”Strong‑Buy” in coverage), adding to the recent cluster of upward analyst moves that can push momentum. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Shareholders approved the company’s slate of directors, executive compensation and auditor at the annual meeting — removes a governance overhang but is unlikely to move fundamentals. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarterly results showed revenue beat and EPS in line, supporting the bull case for recurring cloud revenue, but the market reaction is being driven more by analyst commentary than new fundamental surprises. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling this week: CEO, President, CFO and CAO executed sales across Dec. 16–18 (notable transactions include the CEO and President selling multi‑thousand share blocks). Large insider sales can signal liquidity-taking and add short-term downward pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 1,232 shares on Dec. 18 (and previously sold additional lots), underscoring management-level selling amid the recent run‑up. Investors often view repeated exec sales as a mild red flag. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on GWRE shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Guidewire Software from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Zacks Research cut shares of Guidewire Software from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. DA Davidson raised shares of Guidewire Software from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $246.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Guidewire Software presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $271.29.

Guidewire Software Company Profile

Guidewire Software, Inc develops software products and cloud services for property and casualty (P&C) insurance carriers. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company’s offerings are designed to help insurers manage the core functions of their business—policy administration, billing and claims—while supporting digital engagement, analytics and operational modernization.

Guidewire’s core product portfolio is commonly known as the InsuranceSuite, which includes PolicyCenter for policy administration, BillingCenter for billing and receivables, and ClaimCenter for claims management.