Advisors Capital Management LLC Boosts Stake in Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE

Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) by 16.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 50,364 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,248 shares during the quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC owned about 0.06% of Guidewire Software worth $11,577,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its stake in shares of Guidewire Software by 326.0% during the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 967 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $222,000 after purchasing an additional 740 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Guidewire Software by 11.3% in the third quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 4,459 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,025,000 after purchasing an additional 454 shares during the period. M&G PLC purchased a new stake in Guidewire Software during the third quarter worth about $11,252,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Guidewire Software by 1.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,039,377 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,077,791,000 after buying an additional 116,726 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in Guidewire Software by 33.4% during the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 766 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $176,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Guidewire Software news, CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 2,872 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.08, for a total transaction of $551,653.76. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 74,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,252,528.08. This represents a 3.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 6,015 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.08, for a total value of $1,155,361.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 240,743 shares in the company, valued at $46,241,915.44. This trade represents a 2.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 45,960 shares of company stock valued at $8,767,044. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Guidewire Software Trading Up 5.4%

Shares of GWRE stock opened at $128.84 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 122.71, a PEG ratio of 7.88 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 3.48, a quick ratio of 3.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $168.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $206.87. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a twelve month low of $120.37 and a twelve month high of $272.60.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The technology company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66. The business had revenue of $332.64 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $316.62 million. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 7.23% and a return on equity of 10.15%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.43 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Guidewire Software announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, January 8th that authorizes the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology company to repurchase up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

More Guidewire Software News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Sompo Group signed a long‑term agreement to deploy Guidewire Cloud across its global operations — a material enterprise customer win that strengthens Guidewire’s recurring‑revenue cloud footprint and validates product-market fit with a large insurer. Sompo cloud deal
• Positive Sentiment: Guidewire has an existing $500M share‑repurchase authorization, which management is using to buy back stock — a capital allocation move that typically supports per‑share metrics and can provide a floor under the share price. MarketBeat recap
• Neutral Sentiment: BTIG cut its price target to $175 from $225 but kept a “buy” rating — the lower target tempers near‑term upside expectations, yet the maintained buy rating signals continued confidence in Guidewire’s multi‑year story. BTIG price target note
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent press pieces (including a Yahoo “2 Reasons to Like GWRE” and an MSN explainer) highlight the growth case (cloud migration, AI/analytics tailwinds) but also call out valuation and execution risks — useful context for investors weighing longer‑term thesis versus near‑term volatility. 2 Reasons to like GWRE
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Michael Rosenbaum sold 1,200 shares (≈$152k) on Feb. 17 — the sale is disclosed and part of a pattern of insider sales over recent months. While not necessarily signaling a change in company fundamentals, repeated insider sales can create negative sentiment among investors. Insider sale filing

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GWRE has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Zacks Research downgraded Guidewire Software from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $281.00 price objective on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Guidewire Software from $242.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Guidewire Software currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.77.

Guidewire Software 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.