Whittier Trust Co. Purchases 1,533 Shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE

Whittier Trust Co. raised its position in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) by 2.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 62,239 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,533 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. owned approximately 0.07% of Guidewire Software worth $14,654,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GWRE. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Guidewire Software by 46.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $260,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new position in Guidewire Software during the first quarter valued at $1,833,000. Praxis Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Guidewire Software during the first quarter valued at $347,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its position in Guidewire Software by 11.3% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 1,562 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new position in Guidewire Software during the first quarter valued at $201,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on GWRE. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $247.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.08.

Insider Activity at Guidewire Software

In related news, CAO David Franklin Peterson sold 1,811 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.87, for a total transaction of $439,837.57. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,440,010.68. This trade represents a 11.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider James Winston King sold 7,162 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.82, for a total transaction of $1,782,048.84. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,608,184.30. The trade was a 15.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 111,545 shares of company stock valued at $26,766,382 over the last quarter. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Guidewire Software Price Performance

NYSE GWRE opened at $253.67 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $21.44 billion, a PE ratio of 317.09, a P/E/G ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 1.21. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $232.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $223.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a current ratio of 2.77. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 52-week low of $165.08 and a 52-week high of $272.60.

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $356.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.82 million. Guidewire Software had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 9.00%. Guidewire Software’s revenue was up 22.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. Guidewire Software has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Guidewire Software, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.