Parkside Financial Bank & Trust Lowers Position in Guidewire Software, Inc. $GWRE

Parkside Financial Bank & Trust trimmed its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) by 29.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 896 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 373 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust’s holdings in Guidewire Software were worth $211,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Guidewire Software by 3.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,711,604 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,632,206,000 after buying an additional 256,070 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 16.2% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,157,195 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $966,252,000 after acquiring an additional 720,322 shares during the last quarter. Linonia Partnership LP boosted its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 41.8% during the 1st 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 during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,672,767 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $313,410,000 after purchasing an additional 24,991 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Guidewire Software by 70.4% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,427,104 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $267,382,000 after purchasing an additional 589,424 shares during the period.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

Shares of GWRE opened at $217.99 on Monday. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a 1 year low of $165.08 and a 1 year high of $272.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.53 billion, a PE ratio of 272.48, a PEG ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a current ratio of 2.77. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $238.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $228.43.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Michael George Rosenbaum sold 1,400 shares of Guidewire Software stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.85, for a total transaction of $324,590.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 255,158 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $59,158,382.30. The trade was a 0.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider James Winston King sold 798 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.70, for a total transaction of $196,068.60. Following the transaction, the insider owned 37,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,291,636.90. The trade was a 2.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 112,343 shares of company stock worth $27,088,569. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised Guidewire Software from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Guidewire Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Guidewire Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Guidewire Software currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $274.08.

Guidewire Software 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.