Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) CFO Sells $52,434.00 in Stock

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) CFO Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.78, for a total value of $52,434.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 73,494 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,845,281.32. This represents a 0.41 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

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

• On Thursday, December 19th, Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 1,069 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.43, for a total transaction of $186,465.67.
• On Tuesday, December 17th, Jeffrey Elliott Cooper sold 2,828 shares of Guidewire Software stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.06, for a total transaction of $483,757.68.

Guidewire Software Stock Performance

NYSE:GWRE opened at $174.60 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $14.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 485.00, a P/E/G ratio of 46.15 and a beta of 1.23. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a twelve month low of $107.00 and a twelve month high of $209.15. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $183.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $169.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. now owns 539 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Guidewire Software by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 345 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its stake in shares of Guidewire Software by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,451 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $448,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Guidewire Software by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 9,078 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,252,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of Guidewire Software by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 6,051 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,107,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on GWRE. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $231.00 price objective on shares of Guidewire Software in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Guidewire Software from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Guidewire Software from $210.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Guidewire Software from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Guidewire Software from $204.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Guidewire Software presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $193.00.

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.