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Guidewire (GWRE) Stock Price & Analysis

GWRE Stock Chart & Stats

$162.59$2.52(1.57%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$150$175$2003 Aug17 Aug31 Aug14 Sep28 Sep12 Oct26 Oct
Day’s Range
$159.93 - $163.29
52-Week Range
$102.30 - $239.40
Previous Close
$160.07
Volume
891.33K
Average Volume (3M)
1.15M
Market Cap
$13.44B
Enterprise Value
$12.67B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
$753.06M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
$703.30M
Price to Earnings (P/E)
98.5
Beta
0.90
Next Earnings
Dec 03, 2026 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
0.74
Next Dividend Ex-Date
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Cloud Recurring Growth

The rising cloud share strengthens recurring revenue visibility and embeds Guidewire more deeply in insurers’ operating workflows. This mix shift can support durable retention, scalable delivery, and more predictable growth as customers continue modernizing core insurance systems.

Customer Retention And Expansion

Very low attrition across a large ARR base indicates strong customer dependence on Guidewire’s mission-critical policy, billing, and claims systems. High retention improves the durability of recurring revenue while creating opportunities to expand accounts with additional cloud and analytics products.

Profitability And Cash Generation

Improving gross profit, operating income, and cash generation demonstrate stronger operating leverage as the cloud model scales. The resulting internal funding capacity supports product investment, implementation efficiency, and strategic expansion while reducing reliance on external capital for ordinary growth.

Bears Say

Acquisition Leverage And Execution

The large Hyperexponential acquisition adds meaningful integration and execution demands while increasing debt obligations. Guidewire must realize the promised AI and ARR benefits without weakening margins or financial flexibility, particularly as the transaction combines a new platform with its existing cloud portfolio.

License And Support Revenue Decline

Cloud migration improves recurring revenue quality but creates a continuing headwind for legacy license and support streams. The transition can make reported growth and near-term revenue comparisons less smooth, requiring subscription expansion to consistently offset shrinking legacy contributions.

Services Margin Pressure

Low professional-services margins constrain the profitability contribution from implementation work, even as deployments support long-term subscriptions. Continued investment in services capacity and AI tools may delay margin expansion and leave consolidated earnings more dependent on higher-margin subscription growth.

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GWRE FAQ

What was Guidewire’s price range in the past 12 months?
Guidewire lowest stock price was $102.30 and its highest was $239.40 in the past 12 months.
What is Guidewire’s market cap?
Guidewire’s market cap is $13.44B.
When is Guidewire’s upcoming earnings report date?
Guidewire’s next earnings report is estimated for Dec 03, 2026 (not yet confirmed), which is in 32 days.
How were Guidewire’s earnings last quarter?
Guidewire released its earnings results on Sep 03, 2026. The company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.933 by $0.057.
Is Guidewire overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Guidewire’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Guidewire pay dividends?
Guidewire does not currently pay dividends.
What is Guidewire’s EPS estimate?
Guidewire’s EPS estimate is 0.74.
How many shares outstanding does Guidewire have?
Guidewire has 82,631,195 shares outstanding.
What happened to Guidewire’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Guidewire reported an EPS of $0.99 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.933. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -19.935%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Guidewire?
Hedge funds hold Guidewire shares: the largest hedge-fund position in Guidewire is 71,887,718 shares, and hedge funds decreased their holdings by 763.2K shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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