Guidewire Software, Inc. GWRE
Guidewire Software, Inc. (GWRE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It does not currently pay a dividend.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | DA Davidson | Buy (main) |
| 2026-09-04 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-09-04 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-09-04 | DA Davidson | Buy (main) |
| 2026-09-04 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-09-04 | RBC Capital | Outperform (reit) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 1013 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.203 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.398 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.058 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.863 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWRE | Guidewire Software, Inc. | 4/9 | 1.33 | — | +22.7% |
| MOMO | Hello Group Inc. | 5/9 | 10.31 | — | +2.4% |
| BSY | BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC | 9/9 | 0.4 | 32.8 | +11% |
| KC | Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd | 6/9 | -1.1 | — | +28.2% |
| PCOR | PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4/9 | -0.15 | — | +14.8% |
| RBRK | Rubrik, Inc. | 5/9 | -2.6 | — | +48.5% |
| ZETA | Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | 4/9 | 0.05 | — | +29.7% |
About Guidewire Software, Inc.
Guidewire Software, Inc. provides a platform for property and casualty (P&C) insurers the United States, Canada, other Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. It offers Guidewire InsuranceSuite, such as PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, PricingCenter, and UnderwritingCente applications. The company also provides Guidewire InsuranceNow, a cloud-based application that offers policy administration, claims management, and billing functionality, plus pre-integrated document production, analytics, and other capabilities. In addition, it offers Guidewire Rating Management to manage the pricing of insurance services and products; Guidewire Reinsurance Management to use rules-based logic to execute reinsurance strategy through underwriting and claims processes; Guidewire Client Data Management that helps P&C insurers to capitalize on customer information; Guidewire Advanced Product Designer, a cloud-native application for insurance product design and management; Guidewire Product Content Management provides software tools and standards-based, line-of-business templates; and Guidewire ProNavigator, an AI-powered intelligent assistant. Further, the company provides Guidewire Digital Engagement Applications, which enable insurers to provide digital experiences; Guidewire HazardHub that allows insurers to understand, assess, price, and manage property risk; Guidewire Predict, a P&C-specific machine-learning platform; Guidewire Data Studio, Guidewire Canvas, Guidewire Compare, Guidewire industry Intel, and Guidewire Explore, an cloud-native applications; Guidewire Cyence, a cyber-risk economic modeling product; Guidewire DataHub, an operational data store; and Guidewire InfoCenter, a business intelligence warehouse for P&C insurers. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
FAQ
Is GWRE financially healthy?
Guidewire Software, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does GWRE pay a dividend?
No, Guidewire Software, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
Is GWRE overvalued or undervalued?
Guidewire Software, Inc. trades at about 89.3× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 89.2×–399.4×, median 267.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for GWRE?
The average Wall-Street price target for Guidewire Software, Inc. is $213.29, about 46.5% above the recent price, from 14 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is GWRE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Guidewire Software, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-07-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.