After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Guidewire Appoints Mohammed Anzy as Vice President and Managing Director of Guidewire India.
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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Software – Application industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $111.42 and fluctuated between $112.38 as its day high and $110.58 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Guidewire Software Inc is $9.13B. A total of 0.65 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 740.16K shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, GWRE has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 28 BUYs and 30 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 219,658 shares during that period but sold 135,103.
In the most recent transaction, Cooper Jeffrey Elliott sold 458 shares of GWRE for 112.10 per share on Jan 16. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 72,386 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 11, King James Winston sold 1,075 shares at 110.77 per share. GWRE shares that Chief Admin Officer, Gen Couns owns now total 45,410.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hung Priscilla disposed of 2,020 shares on Dec 20 at a per-share price of $104.64. This resulted in the President & COO holding 38,131 shares of GWRE after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Cooper Jeffrey Elliott sold 1,268 shares at $104.68 per share on Dec 20. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 72,844.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for GWRE in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $114.69 with high estimates of $131.00 and low estimates of $80.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GWRE has a high of $112.82 and a low of $67.48.
As of this writing, GWRE has an earnings estimate of $0.23 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.3 per share and a lower estimate of $0.13. The company reported an EPS of $0.74 in the last quarter, which was 94.70% higher than expectations of $0.38.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. GWRE’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.12B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $470.82M in debt and $300.31M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $14.72, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.54B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GWRE is Buy with a score of 4.43.
