Guidewire Software (GWRE) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the ...

Investors interested in Computer and Technology stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Guidewire Software (GWRE) been one of those stocks this year? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Computer and Technology sector should help us answer this question.Guidewire Software is one of 619 individual stocks in the Computer and Technology sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #3 in the Zacks Sector Rank. T ...

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Have you been paying attention to shares of Guidewire Software (GWRE) ? Shares have been on the move with the stock up 8.2% over the past month. The stock hit a new 52-week high of $187.85 in the previous session. Guidewire Software has gained 70.4% since the start of the year compared to the 26.4% move for the Zacks Computer and Technology sector and the 16.9% return for the Zacks Business - Software Services industry. What's Driving the Outperformance? The stock has a great record of positive earnings sur ...

Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades. Even though momentum is a popular stock cha ...

Guidewire Software (GWRE) could be a solid choice for investors given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sell-side analysts covering the stock through a consensus measure -- the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Individual inve ...

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Guidewire Software (GWRE) shares have been performing well on the trading front, with a gain of 53.3% in the past six months compared with the S&P 500 composite and sub-industry's growth of 9.5% and 14.3%, respectively. The stock has gained 21.3% since the announcement of better-than-expected fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 results on Sept. 5. GWRE attained its 52-week high level of $176 on Sept. 20 before closing the session at $174.54. The company's earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of th ...

I recommended a buy rating for Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE ) when I wrote about it in March this year, as I believed the share price back then was not reflecting the fundamental I consider an investment ideal if it performs its core business in a sector projected to experience structural (organic) growth in excess of GDP growth over the next 5-10 years; profits from sustainable competitive advantages that translate into attractive unit economics; In the hands of competent, ethical, and long-term thinkers ...