San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/05/2020 -- An investor, who purchased NYSE: GWRE shares, filed a lawsuit against Guidewire Software, Inc over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws.

Investors who purchased shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) have certain options and for certain investors are short and strict deadlines running. Deadline: September 23, 2020. NYSE: GWRE investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

On March 4, 2020, Guidewire Software, Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2020. Guidewire Software, Inc. was forced to slash its revenue guidance for fiscal year 2020 by $57 million, from a range of $759 million to $771 million down to $702 million to $714 million. Rather than forecasting a year-over-year revenue increase of up to 7% for fiscal 2020, the Company was now forecasting a substantial revenue decline of approximately 7.5%. The Company similarly lowered its critical ARR guidance to be between 11% and 12% in fiscal 2020, compared to its previous range of 14% to 16%.

Shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) declined from $124.16 per share on February 19, 2020 to as low as $71.64 per share on April 3, 2020.

The plaintiff claims that the Defendants represented to investors that Guidewire was well-positioned to capitalize on a shift in the P&C insurance industry away from on-premise software systems to software systems provided over the cloud. Defendants touted the "robust" demand that existed for Guidewire's cloud-based products and assured investors that customer demand was "enduring and broad-based across most or all segments of the market."

The plaintiff alleges that the defendants further touted the demand for Guidewire's cloud offering by reporting, at the end of each quarter, that cloud sales represented a substantial and growing percentage of the Company's overall sales. The Company also issued highly favorable revenue and Annual Recurring Revenue ("ARR") guidance, and assured investors that customer demand remained strong across the Company's entire product offering, including its legacy on-premise business.

More specifically, the plaintiff claims that between March 6, 2019 and March 4, 2020, the demand for Guidewire's cloud products was weak and the Company's transition to the cloud was not going well because Guidewire's cloud-based products needed to be significantly improved to meet customer needs and catch-up with rival systems, that Guidewire's failed transition to the cloud was damaging the Company's traditional on-premise business, as customers delayed purchasing decisions or declined to renew existing licenses, and that Guidewire's revenue guidance, including guidance principally based on significantly increasing demand for the Company's cloud-based products, was baseless and unattainable.

Those who purchased shares of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

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