** Shares of software company Guidewire Software Inc
GWRE.N rise 2.7% to $100
** Brokerage D.A. Davidson & Co raises PT to $126 from $110,
maintains "buy" rating
** Brokerage says "multi-year transition towards delivering
cloud-based offerings continues to have the practical effect of
pressuring total revenue growth as License fee revenue is being
replaced by Subscription revenue"
** DA Davidson forecasts 2% year-over-year rev growth led by
33% Y/Y growth in subscription for Q1
** 10 of 14 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 3
"hold" and 1 "sell"; their median PT is $100 - LSEG data
** GWRE stock up 59.7% YTD
(Reporting by Priyanka.G in Bengaluru)
((priyanka.g@thomsonreuters.com;))