PREVIEW: Guidewire Software dips ahead of earnings report

Guidewire Software GWRE shares dipping ~3% to $191.52 on Thurs ahead of fiscal second quarter results after the bell, with investors eyeing rev growth from the seller of insurance co software

Analysts expect qtrly rev to rise ~19% to $285.5 mln, with adjusted EPS seen at $0.52 vs $0.46 yr-ago, per LSEG

GWRE stock up about 14% YTD, outperforming S&P 500 .SPX, which has fallen more than 2% in same period

Stock recently traded at 84 times expected earnings, down from two-yr avg of 149x, per LSEG's Datastream

One of 15 analysts revised EPS estimates in past 30 days, while another cut estimates, per LSEG