Clearwater Analytics Shares Soar Following $8.4 Billion Acquisition to Go Private
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 21 2025
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Source: Barron's
- Take-Private Deal: Clearwater Analytics has entered into an agreement for an $8.4 billion take-private deal.
- Investor Group: The deal is led by an investor group that includes Permira and Warburg Pincus.
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Analyst Views on CWAN
Wall Street analysts forecast CWAN stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CWAN is 27.83 USD with a low forecast of 24.55 USD and a high forecast of 36.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
10 Analyst Rating
5 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 24.130
Low
24.55
Averages
27.83
High
36.00
Current: 24.130
Low
24.55
Averages
27.83
High
36.00
About CWAN
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. is a provider of comprehensive cloud-native platforms for institutional investors across global public and private markets. The Company’s single-instance, multi-tenant architecture delivers real-time data and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insights throughout the investment lifecycle. The platform eliminates information silos by integrating portfolio management, trading, investment accounting, reconciliation, regulatory reporting, performance, compliance, and risk analytics in one unified system. The Company serves insurers, asset managers, hedge funds, banks, corporations, and governments. The Company is also a provider of enterprise risk analytics and developer infrastructure. Its capabilities in complex portfolio management across both public and private markets include structured products, private credit, and derivatives.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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