Qualys (QLYS) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) is expected to be releasing its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect Qualys to post earnings of $1.46 per share and revenue of $157.05 million for the quarter. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.500-5.900 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance at 1.400-1.500 EPS.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The software maker reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.16). Qualys had a net margin of 28.59% and a return on equity of 38.52%. On average, analysts expect Qualys to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Qualys Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of QLYS traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $126.29. The company had a trading volume of 8,348 shares, compared to its average volume of 393,693. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.16 and a beta of 0.71. Qualys has a 52-week low of $112.61 and a 52-week high of $172.70. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $126.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $135.93.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Qualys from $162.00 to $135.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on Qualys from $170.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Northland Securities restated a “market perform” rating and set a $146.00 price target (down from $150.00) on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Qualys from $120.00 to $90.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Qualys from $122.00 to $117.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $140.53.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 540 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.86, for a total transaction of $63,644.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 64,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,603,502.18. The trade was a 0.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.17, for a total value of $995,190.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 246,144 shares in the company, valued at $34,994,292.48. This represents a 2.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 26,138 shares of company stock worth $3,519,970. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Company Profile

Qualys, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers Qualys Cloud Apps, which include Cybersecurity Asset Management and External Attack Surface Management; Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response; Web Application Scanning; Patch Management; Custom Assessment and Remediation; Multi-Vector Endpoint Detection and Response; Context Extended Detection and Response; Policy Compliance; File Integrity Monitoring; and Qualys TotalCloud, as well as Cloud Workload Protection, Cloud Detection and Response, Cloud Security Posture Management, Infrastructure as Code, and Container Security.