Qualys, Inc. $QLYS Shares Acquired by IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd

IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd increased its position in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,139 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,235 shares during the quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd owned 0.10% of Qualys worth $5,449,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Qualys by 246.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 973 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $123,000 after acquiring an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Qualys by 32.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,116 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $518,000 after purchasing an additional 1,006 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its stake in shares of Qualys by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 4,287 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $539,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Qualys by 4.0% during the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 8,143 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,036,000 after buying an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys during the first quarter worth approximately $360,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In related news, Director Kristi Marie Rogers sold 1,700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.70, for a total value of $228,990.00. Following the sale, the director owned 8,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,157,881.20. This trade represents a 16.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 540 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.12, for a total transaction of $68,644.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 56,775 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,217,238. This represents a 0.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 39,364 shares of company stock valued at $5,162,899 over the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on QLYS shares. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Qualys from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research lowered Qualys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their target price on Qualys from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $140.62.

Qualys Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ QLYS opened at $126.07 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $132.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $133.93. Qualys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $112.61 and a 52-week high of $170.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.16 and a beta of 0.62.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $164.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.25 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.19% and a net margin of 29.04%.The business’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.52 earnings per share. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.200-6.5 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.500-1.6 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Qualys 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.