Qualys (QLYS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) is anticipated to issue its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Tuesday, November 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.56 per share and revenue of $166.2990 million for the quarter. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.200-6.5 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.500-1.6 EPS.Parties may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $164.06 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.25 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.19% and a net margin of 29.04%.Qualys’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.52 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Qualys to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Qualys Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of QLYS opened at $123.26 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $131.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $134.04. The stock has a market cap of $4.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.60 and a beta of 0.62. Qualys has a 52 week low of $112.61 and a 52 week high of $170.00.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

QLYS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Qualys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wedbush upped their price target on Qualys from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Scotiabank upped their price target on Qualys from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on Qualys from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $140.62.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director John A. Zangardi sold 3,103 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.94, for a total transaction of $418,718.82. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,071 shares in the company, valued at approximately $549,340.74. This trade represents a 43.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.82, for a total value of $1,077,970.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 203,951 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,865,065.82. This represents a 4.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 39,364 shares of company stock valued at $5,162,899 in the last three months. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Qualys

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Qualys by 3,218.8% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 531 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 515 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Qualys by 482.0% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 646 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $92,000 after buying an additional 535 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Qualys during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $213,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Qualys by 3,948.0% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,024 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $255,000 after buying an additional 1,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in Qualys by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,038 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

About Qualys

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.