Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS – Free Report) by 4.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,256,002 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 48,877 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Qualys were worth $168,380,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of QLYS. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of Qualys by 86.8% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 284 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Qualys by 127.0% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 345 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Qualys during the third quarter worth $55,000. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC bought a new position in Qualys during the third quarter valued at $57,000. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Qualys
In other news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 13,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.73, for a total value of $1,514,436.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 249,886 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,669,420.78. This trade represents a 5.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 865 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.43, for a total transaction of $86,871.95. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 65,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,571,737.48. This trade represents a 1.30% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 19,172 shares of company stock worth $2,124,751. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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Qualys Trading Down 1.6%
Qualys stock opened at $111.61 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $91.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $112.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.93 billion, a PE ratio of 20.04 and a beta of 0.66. Qualys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $74.51 and a 12-month high of $155.47.
Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $175.64 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.63 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.41% and a return on equity of 37.15%. The business’s revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.67 EPS. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.440-7.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Qualys Profile
Qualys, Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions designed to help organizations streamline their IT security programs. Operating on a unified, modular platform, Qualys offers continuous visibility into global IT assets through a combination of lightweight cloud agents and on-premises scanner appliances. The platform supports an array of security and compliance use cases, enabling real-time detection of vulnerabilities, policy violations and misconfigurations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.
The company’s flagship Qualys Cloud Platform delivers a suite of integrated applications, including vulnerability management, detection and response (VMDR), policy compliance, web application scanning, file integrity monitoring, asset inventory and container security.
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