Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS – Get Free Report) was down 6% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $144.52 and last traded at $147.0460. Approximately 57,454 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 92% from the average daily volume of 756,377 shares. The stock had previously closed at $156.37.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
QLYS has been the subject of a number of research reports. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Qualys from $90.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Qualys from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley set a $96.00 target price on shares of Qualys in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Qualys from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $87.00 to $139.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, William Blair lowered shares of Qualys from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $141.80.
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Qualys Stock Performance
Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS – Get Free Report) last issued 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. Qualys had a net margin of 29.41% and a return on equity of 37.15%. The firm had revenue of $175.64 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.63 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.440-7.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total value of $4,050,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,686 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,552,610. This represents a 13.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Thomas Berquist sold 939 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total value of $103,994.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,781 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $750,995.75. The trade was a 12.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 73,846 shares of company stock valued at $9,239,073 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Qualys
Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $78,591,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Qualys by 127.0% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 832,796 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $73,161,000 after purchasing an additional 465,952 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in Qualys in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,854,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Qualys by 46.9% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,012,100 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $144,133,000 after purchasing an additional 323,324 shares during the period. Finally, Clark Capital Management Group Inc. raised its stake in Qualys by 402.2% during the 4th quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 363,593 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $48,322,000 after buying an additional 291,192 shares during the last quarter. 99.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Qualys Company 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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