Clark Capital Management Group Inc. Has $48.32 Million Holdings in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Clark Capital Management Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 402.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 363,593 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 291,192 shares during the quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc.’s holdings in Qualys were worth $48,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. RWA Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Qualys during the 3rd quarter valued at $80,820,000. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in shares of Qualys by 62.4% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 125,636 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $16,769,000 after purchasing an additional 48,267 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Qualys by 748.6% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 31,346 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,148,000 after purchasing an additional 27,652 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank increased its position in shares of Qualys by 100.6% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 22,710 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,018,000 after purchasing an additional 11,391 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its position in shares of Qualys by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 208,832 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $27,754,000 after purchasing an additional 18,711 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ QLYS opened at $113.67 on Wednesday. Qualys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $74.51 and a 52 week high of $155.47. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $95.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $111.04. The company has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.41 and a beta of 0.66.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $175.64 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.63 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.15% and a net margin of 29.41%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.47 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 865 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.43, for a total value of $86,871.95. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 65,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,571,737.48. The trade was a 1.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,031 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.67, for a total value of $115,131.77. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 82,180 shares in the company, valued at $9,177,040.60. This trade represents a 1.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 a total of 20,516 shares of company stock worth $2,273,413 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

QLYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Scotiabank decreased their target price on Qualys from $135.00 to $100.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wedbush decreased their target price on Qualys from $155.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. William Blair lowered Qualys from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered Qualys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Qualys from $135.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $122.14.

About Qualys

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.