Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the seventeen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have given a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $125.8571.

Several analysts have issued reports on QLYS shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded Qualys from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley set a $96.00 target price on shares of Qualys in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th.

Qualys Stock Performance

NASDAQ:QLYS opened at $148.12 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $106.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $109.17. The company has a market cap of $5.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.59 and a beta of 0.61. Qualys has a twelve month low of $74.51 and a twelve month high of $155.47.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $175.64 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.63 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.41% and a return on equity of 37.15%. Qualys’s revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. On average, analysts expect that Qualys will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Qualys

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 2,384 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.18, for a total transaction of $238,829.12. Following the transaction, the insider owned 66,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,642,034.18. This trade represents a 3.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total value of $4,050,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,686 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,552,610. The trade was a 13.23% 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 71,881 shares of company stock worth $8,945,654. Insiders own 0.88% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Qualys

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its position in shares of Qualys by 40.5% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 472 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in Qualys by 96.7% in the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 541 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Qualys by 1,338.8% during the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 129,693 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $11,394,000 after purchasing an additional 120,679 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Qualys by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,110 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $537,000 after purchasing an additional 696 shares during the period. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new position in Qualys during the 1st quarter worth $3,057,000. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.