Rep. Lisa C. McClain Purchases Shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS). In a filing disclosed on October 22nd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Qualys stock on September 11th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924” account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of FMC (NYSE:FMC) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) on 9/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) on 9/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) on 9/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Beacon Financial (NYSE:BBT) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) on 9/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Rollins (NYSE:ROL) on 9/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SAP (NYSE:SAP) on 9/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) on 9/25/2025.

Qualys Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ QLYS opened at $128.05 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $132.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $133.74. The company has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.56 and a beta of 0.62. Qualys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $112.61 and a 1-year high of $170.00.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.52 earnings per share. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.200-6.5 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.500-1.6 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 787 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.17, for a total transaction of $101,656.79. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 92,864 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,995,242.88. The trade was a 0.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 8,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.82, for a total transaction of $1,077,970.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 203,951 shares in the company, valued at $25,865,065.82. This trade represents a 4.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 39,364 shares of company stock worth $5,162,899. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Qualys

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in QLYS. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Qualys by 96.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 688,776 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $85,394,000 after purchasing an additional 338,702 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in Qualys by 92.2% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 643,238 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $81,003,000 after buying an additional 308,635 shares in the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Qualys by 53.3% during the 1st quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 499,084 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $62,849,000 after buying an additional 173,512 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Qualys during the 1st quarter worth about $13,291,000. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its position in Qualys by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,137,864 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $162,567,000 after buying an additional 88,051 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on QLYS. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Qualys from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Qualys from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Qualys from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $140.62.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

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.