Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Qualys (QLYS)

Qualys (NASDAQ: QLYS) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/9/2025 – Qualys was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 8/6/2025 – Qualys had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $90.00 to $97.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2025 – Qualys had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $142.00 to $150.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2025 – Qualys had its price target raised by analysts at Wedbush from $145.00 to $155.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2025 – Qualys had its price target raised by analysts at DA Davidson from $130.00 to $135.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2025 – Qualys had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $140.00 to $150.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2025 – Qualys had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $140.00 to $150.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 6/22/2025 – Qualys was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Qualys Price Performance

Shares of QLYS opened at $129.16 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.78 and a beta of 0.56. Qualys, Inc. has a one year low of $112.61 and a one year high of $170.00. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $138.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $133.99.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.21. The business 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%. Qualys’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.52 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 541 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.11, for a total transaction of $75,799.51. Following the transaction, the insider owned 60,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,496,690.73. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey P. Hank sold 657 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.07, for a total value of $91,368.99. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 13,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,931,404.16. This represents a 4.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 42,598 shares of company stock worth $6,019,818 in the last quarter. 0.88% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. acquired a new position in Qualys during the 2nd quarter worth $44,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Qualys by 82.7% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 369 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Qualys in the 4th quarter valued at $54,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Qualys by 52.4% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 436 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in shares of Qualys by 27.9% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 500 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

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.