Amundi Sells 6,422 Shares of Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Amundi lowered its position in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 30.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,521 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 6,422 shares during the period. Amundi’s holdings in Qualys were worth $1,790,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Qualys by 82.7% during the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 369 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Qualys by 52.4% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 436 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Qualys by 27.9% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 500 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the period. Quarry LP increased its position in shares of Qualys by 154.9% during the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 576 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of Qualys by 96.4% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 601 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Qualys news, Director John A. Zangardi sold 3,860 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.82, for a total value of $520,405.20. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $967,198.68. The trade was a 34.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Kristi Marie Rogers sold 1,700 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.70, for a total transaction of $228,990.00. Following the sale, the director owned 8,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,157,881.20. The trade was a 16.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 52,222 shares of company stock valued at $7,252,957 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.88% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:QLYS opened at $133.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.64 and a beta of 0.65. Qualys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $112.61 and a 52 week high of $170.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $135.18 and a 200 day moving average of $132.93.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.21. Qualys had a net margin of 29.04% and a return on equity of 37.19%. The company had revenue of $164.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.25 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.52 earnings per share. Qualys’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.200-6.5 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.500-1.6 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

QLYS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Qualys from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Qualys to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $141.00.

Qualys Company Profile

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.