Qualys (QLYS) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) is expected to be issuing its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Thursday, February 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.78 per share and revenue of $173.1790 million for the quarter. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.930-7.000 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The software maker reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.30. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.40% and a net margin of 28.96%.The business had revenue of $169.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $166.30 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.56 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Qualys to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Qualys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ QLYS opened at $132.69 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.76 billion, a PE ratio of 25.72 and a beta of 0.50. Qualys has a one year low of $112.61 and a one year high of $155.47. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $138.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $135.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 8,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.12, for a total value of $1,250,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 252,800 shares in the company, valued at $37,191,936. This trade represents a 3.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 7,506 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.59, for a total value of $1,100,304.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 108,074 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,842,567.66. The trade was a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 34,214 shares of company stock worth $4,880,609. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of QLYS. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys during the third quarter worth $516,000. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in Qualys during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $996,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Qualys during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $137,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its holdings in shares of Qualys by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 26,450 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,500,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Qualys by 3.7% in the third quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,239 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $429,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Qualys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. UBS Group raised their price target on Qualys from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $139.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on shares of Qualys from $158.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $143.57.

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.