Envestnet Asset Management Inc. Raises Stake in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 140,171 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,216 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. owned approximately 0.39% of Qualys worth $18,549,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Qualys during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in Qualys by 451.0% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 270 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 221 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. acquired a new position in Qualys during the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Qualys during the second quarter worth approximately $73,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Qualys by 3,218.8% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 531 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 515 shares in the last quarter. 99.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 7,506 shares of the firm’s 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. This trade represents a 6.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 3,077 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.99, for a total transaction of $449,211.23. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 71,776 shares in the company, valued at $10,478,578.24. This represents a 4.11% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 42,227 shares of company stock valued at $5,875,962 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.88% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on QLYS shares. Robert W. Baird set a $150.00 target price on Qualys in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $155.00 target price on shares of Qualys in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, UBS Group boosted 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $140.46.

Qualys Stock Performance

Shares of QLYS stock opened at $104.91 on Friday. Qualys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $104.22 and a 1 year high of $155.47. The business’s fifty day moving average is $133.25 and its 200-day moving average is $134.03. The stock has a market cap of $3.76 billion, a PE ratio of 19.28 and a beta of 0.53.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The software maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $175.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.18 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.65% and a net margin of 29.64%.Qualys’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.60 earnings per share. Qualys has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.760-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.170-7.450 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

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.