Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Receives $140.46 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fourteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $140.4615.

Several research firms recently weighed in on QLYS. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Qualys from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Qualys in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. DA Davidson cut their price objective on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Qualys from $139.00 to $135.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Qualys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th.

Qualys Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:QLYS opened at $97.34 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.89 and a beta of 0.63. Qualys has a 12 month low of $85.14 and a 12 month high of $155.47. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $110.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $127.50.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The software maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $175.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.18 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.65% and a net margin of 29.64%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Qualys will post 3.85 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 1,101 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.34, for a total value of $145,706.34. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 68,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,078,259.32. This trade represents a 1.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 6,799 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.46, for a total value of $873,399.54. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 88,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,367,296.94. This trade represents a 7.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 21,232 shares of company stock valued at $2,789,020 in the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Qualys

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Strive Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Qualys by 204.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 213 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Qualys in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in Qualys by 451.0% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 270 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 221 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Qualys by 86.8% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 284 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

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.