Analysts Set Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) PT at $140.46

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $140.4615.

Several analysts have weighed in on QLYS shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Qualys in a research note on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Qualys in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Qualys from $117.00 to $113.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Qualys from $139.00 to $135.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th.

Qualys Stock Down 1.1%

QLYS stock opened at $83.17 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a PE ratio of 15.29 and a beta of 0.62. Qualys has a 52 week low of $74.51 and a 52 week high of $155.47. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $93.73 and a 200 day moving average of $121.18.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The software maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.09. Qualys had a net margin of 29.64% and a return on equity of 37.65%. The business had revenue of $175.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.18 million. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Qualys will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 6,799 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,367,296.94. This represents a 7.14% 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 this link. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 1,101 shares of the business’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 transaction, the insider directly owned 68,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,078,259.32. This trade represents a 1.58% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 11,479 shares of company stock valued at $1,498,671 over the last 90 days. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Qualys by 204.3% during 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 in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Qualys during the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew 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 purchasing an additional 221 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Qualys by 86.8% in the third 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 and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

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.