Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) CFO Sells $101,656.79 in Stock

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 787 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction on Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.17, for a total transaction of $101,656.79. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 92,864 shares in the company, valued at $11,995,242.88. This trade represents a 0.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Joo Mi Kim also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, September 5th, Joo Mi Kim sold 844 shares of Qualys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.80, for a total transaction of $113,771.20.
• On Tuesday, August 5th, Joo Mi Kim sold 1,018 shares of Qualys stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.26, for a total value of $134,640.68.

Qualys Stock Performance

NASDAQ QLYS opened at $129.78 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $132.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $133.49. Qualys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $112.61 and a twelve month high of $170.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.69 billion, a PE ratio of 25.90 and a beta of 0.62.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.21. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.19% and a net margin of 29.04%.The company had revenue of $164.06 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.25 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.52 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.200-6.5 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.500-1.6 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Qualys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Wednesday. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Qualys from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $141.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Qualys

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Qualys during the second quarter worth approximately $44,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its position in Qualys by 82.7% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 369 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Qualys by 52.4% during the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 436 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in Qualys by 27.9% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 500 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 82.0% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 484 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

About Qualys

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.