Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Insider Bruce Posey Sells 1,101 Shares

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) insider Bruce Posey sold 1,101 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $9,078,259.32. This trade represents a 1.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Qualys Stock Performance

QLYS traded down $1.53 on Thursday, reaching $130.97. The company had a trading volume of 433,742 shares, compared to its average volume of 367,302. Qualys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $112.61 and a 52-week high of $155.47. The company has a market cap of $4.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.38 and a beta of 0.50. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $139.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $136.05.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The software maker reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.30. Qualys had a net margin of 28.96% and a return on equity of 37.40%. The company had revenue of $169.88 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $166.30 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.56 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.930-7.000 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Willis Investment Counsel boosted its position in shares of Qualys by 39.7% during the fourth quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 32,624 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,336,000 after buying an additional 9,264 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Qualys by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 19,108 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,539,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Qualys by 121.0% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 2,424 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $322,000 after buying an additional 1,327 shares during the last quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH grew its holdings in shares of Qualys by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 208,832 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $27,754,000 after acquiring an additional 18,711 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in Qualys by 147.0% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 33,416 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,441,000 after acquiring an additional 19,889 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on QLYS shares. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $130.00 price objective (down from $145.00) on shares of Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $117.00 price target on shares of Qualys in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Berenberg Bank started coverage on Qualys in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set a “hold” rating and a $165.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on Qualys from $150.00 to $139.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock 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.