Clark Capital Management Group Inc. Has $9.58 Million Holdings in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Clark Capital Management Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 72,401 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,019 shares during the period. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. owned approximately 0.20% of Qualys worth $9,581,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QLYS. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Qualys by 2.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,401,798 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $582,490,000 after purchasing an additional 123,962 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its stake in Qualys by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,146,289 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $151,688,000 after purchasing an additional 8,425 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in Qualys by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,115,717 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $159,402,000 after purchasing an additional 44,000 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in Qualys by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,081,015 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $143,051,000 after buying an additional 29,342 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Qualys by 46.9% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,012,100 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $144,133,000 after buying an additional 323,324 shares during the period. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson reduced their price target on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Truist Financial restated a “hold” rating and set a $120.00 price objective (down from $130.00) on shares of Qualys in a report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Qualys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $140.46.

Qualys Trading Up 2.8%

Qualys stock opened at $99.71 on Monday. Qualys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $85.14 and a 1-year high of $155.47. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $115.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $129.14. The company has a market cap of $3.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.33 and a beta of 0.62.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The software maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $175.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.18 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.64% and a return on equity of 37.65%. The company’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 EPS. 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 forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Qualys

In related news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 1,101 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.34, for a total transaction 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 represents a 1.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through 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 stock was sold at an average price of $128.46, for a total value of $873,399.54. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,489 shares in the company, valued at $11,367,296.94. This trade represents a 7.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 22,244 shares of company stock valued at $2,935,944. Insiders own 0.88% 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.