Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) CFO Sells $873,399.54 in Stock

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 6,799 shares of Qualys 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 owned 88,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,367,296.94. This represents a 7.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

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

• On Monday, February 2nd, Joo Mi Kim sold 3,414 shares of Qualys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.63, for a total value of $463,040.82.
• On Friday, January 2nd, Joo Mi Kim sold 4,753 shares of Qualys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.77, for a total value of $621,549.81.
• On Tuesday, December 2nd, Joo Mi Kim sold 7,506 shares of Qualys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.59, for a total transaction of $1,100,304.54.

Qualys Stock Down 13.3%

Shares of QLYS traded down $17.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $110.80. The company had a trading volume of 2,105,687 shares, compared to its average volume of 518,223. The business has a fifty day moving average of $137.68 and a 200-day moving average of $135.30. The firm has a market cap of $3.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.47 and a beta of 0.53. Qualys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $109.72 and a 12 month high of $155.47.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The software maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $175.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.18 million. Qualys had a net margin of 28.96% and a return on equity of 37.40%. Qualys’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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 analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More Qualys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Qualys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — EPS $1.87 vs. $1.78 est; revenue $175.3M vs. $173.2M and revenue +10.1% YoY, showing steady growth and margin expansion. Qualys Q4 Earnings Surpass Expectations, Revenues Increase Y/Y
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised forward guidance: FY2026 EPS 7.170–7.450 (vs. consensus ~6.59) and Q1 EPS 1.760–1.830 (vs. ~1.57), which signals confidence in underlying business momentum. Qualys Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Board authorized a $200M increase to the share repurchase program — a capital return that reduces float and supports EPS. Qualys Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Wedbush reaffirmed an Outperform rating and $155 price target, implying substantial upside versus current levels. Wedbush Reaffirms Outperform, $155 PT
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and presentation emphasize strategic initiatives, stronger channel sales and expanding margins — useful for longer-term thesis but less immediately market-moving than headline beats/guidance. Qualys Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the beat and upgraded guidance, the stock is down today on heavy volume and sits below its 50- and 200-day moving averages — suggesting short-term profit-taking, broader sector pressure or a market re-rating. (Trading stats and moving averages from market data released with the earnings updates.)

Institutional Trading of Qualys

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Qualys by 3,948.0% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,024 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 1,974 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Qualys during the second quarter worth about $292,000. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 57.3% in the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 5,749 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $821,000 after buying an additional 2,094 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Qualys by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 8,718 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,246,000 after buying an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS boosted its position in Qualys by 22.0% during the 2nd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 14,400 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,057,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on QLYS. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $117.00 price target on shares of Qualys in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Scotiabank decreased their price target 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. DA Davidson lowered their price target on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $162.00 price objective on Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Qualys currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $140.43.

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.