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Qualys (QLYS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$217.12 -7.00 (-3.13%)
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About Qualys Stock (NASDAQ:QLYS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$214.66
▼
$224.15
50-Day Range
$150.28
▼
$230.29
52-Week Range
$74.51
▼
$235.54
Volume
263,042 shs
Average Volume
753,861 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.51 billion
P/E Ratio
37.60
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$183.63
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Qualys, Inc. is a cloud-based cybersecurity company that helps organizations identify, assess and manage security risks across information technology environments. Its platform is designed to provide visibility into assets, vulnerabilities, configurations and compliance requirements across on-premises infrastructure, endpoints, networks, applications and cloud environments.

The company’s offerings include vulnerability management, detection and response, policy compliance, asset inventory, web application security, endpoint security and cloud security capabilities. Qualys integrates these services through its cloud platform, enabling customers to prioritize risks, monitor their environments and support regulatory and internal security requirements.

Founded in 1999, Qualys serves organizations globally across industries including financial services, healthcare, retail, government and technology. The company is headquartered in Foster City, California. Sumedh Thakar serves as president and chief executive officer, having previously held senior leadership roles at Qualys.

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Qualys Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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47th Percentile Overall Score

QLYS MarketRank™: 
2.364953027135 of 5 stars

Qualys scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 392nd out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Qualys has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.39, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Downside Risk

    Qualys has a consensus price target of $183.63, representing about 15.1% downside from its current price of $216.40.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Qualys has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Qualys' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Qualys are expected to grow by 9.25% in the coming year, from $5.84 to $6.38 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Qualys is 37.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.13.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Qualys is 37.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.75.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Qualys has a P/B Ratio of 13.83. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Qualys' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    9.42% of the float of Qualys has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Qualys has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.95.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Qualys has recently decreased by 1.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Qualys does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Qualys does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Qualys has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Qualys this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for QLYS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    18 people have added Qualys to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Qualys insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,884,257.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.72% of the stock of Qualys is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    99.31% of the stock of Qualys is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Qualys' insider trading history.
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QLYS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Qualys' stock was trading at $132.90 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, QLYS shares have increased by 62.8% and is now trading at $216.4010.

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The software maker reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.20. Qualys's revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis.
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Qualys (QLYS) raised $91 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, September 28th 2012. The company issued 7,575,000 shares at a price of $11.00-$13.00 per share.

Top institutional shareholders of Qualys include Boston Trust Walden Corp (2.27%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.63%), Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.28%) and Willis Investment Counsel (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Sumedh S Thakar, Joo Mi Kim, Bruce K Posey, Jeffrey P Hank, Wendy Pfeiffer, Kristi Marie Rogers, Thomas Berquist and John A Zangardi.
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Shares of QLYS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Qualys investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Salesforce (CRM), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU), Fortinet (FTNT) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/04/2026
Today
11/02/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/09/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Software
Sub-Industry
Systems Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:QLYS
CIK
1107843
Employees
2,625
Year Founded
1999

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$230.00
Low Price Target
$150.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-16.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.39
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.78
Trailing P/E Ratio
37.99
Forward P/E Ratio
37.58
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$198.32 million
Net Margins
29.38%
Pretax Margin
37.24%
Return on Equity
37.52%
Return on Assets
19.41%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.38
Quick Ratio
1.38

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$669.12 million
Price / Sales
11.35
Cash Flow
$5.72 per share
Price / Cash Flow
38.38
Book Value
$15.65 per share
Price / Book
14.02

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
34,600,000
Free Float
34,346,000
Market Cap
$7.59 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.54

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This page (NASDAQ:QLYS) was last updated on 11/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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