Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC Acquires 5,130 Shares of Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Key Points

• Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC increased its stake in Qualys, Inc. by an impressive 3,466.2% during the first quarter, now owning 5,278 shares valued at approximately $678,000.
• Multiple large investors have recently acquired stakes in Qualys, contributing to a high institutional ownership of 99.31%.
• Qualys reported earnings of $1.68 EPS, surpassing expectations, with revenue for the quarter reaching $164.06 million, a year-over-year increase of 10.3%.

Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC raised its holdings in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) by 3,466.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,278 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 5,130 shares during the quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC's holdings in Qualys were worth $678,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in QLYS. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 227,310 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $31,866,000 after buying an additional 16,965 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 64,241 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $9,008,000 after buying an additional 921 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 35.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 296,438 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $41,567,000 after buying an additional 77,663 shares during the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 7,231 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $1,014,000 after buying an additional 365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 32.5% during the 4th quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 10,853 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $1,522,000 after buying an additional 2,662 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.31% of the company's stock.

Qualys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:QLYS traded down $2.19 on Friday, hitting $133.46. The company's stock had a trading volume of 182,111 shares, compared to its average volume of 278,432. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $135.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $132.94. Qualys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $112.61 and a 1 year high of $170.00. The company has a market capitalization of $4.82 billion, a PE ratio of 26.64 and a beta of 0.65.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $164.06 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.25 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.52 EPS. The company's revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.200-6.5 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.500-1.6 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Qualys from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Qualys from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Qualys from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Qualys has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $141.00.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,018 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.26, for a total transaction of $134,640.68. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 94,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,494,337.68. This represents a 1.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John A. Zangardi sold 3,860 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.82, for a total value of $520,405.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,174 shares in the company, valued at $967,198.68. This trade represents a 34.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 52,222 shares of company stock valued at $7,252,957 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.00% 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.