Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC Purchases 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 lifted its holdings in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) by 3,466.2% during 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 buying 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 SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of QLYS. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Qualys by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 227,310 shares of the software maker's stock worth $31,866,000 after purchasing an additional 16,965 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in 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 in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Qualys by 35.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 296,438 shares of the software maker's stock worth $41,567,000 after acquiring an additional 77,663 shares in the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Qualys by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 7,231 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $1,014,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in Qualys by 32.5% in the 4th quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 10,853 shares of the software maker's stock worth $1,522,000 after purchasing an additional 2,662 shares in the last quarter. 99.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on QLYS shares. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Qualys from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Qualys from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Qualys to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $141.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Kristi Marie Rogers sold 1,700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.70, for a total transaction of $228,990.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,157,881.20. This trade represents a 16.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director John A. Zangardi sold 3,860 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.82, for a total transaction of $520,405.20. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,174 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 52,222 shares of company stock worth $7,252,957. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Qualys Trading Down 1.6%

QLYS stock traded down $2.19 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $133.46. 182,111 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 280,962. Qualys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $112.61 and a 52-week high of $170.00. The stock's 50-day moving average is $135.18 and its 200 day moving average is $132.93. The stock has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a P/E 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $164.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.25 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.19% and a net margin of 29.04%.Qualys's revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.52 earnings per share. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.200-6.5 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.500-1.6 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Qualys Profile

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.