Graham Capital Management L.P. Has $2.36 Million Stock Holdings in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Key Points

• Graham Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in Qualys, Inc. by 72.3% during the first quarter, owning approximately 18,702 shares valued at $2.35 million.
• Insider trading activity included a 1,700 shares sale by Director Kristi Marie Rogers, decreasing her shares by 16.51%, while CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,018 shares, reflecting a 1.07% decrease in ownership.
• Qualys reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.68, surpassing estimates, and set its FY 2025 EPS guidance between $6.20 and $6.50.

Graham Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) by 72.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,702 shares of the software maker's stock after acquiring an additional 7,849 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. owned 0.05% of Qualys worth $2,355,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Qualys by 82.7% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 369 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Qualys by 52.4% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 436 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in Qualys by 27.9% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 500 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in Qualys by 154.9% in the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 576 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in Qualys by 96.4% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 601 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In related news, Director Kristi Marie Rogers sold 1,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.70, for a total value of $228,990.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,157,881.20. This represents a 16.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.25, for a total value of $1,791,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 217,962 shares in the company, valued at $32,530,828.50. This represents a 5.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 51,378 shares of company stock worth $7,139,186. Corporate insiders own 0.88% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on QLYS shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Qualys to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Qualys from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $141.00.

Qualys Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of QLYS traded up $0.66 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $134.95. The company's stock had a trading volume of 334,396 shares, compared to its average volume of 284,499. The firm has a market cap of $4.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.94 and a beta of 0.65. Qualys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $112.61 and a 1-year high of $170.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $136.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $133.07.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $164.06 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.25 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.19% and a net margin of 29.04%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.52 EPS. 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, analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Qualys Company 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.