Janus Henderson Group PLC Buys 3,160 Shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) by 8.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 42,231 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 3,160 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned about 0.12% of Qualys worth $5,922,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in QLYS. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Qualys during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Qualys during the 4th quarter worth $39,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position in Qualys by 88.1% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 333 shares of the software maker's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Qualys in the fourth quarter worth $54,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Qualys by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 391 shares of the software maker's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Qualys Price Performance

NASDAQ:QLYS traded down $1.92 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $134.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 273,690 shares, compared to its average volume of 383,170. The company has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.93 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $127.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $136.85. Qualys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $112.61 and a twelve month high of $170.00.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The software maker reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $159.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $157.05 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 38.52% and a net margin of 28.59%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.45 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 524 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.38, for a total value of $67,795.12. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 65,053 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,416,557.14. The trade was a 0.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey P. Hank sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.93, for a total value of $515,720.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,666 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,633,027.38. This trade represents a 24.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 15,127 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,252 over the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on QLYS shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Qualys from $120.00 to $90.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Qualys from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Loop Capital decreased their price target on Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Northland Securities restated a "market perform" rating and issued a $146.00 price target (down previously from $150.00) on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $137.50.

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.