Janus Henderson Group PLC Increases Position in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) by 8.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 42,231 shares of the software maker's stock after buying an additional 3,160 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned approximately 0.12% of Qualys worth $5,922,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Qualys by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 456,540 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $64,016,000 after acquiring an additional 3,848 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Qualys during the 4th quarter valued at $15,937,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Qualys by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 7,833 shares of the software maker's stock worth $1,095,000 after buying an additional 933 shares during the period. Trust Point Inc. bought a new position in shares of Qualys during the 4th quarter worth $376,000. Finally, Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 26.9% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 4,253 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $596,000 after buying an additional 902 shares during the period. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Qualys Price Performance

NASDAQ QLYS opened at $136.88 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $4.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.44 and a beta of 0.61. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $126.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $136.76. Qualys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $112.61 and a 1 year high of $170.00.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on QLYS shares. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 31st. Northland Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating and issued a $146.00 target price (down previously from $150.00) on shares of Qualys in a research note on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of Qualys from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 12th. Scotiabank set a $142.00 price target on shares of Qualys and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Loop Capital reduced their price objective on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Qualys has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $137.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualys

In other news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.81, for a total value of $866,670.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 246,313 shares of the company's stock, valued at $30,496,012.53. The trade was a 2.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 540 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.86, for a total value of $63,644.40. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 64,513 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,603,502.18. This trade represents a 0.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 15,127 shares of company stock valued at $1,905,108. 0.88% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.

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