Strs Ohio Takes $416,000 Position in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Strs Ohio bought a new stake in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 3,300 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $416,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of QLYS. Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Qualys in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Qualys by 63.0% in the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 4,030 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $565,000 after acquiring an additional 1,558 shares in the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Qualys in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $273,000. Cim LLC grew its holdings in shares of Qualys by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Cim LLC now owns 8,463 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $1,187,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Qualys by 31.6% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,110 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $436,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 844 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.80, for a total transaction of $113,771.20. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 93,651 shares in the company, valued at $12,624,154.80. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Kristi Marie Rogers sold 1,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.70, for a total value of $228,990.00. Following the sale, the director owned 8,596 shares in the company, valued at $1,157,881.20. The trade was a 16.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 51,040 shares of company stock valued at $7,030,879 in the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Qualys Stock Performance

Shares of QLYS stock opened at $136.39 on Tuesday. Qualys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $112.61 and a 52-week high of $170.00. The company has a market capitalization of $4.92 billion, a PE ratio of 27.22 and a beta of 0.65. The business's fifty day moving average is $134.12 and its 200 day moving average is $133.12.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wedbush upped their price objective on Qualys from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Qualys from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. Zacks Research upgraded Qualys to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Scotiabank upped their price objective on Qualys from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Qualys presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $141.00.

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.

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