Voleon Capital Management LP Acquires New Stake in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Key Points

• Voleon Capital Management LP has invested $355,000 in Qualys, Inc. by acquiring 2,821 shares during the first quarter.
• Multiple institutional investors increased their stakes in Qualys, with SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raising its position by 82.7% in the same period.
• Qualys reported earnings of $1.68 per share, surpassing analysts' expectations, and set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.200-6.5 EPS.

Voleon Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 2,821 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $355,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of QLYS. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake 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 in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Qualys by 35.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 296,438 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $41,567,000 after acquiring an additional 77,663 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC lifted its stake 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 during the period. Graham Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Qualys by 32.5% during the fourth quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 10,853 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $1,522,000 after acquiring an additional 2,662 shares during the period. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at $273,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company's stock.

Qualys Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of QLYS traded down $1.12 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $132.34. The company's stock had a trading volume of 93,321 shares, compared to its average volume of 331,707. Qualys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $112.61 and a 1-year high of $170.00. The stock has a market cap of $4.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.40 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $135.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $132.94.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.68 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $161.25 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.52 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly 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. Research analysts anticipate that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on QLYS shares. UBS Group upped their price objective on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Qualys from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Qualys from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Qualys from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $141.00.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 844 shares of Qualys 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 93,651 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,624,154.80. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Kristi Marie Rogers sold 1,700 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.70, for a total value of $228,990.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,596 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,157,881.20. This trade represents a 16.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 43,065 shares of company stock worth $5,976,093. 1.00% 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.