Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $9.33 Million Stock Holdings in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Key Points

• Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in Qualys, Inc. by 12.0% during Q2, now owning 65,303 shares worth approximately $9.33 million.
• Institutional investors own 99.31% of Qualys stock, with several large investors significantly increasing their positions recently.
• Qualys reported $1.68 EPS for Q2, exceeding analyst estimates, and set FY 2025 guidance at 6.200-6.5 EPS.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) by 12.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 65,303 shares of the software maker's stock after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned approximately 0.18% of Qualys worth $9,330,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Qualys by 82.7% during the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 369 shares of the software maker's stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in Qualys by 52.4% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 436 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in Qualys by 27.9% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 500 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in Qualys by 82.0% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 484 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP grew its position in Qualys by 154.9% in the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 576 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Qualys news, Director John A. Zangardi sold 3,103 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.94, for a total value of $418,718.82. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,071 shares in the company, valued at $549,340.74. The trade was a 43.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 787 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.17, for a total transaction of $101,656.79. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 92,864 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,995,242.88. This trade represents a 0.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 39,565 shares of company stock worth $5,296,373. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Qualys Stock Performance

NASDAQ QLYS opened at $129.78 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $132.64 and a 200-day moving average of $133.49. The stock has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a PE ratio of 25.90 and a beta of 0.62. Qualys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $112.61 and a 52-week high of $170.00.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $164.06 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.25 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.04% and a return on equity of 37.19%. Qualys's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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 predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on QLYS. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Qualys from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Qualys from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Qualys from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Qualys from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average 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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