Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Qualys has an average analyst recommendation of "Hold" from 15 brokerages (2 sell, 10 hold, 2 buy, 1 strong buy) with a mean 1‑year price target of $140.46.
• Company insiders sold 11,479 shares worth about $1.50 million over the past three months, including sales by Bruce K. Posey and CFO Joo Mi Kim; insiders now own roughly 1.0% of the stock.
• Qualys beat estimates last quarter with $1.87 EPS (consensus $1.78) and $175.28M revenue (consensus $173.18M), reported 10.1% YoY revenue growth, and provided Q1 2026 EPS guidance of 1.760–1.830 and FY 2026 guidance of 7.170–7.450.

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $140.4615.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Qualys from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Qualys from $117.00 to $113.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Qualys from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "underweight" rating and issued a $117.00 price target on shares of Qualys in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Qualys in a research note on Tuesday.

Insider Activity at Qualys

In other news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 1,101 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.34, for a total transaction of $145,706.34. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 68,598 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,078,259.32. This represents a 1.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 6,799 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.46, for a total value of $873,399.54. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,489 shares in the company, valued at $11,367,296.94. The trade was a 7.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 11,479 shares of company stock worth $1,498,671. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Qualys

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of QLYS. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Qualys by 3,948.0% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,024 shares of the software maker's stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 1,974 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Qualys during the second quarter worth approximately $292,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Qualys by 3,218.8% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 531 shares of the software maker's stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 515 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Qualys by 482.0% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 646 shares of the software maker's stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 535 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi raised its position in shares of Qualys by 47.1% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 21,365 shares of the software maker's stock worth $3,076,000 after purchasing an additional 6,844 shares during the period. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Qualys Stock Performance

Shares of QLYS opened at $83.22 on Wednesday. Qualys has a 52-week low of $74.51 and a 52-week high of $155.47. The business's 50 day moving average price is $96.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $122.07. The firm has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a PE ratio of 15.30 and a beta of 0.62.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The software maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.09. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.65% and a net margin of 29.64%.The firm had revenue of $175.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.18 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.60 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Qualys has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.760-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.170-7.450 EPS. Research analysts predict that Qualys will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Qualys Company Profile

Qualys, Inc NASDAQ: QLYS is a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions designed to help organizations streamline their IT security programs. Operating on a unified, modular platform, Qualys offers continuous visibility into global IT assets through a combination of lightweight cloud agents and on-premises scanner appliances. The platform supports an array of security and compliance use cases, enabling real-time detection of vulnerabilities, policy violations and misconfigurations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

The company's flagship Qualys Cloud Platform delivers a suite of integrated applications, including vulnerability management, detection and response (VMDR), policy compliance, web application scanning, file integrity monitoring, asset inventory and container security.

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