Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Qualys has issued FY 2025 earnings guidance with expected EPS between 6.200-6.5, slightly below the consensus estimate of 6.208.
• The company's stock, QLYS, has recently traded down by 3.8%, reaching $130.61, with a 12-month high of $170.00.
• Current analyst ratings for Qualys include three buy ratings, twelve holds, and three sell ratings, with an average price target of $137.50.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.200-6.5 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 6.208. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Qualys also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 1.500-1.6 EPS.

Qualys Stock Performance

Shares of Qualys stock traded down $0.44 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $128.19. 103,860 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 338,720. Qualys has a 52 week low of $112.61 and a 52 week high of $170.00. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $139.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $134.44. The company has a market cap of $4.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.60 and a beta of 0.56.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.21. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.19% and a net margin of 29.04%. The firm had revenue of $164.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.25 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.52 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Qualys will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

QLYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Qualys from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Qualys from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Qualys from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, June 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wedbush increased their price target on Qualys from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $141.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualys

In other news, Director Jeffrey P. Hank sold 657 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.07, for a total value of $91,368.99. Following the sale, the director directly owned 13,888 shares in the company, valued at $1,931,404.16. The trade was a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Wendy Pfeiffer sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.45, for a total transaction of $27,890.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,282 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,573,274.90. The trade was a 1.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 42,598 shares of company stock worth $6,019,818 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.88% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Qualys

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Qualys stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) by 3,948.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,024 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 1,974 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC's holdings in Qualys were worth $255,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.