Wedbush Comments on Qualys' Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Qualys in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the software maker will earn $1.01 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.97. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Qualys' current full-year earnings is $3.85 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Qualys' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.66 EPS.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The software maker reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $159.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.05 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 38.52% and a net margin of 28.59%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.45 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on QLYS. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Qualys in a report on Monday, February 10th. Loop Capital dropped their price objective on Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Northland Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and set a $146.00 price objective (down from $150.00) on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Scotiabank set a $142.00 price objective on Qualys and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $137.50.

Qualys Trading Up 0.2%

Qualys stock traded up $0.26 on Monday, hitting $136.75. 323,027 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 387,407. The firm has a market cap of $4.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.41 and a beta of 0.61. Qualys has a 1 year low of $112.61 and a 1 year high of $170.00. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $125.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $136.35.

Institutional Trading of Qualys

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of QLYS. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Qualys in the 4th quarter worth $39,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in Qualys by 88.1% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 333 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 33.9% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 391 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.31% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualys

In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,018 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction on Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.75, for a total value of $129,031.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 100,920 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,791,610. This trade represents a 1.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 524 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.38, for a total transaction of $67,795.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 65,053 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,416,557.14. The trade was a 0.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 26,669 shares of company stock valued at $3,536,541 in the last three months. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.