Qualys (QLYS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Qualys in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" QLYS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in QLYS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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15 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Qualys' shares. Their QLYS share price forecasts range from $100.00 to $185.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $138.41 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.5%.
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Qualys' stock was trading at $112.23 at the beginning of the year. Since then, QLYS stock has increased by 36.3% and is now trading at $152.95.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 1st 2023.
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Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The software maker reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.30. The software maker had revenue of $137.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $135.55 million. Qualys had a net margin of 22.98% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 40.52%.

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Qualys issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 3rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.50-$4.65 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.24. The company issued revenue guidance of $553-$555 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $554.42 million.

189 employees have rated Qualys Chief Executive Officer Philippe Courtot on Glassdoor.com. Philippe Courtot has an approval rating of 56% among the company's employees. This puts Philippe Courtot in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Qualys trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "QLYS."

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One share of QLYS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $152.95.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion and generates $489.72 million in revenue each year. The software maker earns $107.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.17 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,062 workers across the globe.

Qualys' mailing address is 919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA, 94404. The official website for the company is www.qualys.com. The software maker can be reached via phone at (650) 801-6100, via email at ir@qualys.com, or via fax at 650-801-6101.