Qualys (QLYS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Qualys in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research 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 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Qualys' stock. Their QLYS share price forecasts range from $100.00 to $185.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $138.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.0% from the stock's current price.
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Qualys' stock was trading at $112.23 at the start of the year. Since then, QLYS stock has increased by 14.2% and is now trading at $128.12.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 14th 2023.
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Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 3rd. The software maker reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.39. The software maker had revenue of $104.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $104.14 million. Qualys had a net margin of 22.03% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 34.13%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.57 EPS.

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Qualys updated its second quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.98-$1.03 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02. The company issued revenue guidance of $135.20 million-$136.20 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $136.15 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."

Qualys' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.35%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (5.45%), First Trust Advisors LP (3.74%), State Street Corp (3.30%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.94%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Allan Peters, Bruce K Posey, Bruce K Posey, Jeffrey P Hank, Kristi Marie Rogers, Peter Pace, Philippe Courtot Family Trust, Philippe F Courtot, Sandra E Bergeron and Sumedh S Thakar.
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Shares of QLYS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of QLYS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $128.12.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) has a market capitalization of $4.73 billion and generates $489.72 million in revenue each year. The software maker earns $107.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.89 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.