Qualys (QLYS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based information technology, security and compliance solutions for organizations worldwide. Its platform is designed to help businesses identify, assess and manage security vulnerabilities across their networks, endpoints, cloud environments and web applications.

The company’s offerings include vulnerability management, asset inventory, security and compliance assessment, web application security, endpoint detection and response, and cloud security capabilities. Qualys integrates these functions through its cloud platform, helping customers discover assets, prioritize risks, monitor configurations and support regulatory compliance.

Qualys was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California. The company serves customers across a range of industries and geographic markets, including enterprises, government organizations and managed service providers. Sumedh Thakar has served as Qualys’ president and chief executive officer since 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $193.34 to $206.25
• 50-Day Range: $150.28 to $202.42
• 52-Week Range: $74.51 to $206.25
• Volume: 564,604 shs
• Average Volume: 735,481 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.04
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $173.87
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Qualys Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Qualys scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 378th out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Qualys has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.35, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Qualys has a consensus price target of $173.87, representing about 11.6% downside from its current price of $196.77.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Qualys has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Qualys are expected to grow by 6.85% in the coming year, from $5.84 to $6.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Qualys is 34.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Qualys is 34.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Qualys has a P/B Ratio of 12.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.56% of the float of Qualys has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Qualys has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.88.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Qualys has recently decreased by 5.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Qualys does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Qualys does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.48

News Sentiment

Qualys has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Qualys this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for QLYS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Qualys to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Qualys insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,326,739.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.72% of the stock of Qualys is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.31% of the stock of Qualys is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:QLYS
• CIK: 1107843
• Web: www.qualys.com
• Phone: (650) 801-6100
• Fax: 650-801-6101
• Employees: 2,625
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Qualys: $173.87
• High Price Target: $220.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -11.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.35
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.69
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $198.32 million
• Net Margins: 29.38%
• Pretax Margin: 37.24%
• Return on Equity: 37.52%
• Return on Assets: 19.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $669.12 million
• Price / Sales: 10.17
• Cash Flow: $5.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 34.67
• Book Value: $15.65 per share
• Price / Book: 12.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,600,000
• Free Float: 34,346,000
• Market Cap: $6.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.60