NASDAQ:QLYS - Qualys Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Qualys announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 30th. The software maker reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.11. The software maker earned $71.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $71.22 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 14.18% and a net margin of 17.10%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 20.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.31 earnings per share. View Qualys' Earnings History.

Qualys is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 11th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Qualys.

Qualys updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.39-$0.41 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.37. The company issued revenue guidance of $73.7-$74.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $74.62 million.

13 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Qualys' shares. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $112.00. On average, they expect Qualys' stock price to reach $86.9231 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Qualys.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Qualys in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Qualys.

Headlines about QLYS stock have trended neutral on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Qualys earned a media sentiment score of 0.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the software maker a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Qualys' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.39%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.69%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.26%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.57%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.47%) and Bamco Inc. NY (1.21%). Company insiders that own Qualys stock include Amer Deeba, Bruce K Posey, Donald R Dixon, Jeffrey P Hank, Kristi Marie Rogers, Melissa B Fisher, Peter Pace, Philippe F Courtot, Sumedh S Thakar and Todd P Headley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Qualys.

QLYS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Bamco Inc. NY, Prudential Financial Inc., DE Burlo Group Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and WINTON GROUP Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Qualys company stock in the last year include Amer Deeba, Bruce K Posey, Donald R Dixon, Jeffrey P Hank, Kristi Marie Rogers, Melissa B Fisher, Peter Pace, Philippe F Courtot, Sumedh S Thakar and Todd P Headley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Qualys.

QLYS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Congress Asset Management Co. MA, First Trust Advisors LP, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc. and HWG Holdings LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Qualys.

Shares of QLYS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of QLYS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $71.83.

Qualys has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion and generates $230.83 million in revenue each year. The software maker earns $40.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.90 on an earnings per share basis. Qualys employs 869 workers across the globe.

The official website for Qualys is http://www.qualys.com.

Qualys' mailing address is 919 E. HILLSDALE BOULEVARD, FOSTER CITY CA, 94404. The software maker can be reached via phone at 650-801-6100 or via email at [email protected]