NASDAQ:QLYS - Qualys Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

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

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The software maker reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.03. The software maker earned $64.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $63.88 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 11.88% and a net margin of 11.40%. Qualys's revenue for the quarter was up 22.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.20 EPS. View Qualys' Earnings History.

Qualys is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Qualys.

Qualys issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 1st. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.43-$1.48 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.43. The company issued revenue guidance of $276.8-$278.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $277.14 million.Qualys also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.33-$0.35 EPS.

13 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Qualys' shares. Their forecasts range from $61.00 to $110.00. On average, they anticipate Qualys' share price to reach $79.8333 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Qualys.

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Press coverage about QLYS stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Qualys earned a coverage optimism score of 0.03 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the software maker an impact score of 44.92 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Qualys' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.76%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (7.10%), Champlain Investment Partners LLC (3.48%), Bamco Inc. NY (1.94%), ETF Managers Group LLC (1.72%) and Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (1.53%). Company insiders that own Qualys stock include Amer Deeba, Bruce K Posey, Donald R Dixon, Howard A Schmidt, Jeffrey P Hank, Kristi Marie Rogers, 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 Champlain Investment Partners LLC, Cavalry Management Group LLC, ETF Managers Group LLC, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Goodman Financial Corp, Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware, Bamco Inc. NY and Tiverton Asset Management LLC. 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, 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 Legal & General Group Plc, BlackRock Inc., Redwood Investments LLC, Sandler Capital Management, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Spark Investment Management LLC, Federated Investors Inc. PA and Prudential Financial Inc.. 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 $96.20.

Qualys has a market capitalization of $3.72 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.

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