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

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

Qualys declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The software maker reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.11. The software maker had revenue of $71.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $71.22 million. Qualys had a net margin of 17.10% and a return on equity of 14.18%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 20.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.31 EPS. 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 earnings per share 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.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Qualys' stock. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $112.00. On average, they expect Qualys' stock price to reach $88.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Qualys.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Qualys in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Qualys.

News articles about QLYS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Qualys earned a media sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the software maker a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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Qualys' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.39%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.61%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (6.28%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.69%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (2.55%) and Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.26%). 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., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have sold Qualys company stock in the last year include Amer Deeba, Bruce K Posey, 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Vanguard Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership. 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 $77.46.

Qualys has a market capitalization of $2.98 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]