Qualys - QLYS Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Qualys in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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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13 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Qualys' stock. Their QLYS share price forecasts range from $103.00 to $185.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $141.29 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.7% from the stock's current price.
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Qualys' stock was trading at $112.23 at the beginning of the year. Since then, QLYS stock has increased by 10.7% and is now trading at $124.28.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 9th 2023.
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Qualys will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 9th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 3rd. The software maker reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.39. The software maker had revenue of $104.93 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.14 million. Qualys had a net margin of 21.66% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.13%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.57 earnings per share.

Qualys issued an update on its fourth quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.89-$0.91 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.89. The company issued revenue guidance of $129.70 million-$130.70 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $130.62 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.76%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.98%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.93%), Norris Perne & French LLP MI (0.37%), Congress Wealth Management LLC DE (0.34%) and Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (0.29%). Insiders that own company stock include Allan Peters, Bruce K Posey, Bruce K Posey, Jeffrey P Hank, Kristi Marie Rogers, Melissa B Fisher, Peter Pace, Philippe Courtot Family Trust, Philippe F Courtot, Sandra E Bergeron and Sumedh S Thakar.
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One share of QLYS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $124.28.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) has a market capitalization of $4.72 billion and generates $411.17 million in revenue each year. The software maker earns $70.96 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.57 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,823 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.