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

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

Qualys announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The software maker reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.03. The software maker earned $64.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $63.88 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 11.88% and a net margin of 11.40%. The firm's revenue was up 22.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last 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 updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 1st. The company provided earnings per share 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 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Qualys' stock. Their predictions range from $61.00 to $110.00. On average, they anticipate Qualys' share price to reach $79.8333 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Qualys.

Some companies that are related to Qualys include ANSYS (ANSS), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Mobileye (MBBYF), TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC Common Stock (TTWO), Synopsys (SNPS), Symantec (SYMC), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), UBISOFT Entmt S/ADR (UBSFY), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Veeva Systems (VEEV), PTC (PTC), Temenos Group (TMNSF), Momo (MOMO), Nutanix (NTNX) and Docusign (DOCU).

Media headlines about QLYS stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Qualys earned a media sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the software maker an impact score of 46.96 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

Qualys' stock is owned by a number of 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 acquired 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 $3.78 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]