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

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

Qualys declared that its board has approved a share repurchase 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 repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 30th. The software maker reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate 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%. Qualys's 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 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 issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) 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.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Qualys' stock. Their predictions range from $62.00 to $112.00. On average, they anticipate Qualys' stock price to reach $86.9231 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.4% 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.

Media stories about QLYS stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. 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 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the software maker a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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Qualys' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.39%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (6.28%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.69%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.26%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.57%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.47%). 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, 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, Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership, Congress Asset Management Co. MA, AQR Capital Management LLC and First Trust Advisors 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 $74.69.

Qualys has a market capitalization of $2.94 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]