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

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

Qualys declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The software maker reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.03. The software maker had revenue of $64.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $63.88 million. Qualys had a net margin of 11.40% and a return on equity of 11.88%. The firm's revenue was up 22.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.20 earnings per share. 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 earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.43-$1.48 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share 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 1 year price targets for Qualys' shares. Their predictions range from $61.00 to $110.00. On average, they expect Qualys' stock price to reach $79.8333 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.7%. View Analyst Ratings for Qualys.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Qualys in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News articles about QLYS stock have trended somewhat positive on Friday, Accern reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Qualys earned a coverage optimism score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the software maker an impact score of 46.25 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Qualys' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include American Capital Management Inc. (0.56%), Summit Creek Advisors LLC (0.23%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.05%), Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.05%), Columbia Partners L L C Investment Management (0.05%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.02%). 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 Bank of Montreal Can, Summit Creek Advisors LLC and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. 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 Empowered Funds LLC, Columbia Partners L L C Investment Management, Sit Investment Associates Inc., American Capital Management Inc., Hartford Investment Management Co., Atria Investments LLC and Amalgamated Bank. 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 $97.05.

Qualys has a market capitalization of $3.74 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]