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 authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) issued its quarterly 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 earned $71.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $71.22 million. Qualys had a net margin of 17.10% and a return on equity of 14.18%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 20.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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 (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.

15 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Qualys' shares. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $112.00. On average, they expect Qualys' share price to reach $88.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.3% 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.

Press coverage about QLYS stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Qualys earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the software maker a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Some companies that are related to Qualys include ANSYS (ANSS), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Temenos (TMNSF), TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE (TTWO), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tableau Software (DATA), PTC (PTC), Dropbox (DBX), Twilio (TWLO), Atlassian (TEAM), UBISOFT ENTMT S/ADR (UBSFY), Nutanix (NTNX), Micro Focus International (MFGP), The Ultimate Software Group (ULTI) and Trend Micro (TMICY).

Qualys' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.39%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.61%), Vanguard Group Inc (8.61%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (6.28%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.69%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (2.55%). 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Vanguard Group Inc, Vanguard Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Marshall Wace North America L.P. and Federated Investors Inc. PA. 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 $76.01.

Qualys has a market capitalization of $3.15 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]