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

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

Qualys declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) issued its quarterly earnings results 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 the consensus estimate of $71.22 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 14.18% and a net margin of 17.10%. The business's revenue was up 20.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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 EPS 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' shares. Their predictions range from $62.00 to $112.00. On average, they expect Qualys' share price to reach $86.9231 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.3% 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.

Headlines about QLYS stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. 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 2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the software maker a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.39%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.26%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.57%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.47%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.00%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.84%). 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 Prudential Financial Inc., DE Burlo Group Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., WINTON GROUP Ltd, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., United Services Automobile Association and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 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 bought 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, Congress Asset Management Co. MA, First Trust Advisors LP, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc. and HWG Holdings 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 $72.86.

Qualys has a market capitalization of $2.93 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]