Qualys (QLYS) Competitors $133.46 -2.19 (-1.61%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$133.44 -0.02 (-0.01%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock QLYS vs. RPD, TENB, CVLT, AI, PRGS, MSFT, ORCL, NOW, FTNT, and AXONShould you be buying Qualys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Qualys include Rapid7 (RPD), Tenable (TENB), CommVault Systems (CVLT), C3.ai (AI), Progress Software (PRGS), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), ServiceNow (NOW), Fortinet (FTNT), and Axon Enterprise (AXON). Qualys vs. Its Competitors Rapid7 Tenable CommVault Systems C3.ai Progress Software Microsoft Oracle ServiceNow Fortinet Axon Enterprise Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) and Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer QLYS or RPD? Qualys presently has a consensus target price of $141.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.65%. Rapid7 has a consensus target price of $26.56, indicating a potential upside of 35.76%. Given Rapid7's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rapid7 is more favorable than Qualys.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Qualys 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.12Rapid7 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has higher valuation & earnings, QLYS or RPD? Qualys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rapid7. Qualys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rapid7, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQualys$607.57M7.93$173.68M$5.0126.64Rapid7$844.01M1.50$25.53M$0.4147.71 Which has more risk and volatility, QLYS or RPD? Qualys has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rapid7 has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is QLYS or RPD more profitable? Qualys has a net margin of 29.04% compared to Rapid7's net margin of 3.41%. Rapid7's return on equity of 149.12% beat Qualys' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Qualys29.04% 37.19% 18.54% Rapid7 3.41%149.12%3.54% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QLYS or RPD? 99.3% of Qualys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Rapid7 shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Qualys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Rapid7 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer QLYS or RPD? In the previous week, Qualys had 9 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Qualys and 8 mentions for Rapid7. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Rapid7's score of 1.25 indicating that Qualys is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Qualys 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Rapid7 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryQualys and Rapid7 tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Qualys News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QLYS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart QLYS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQualysSecurity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.82B$42.42B$31.34B$10.18BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.14%4.60%P/E Ratio26.6462.48442.5926.02Price / Sales7.9313.321,717.8991.11Price / Cash26.33190.3334.5929.91Price / Book10.2316.277.266.25Net Income$173.68M$338.81M$808.30M$270.76M7 Day Performance-1.26%-0.74%2.25%2.54%1 Month Performance3.34%3.64%4.84%5.73%1 Year Performance5.74%23.89%24,395.82%25.85% Qualys Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QLYSQualys2.6377 of 5 stars$133.46-1.6%$141.00+5.6%+5.7%$4.82B$607.57M26.642,400Positive NewsRPDRapid74.0794 of 5 stars$20.60+1.4%$26.56+28.9%-42.8%$1.33B$844.01M50.252,413Positive NewsTENBTenable4.9215 of 5 stars$31.16+0.4%$41.06+31.8%-24.8%$3.77B$900.02M-84.211,872Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCVLTCommVault Systems4.9453 of 5 stars$183.96+2.8%$205.63+11.8%+19.0%$8.18B$995.62M102.203,300Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAIC3.ai3.8669 of 5 stars$15.72+0.7%$23.00+46.3%-28.5%$2.11B$389.06M-6.051,181Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPRGSProgress Software4.7939 of 5 stars$43.20-0.8%$73.33+69.8%-27.7%$1.86B$753.41M32.982,815Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeMSFTMicrosoft4.9383 of 5 stars$498.20+0.6%$612.54+22.9%+18.4%$3.70T$281.72B36.52228,000Trending NewsORCLOracle4.7265 of 5 stars$238.78+2.6%$232.61-2.6%+80.3%$670.70B$57.40B55.02162,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNOWServiceNow4.8176 of 5 stars$940.05+2.9%$1,115.20+18.6%+5.8%$195.53B$10.98B118.3926,293Positive NewsFTNTFortinet4.7609 of 5 stars$80.36+1.9%$97.03+20.7%+6.2%$61.58B$5.96B32.0214,138Positive NewsAXONAxon Enterprise3.1805 of 5 stars$740.61+1.7%$837.69+13.1%+99.2%$58.14B$2.08B182.874,970Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RPD Competitors TENB Competitors CVLT Competitors AI Competitors PRGS Competitors MSFT Competitors ORCL Competitors NOW Competitors FTNT Competitors AXON Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:QLYS) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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