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QLYS vs. RPD, TENB, CVLT, AI, PRGS, MSFT, ORCL, NOW, FTNT, and AXON

Should 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

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) and Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Qualys had 6 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Qualys and 7 mentions for Rapid7. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Rapid7's score of 0.60 indicating that Qualys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Qualys
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Rapid7
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Qualys has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rapid7 has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Qualys currently has a consensus price target of $141.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.37%. Rapid7 has a consensus price target of $26.56, suggesting a potential upside of 47.78%. Given Rapid7's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
14 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Rapid7
2 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

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 Ratio
Qualys$607.57M7.52$173.68M$5.0125.27
Rapid7$844.01M1.38$25.53M$0.4143.83

99.3% of Qualys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Rapid7 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Qualys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Rapid7 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Rapid7 beats Qualys on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding QLYS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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QLYS vs. The Competition

MetricQualysSecurity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.57B$45.01B$32.94B$10.57B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A3.23%4.81%
P/E Ratio25.2763.14481.5727.12
Price / Sales7.5213.561,479.55131.73
Price / Cash24.98200.6837.3460.81
Price / Book9.7117.127.416.52
Net Income$173.68M$338.81M$820.48M$276.93M
7 Day Performance-1.72%-1.69%0.62%1.93%
1 Month Performance-6.76%-1.75%1.06%2.19%
1 Year Performance2.75%16.87%23,946.36%34.99%

Qualys Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QLYS
Qualys
3.2 of 5 stars
$126.60
-0.8%
$141.00
+11.4%
+1.7%$4.57B$607.57M25.272,400Insider Trade
RPD
Rapid7
3.8741 of 5 stars
$18.72
+0.5%
$26.56
+41.9%
-55.3%$1.21B$855.36M45.662,413News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
TENB
Tenable
4.7946 of 5 stars
$29.34
+1.0%
$41.06
+40.0%
-31.4%$3.55B$949.25M-79.301,872Analyst Forecast
CVLT
CommVault Systems
4.7262 of 5 stars
$175.67
+3.2%
$211.67
+20.5%
+20.6%$7.81B$995.62M97.593,300News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
AI
C3.ai
3.7968 of 5 stars
$19.33
+7.9%
$22.09
+14.3%
-31.7%$2.66B$389.06M-7.431,181Trending News
Insider Trade
PRGS
Progress Software
4.8633 of 5 stars
$46.87
+5.0%
$70.00
+49.3%
-31.9%$2.01B$753.41M42.612,815Positive News
MSFT
Microsoft
4.9801 of 5 stars
$514.05
+0.6%
$618.47
+20.3%
+23.2%$3.82T$281.72B37.69228,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ORCL
Oracle
4.871 of 5 stars
$308.14
+5.2%
$307.00
-0.4%
+66.2%$878.43B$59.02B71.33162,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
NOW
ServiceNow
4.9305 of 5 stars
$923.44
+3.9%
$1,122.20
+21.5%
-1.4%$192.07B$10.98B116.3026,293Positive News
Analyst Forecast
FTNT
Fortinet
4.6991 of 5 stars
$84.20
+1.4%
$97.03
+15.2%
+3.2%$64.52B$6.34B33.5514,138Trending News
AXON
Axon Enterprise
3.6078 of 5 stars
$710.00
+1.0%
$841.64
+18.5%
+54.4%$55.74B$2.39B175.314,970Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:QLYS) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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