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QLYS vs. CVLT, AI, PRGS, MSFT, ORCL, NOW, FTNT, AXON, PTC, and NTNX

Should you be buying Qualys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Qualys include Commvault Systems (CVLT), C3.ai (AI), Progress Software (PRGS), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), ServiceNow (NOW), Fortinet (FTNT), Axon Enterprise (AXON), PTC (PTC), and Nutanix (NTNX).

Qualys vs.

Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) and Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

In the previous week, Qualys had 17 more articles in the media than Commvault Systems. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Qualys and 10 mentions for Commvault Systems. Commvault Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Qualys' score of 0.62 indicating that Commvault Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Commvault Systems
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Qualys
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Commvault Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Qualys. Qualys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Commvault Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Commvault Systems$839.25M9.69$168.91M$3.8148.53
Qualys$607.57M8.66$151.60M$4.6530.92

Commvault Systems currently has a consensus price target of $156.44, indicating a potential downside of 15.39%. Qualys has a consensus price target of $146.57, indicating a potential upside of 1.96%. Given Qualys' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Qualys is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Commvault Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Qualys
2 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qualys has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Commvault Systems received 51 more outperform votes than Qualys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.71% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote while only 58.11% of users gave Qualys an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Commvault SystemsOutperform Votes
574
64.71%
Underperform Votes
313
35.29%
QualysOutperform Votes
523
58.11%
Underperform Votes
377
41.89%

93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Qualys shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Qualys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Qualys has a net margin of 28.59% compared to Commvault Systems' net margin of 18.14%. Qualys' return on equity of 39.64% beat Commvault Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Commvault Systems18.14% 28.69% 8.36%
Qualys 28.59%39.64%19.19%

Summary

Commvault Systems beats Qualys on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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QLYS vs. The Competition

MetricQualysPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.15B$25.99B$26.77B$9.19B
Dividend YieldN/A1.91%2.74%3.99%
P/E Ratio30.9274.6335.6915.75
Price / Sales8.6613.182,719.5480.30
Price / Cash29.9494.7436.9038.90
Price / Book14.3612.798.045.05
Net Income$151.60M$425.87M$672.40M$222.81M
7 Day Performance4.40%0.86%1.52%1.29%
1 Month Performance4.96%7.66%3.35%1.52%
1 Year Performance-12.65%28.91%21.19%16.53%

Qualys Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QLYS
Qualys
2.1816 of 5 stars
$143.76
+1.9%
$146.57
+2.0%
-12.6%$5.15B$607.57M30.922,188Analyst Upgrade
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CVLT
Commvault Systems
4.036 of 5 stars
$179.71
+2.2%
$156.44
-12.9%
+97.2%$7.92B$839.25M47.222,882Short Interest ↑
Positive News
AI
C3.ai
4.1198 of 5 stars
$35.51
+6.1%
$35.00
-1.4%
+10.0%$4.58B$310.58M-16.05700
PRGS
Progress Software
4.3187 of 5 stars
$57.87
+1.2%
$72.43
+25.2%
+2.1%$2.51B$753.41M37.072,815
MSFT
Microsoft
4.9735 of 5 stars
$412.15
+0.6%
$510.96
+24.0%
+1.1%$3.06T$245.12B33.16228,000Positive News
ORCL
Oracle
4.4656 of 5 stars
$179.00
+2.6%
$182.73
+2.1%
+55.9%$500.39B$52.96B43.74159,000Short Interest ↑
Positive News
NOW
ServiceNow
4.7969 of 5 stars
$1,020.33
+1.2%
$1,129.72
+10.7%
+28.9%$210.15B$10.98B149.3626,293Positive News
FTNT
Fortinet
4.3972 of 5 stars
$110.40
+2.5%
$102.77
-6.9%
+63.0%$84.55B$5.96B48.8113,568Positive News
AXON
Axon Enterprise
3.6019 of 5 stars
$679.09
0.0%
$542.15
-20.2%
+153.3%$51.78B$1.56B175.484,260Short Interest ↓
Positive News
PTC
PTC
4.734 of 5 stars
$168.05
-0.6%
$210.09
+25.0%
-4.0%$20.01B$2.30B51.317,501Short Interest ↓
NTNX
Nutanix
4.8346 of 5 stars
$71.86
+1.9%
$79.50
+10.6%
+20.8%$19.24B$2.23B-205.147,150

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This page (NASDAQ:QLYS) was last updated on 2/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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