Seizert Capital Partners LLC Purchases 19,626 Shares of Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Seizert Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 164.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 31,555 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 19,626 shares during the quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Qualys were worth $4,176,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Qualys by 451.0% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 270 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. bought a new position in Qualys during the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Qualys by 82.0% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 484 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Qualys in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $73,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Qualys by 3,218.8% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 531 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 515 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Stock Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:QLYS opened at $133.18 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $140.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $136.21. Qualys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $112.61 and a 52 week high of $155.47. The stock has a market cap of $4.78 billion, a PE ratio of 25.81 and a beta of 0.50.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The software maker reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $169.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $166.30 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.40% and a net margin of 28.96%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.56 EPS. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.930-7.000 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other Qualys news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 5,000 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.76, for a total value of $668,800.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 247,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,145,728. The trade was a 1.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 4,753 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.77, for a total transaction of $621,549.81. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 94,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,380,257.44. The trade was a 4.78% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 33,113 shares of company stock valued at $4,734,903. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Northland Securities set a $162.00 price target on Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Berenberg Bank assumed coverage on Qualys in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set a “hold” rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen raised Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $139.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Qualys currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $143.57.

Qualys Company Profile

Qualys, Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions designed to help organizations streamline their IT security programs. Operating on a unified, modular platform, Qualys offers continuous visibility into global IT assets through a combination of lightweight cloud agents and on-premises scanner appliances. The platform supports an array of security and compliance use cases, enabling real-time detection of vulnerabilities, policy violations and misconfigurations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

The company’s flagship Qualys Cloud Platform delivers a suite of integrated applications, including vulnerability management, detection and response (VMDR), policy compliance, web application scanning, file integrity monitoring, asset inventory and container security.