Qualys, Inc. $QLYS Shares Sold by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 24.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 16,798 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 5,364 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Qualys were worth $2,232,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in QLYS. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Qualys by 3,948.0% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,024 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 1,974 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Qualys during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $292,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Qualys by 3,218.8% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 531 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 515 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Qualys by 482.0% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 646 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 535 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi boosted its position in Qualys by 47.1% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 21,365 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,076,000 after purchasing an additional 6,844 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Stock Performance

NASDAQ:QLYS opened at $111.61 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.04 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a fifty day moving average of $91.54 and a 200-day moving average of $112.89. Qualys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $74.51 and a 1 year high of $155.47.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $175.64 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.63 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.15% and a net margin of 29.41%.The company’s revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.440-7.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.47 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on QLYS shares. Wedbush decreased their price target on Qualys from $155.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $96.00 price target on Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Qualys from $135.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on Qualys from $135.00 to $100.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Qualys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $122.14.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 13,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.73, for a total value of $1,514,436.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 249,886 shares in the company, valued at $28,669,420.78. This represents a 5.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 865 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.43, for a total value of $86,871.95. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 65,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,571,737.48. This trade represents a 1.30% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 19,172 shares of company stock worth $2,124,751 over the last 90 days. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.