Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Qualys (QLYS)

Qualys (NASDAQ: QLYS) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 8/11/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 8/8/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $190.00 to $220.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by DA Davidson from $135.00 to $165.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $160.00 to $185.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys was given a new $208.00 price target by Northland Securities.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys was given a new $160.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $145.00 to $180.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $115.00 to $130.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $100.00 to $175.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys was given a new $190.00 price target by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc..
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $150.00 to $185.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $145.00 to $170.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $190.00 to $220.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $139.00 to $150.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $85.00 to $160.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 7/16/2026 – Qualys had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $90.00 to $145.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Scotiabank from “sector perform” to “sector outperform”. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock, up from $100.00.
• 7/2/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 6/30/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “underweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $139.00 price target on the stock, up from $87.00.

Insider Activity at Qualys

In other news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total value of $4,050,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 196,686 shares in the company, valued at $26,552,610. This represents a 13.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,627 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.04, for a total transaction of $248,996.08. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 75,743 shares in the company, valued at $11,591,708.72. The trade was a 2.10% 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 72,844 shares of company stock worth $9,304,865. 0.72% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.