Qualys (QLYS) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Qualys (NASDAQ: QLYS):

• 10/17/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 10/13/2026 – Qualys was given a new $200.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 10/13/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $170.00 to $200.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/5/2026 – Qualys is now covered by Yorkville Ives. They set an “outperform” rating and a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/12/2026 – Qualys was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 9/10/2026 – Qualys was downgraded by Wedbush from “outperform” to “neutral”. They now have a $175.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Wedbush to “hold”.
• 8/24/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualys

In other news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 3,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.36, for a total transaction of $609,152.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 177,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,719,989.68. This represents a 1.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Bruce Posey sold 866 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.49, for a total transaction of $155,438.34. Following the transaction, the insider owned 58,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,533,909.12. This represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 9,759 shares of company stock worth $1,717,290. 0.72% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Qualys, Inc is a cloud-based cybersecurity company that helps organizations identify, assess and manage security risks across information technology environments. Its platform is designed to provide visibility into assets, vulnerabilities, configurations and compliance requirements across on-premises infrastructure, endpoints, networks, applications and cloud environments.

The company’s offerings include vulnerability management, detection and response, policy compliance, asset inventory, web application security, endpoint security and cloud security capabilities.