Quantinno Capital Management LP Acquires 27,333 Shares of Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 306.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 36,253 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,333 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP owned approximately 0.10% of Qualys worth $3,185,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,974 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Qualys during the second quarter valued at $292,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Qualys by 3,218.8% during the second 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 last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Qualys by 482.0% during the second 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 last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in shares of Qualys by 47.1% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 21,365 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,076,000 after buying an additional 6,844 shares in the last quarter. 99.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,627 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.04, for a total value of $248,996.08. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 75,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,591,708.72. This represents a 2.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed 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, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $4,050,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 196,686 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,552,610. This trade represents a 13.23% 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 have sold 76,855 shares of company stock valued at $9,706,670 in the last ninety days. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

QLYS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised Qualys from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Qualys from $145.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Scotiabank increased their price target on Qualys from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Qualys in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Qualys from $160.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $170.53.

Qualys Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:QLYS opened at $183.48 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $135.97 and its 200 day moving average is $112.17. The stock has a market cap of $6.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.74 and a beta of 0.60. Qualys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $74.51 and a 52-week high of $201.54.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The software maker reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $182.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $178.57 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.38% and a return on equity of 37.52%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.68 EPS. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.740-7.880 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Qualys 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.