7,313 Shares in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS Bought by J2 Capital Management Inc

J2 Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 7,313 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $642,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Qualys by 204.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 213 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Qualys by 86.8% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 284 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in Qualys in the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Qualys by 127.0% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 345 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on QLYS shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Qualys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Qualys from $120.00 to $85.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered Qualys from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Qualys from $113.00 to $87.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wedbush decreased their price target on Qualys from $155.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $122.14.

Qualys Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Qualys stock opened at $116.19 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $99.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $109.43. The stock has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.86 and a beta of 0.66. Qualys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $74.51 and a 12-month high of $155.47.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.14. Qualys had a net margin of 29.41% and a return on equity of 37.15%. The firm had revenue of $175.64 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.63 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.67 EPS. Qualys’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Wendy Pfeiffer sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.55, for a total value of $55,275.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 12,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,405,090.50. This represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed 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, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 865 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.44, for a total value of $94,665.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 64,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,066,650.24. This trade represents a 1.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 21,881 shares of company stock worth $2,423,354. Corporate insiders own 0.88% of the company’s stock.

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.