Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Sets New 12-Month Low on Insider Selling

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Saturday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $109.72 and last traded at $110.80, with a volume of 2105687 shares. The stock had previously closed at $127.81.

Specifically, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 6,799 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.46, for a total value of $873,399.54. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 88,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,367,296.94. The trade was a 7.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 3,414 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.63, for a total transaction of $463,040.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,001,763.07. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on QLYS shares. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $120.00 price objective (down from $130.00) on shares of Qualys in a research report on Friday. Scotiabank cut their price target on Qualys from $139.00 to $135.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $155.00 target price on shares of Qualys in a research note on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Qualys presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $140.46.

Key Headlines Impacting Qualys

Here are the key news stories impacting Qualys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — EPS $1.87 vs. $1.78 est; revenue $175.3M vs. $173.2M and revenue +10.1% YoY, showing steady growth and margin expansion. Qualys Q4 Earnings Surpass Expectations, Revenues Increase Y/Y
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised forward guidance: FY2026 EPS 7.170–7.450 (vs. consensus ~6.59) and Q1 EPS 1.760–1.830 (vs. ~1.57), which signals confidence in underlying business momentum. Qualys Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Board authorized a $200M increase to the share repurchase program — a capital return that reduces float and supports EPS. Qualys Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Wedbush reaffirmed an Outperform rating and $155 price target, implying substantial upside versus current levels. Wedbush Reaffirms Outperform, $155 PT
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and presentation emphasize strategic initiatives, stronger channel sales and expanding margins — useful for longer-term thesis but less immediately market-moving than headline beats/guidance. Qualys Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the beat and upgraded guidance, the stock is down today on heavy volume and sits below its 50- and 200-day moving averages — suggesting short-term profit-taking, broader sector pressure or a market re-rating. (Trading stats and moving averages from market data released with the earnings updates.)

Qualys Stock Down 13.3%

The firm has a market capitalization of $3.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.37 and a beta of 0.53. The company’s 50 day moving average is $137.08 and its 200 day moving average is $135.03.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The software maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.09. Qualys had a net margin of 29.64% and a return on equity of 37.65%. The business had revenue of $175.28 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.18 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.60 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Qualys has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.760-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.170-7.450 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Qualys

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QLYS. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Qualys by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,231 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $164,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Qualys by 26.2% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,914 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $520,000 after purchasing an additional 812 shares in the last quarter. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Qualys in the 4th quarter valued at $622,000. Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in shares of Qualys during the 4th quarter worth $381,000. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise raised its holdings in shares of Qualys by 58.7% during the 4th quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 23,278 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,094,000 after buying an additional 8,611 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

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.