Qualys (QLYS) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) will likely be posting its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.78 per share and revenue of $178.5750 million for the quarter. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.440-7.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $175.64 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.63 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.15% and a net margin of 29.41%.The company’s revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.67 EPS. On average, analysts expect Qualys to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Qualys Stock Down 2.0%

Qualys stock opened at $134.79 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $4.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.20 and a beta of 0.61. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $125.87 and its 200 day moving average is $110.48. Qualys has a 52-week low of $74.51 and a 52-week high of $167.86.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on QLYS. Wall Street Zen lowered Qualys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. William Blair cut Qualys from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Qualys from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Qualys from $90.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Qualys from $139.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Qualys has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $142.53.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualys

In related news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 196,686 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,552,610. This trade represents a 13.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 965 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.44, for a total value of $138,419.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 81,215 shares in the company, valued at $11,649,479.60. This trade represents a 1.17% 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 73,846 shares of company stock worth $9,239,073. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Qualys by 3,948.0% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Qualys during the 2nd quarter valued at about $292,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Qualys by 3,218.8% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 531 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 515 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Qualys by 482.0% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 646 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 535 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Qualys by 47.1% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 21,365 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,076,000 after acquiring an additional 6,844 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

About Qualys

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.