Rep. Lisa C. McClain Sells Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Stock

Posted by James Quigley on Nov 25th, 2025

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS). In a filing disclosed on November 21st, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Qualys stock on October 31st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB 401K > SCHWAB 893” account.

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Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) on 10/31/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) on 10/31/2025.
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Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) on 10/31/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) on 10/31/2025.

Qualys Trading Down 1.8%

NASDAQ:QLYS opened at $140.52 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $133.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $135.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.05 and a beta of 0.58. Qualys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $112.61 and a 1-year high of $159.73.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The software maker reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $169.88 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $166.30 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.19% and a net margin of 29.04%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.56 EPS. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.930-7.000 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director John A. Zangardi sold 3,103 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.94, for a total transaction of $418,718.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,071 shares in the company, valued at $549,340.74. The trade was a 43.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 787 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.17, for a total value of $101,656.79. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 92,864 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,995,242.88. This represents a 0.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 24,999 shares of company stock worth $3,319,509. Corporate insiders own 0.88% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on QLYS. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Qualys from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Robert W. Baird set a $150.00 price target on shares of Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Qualys from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Zacks Research upgraded Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Qualys from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Qualys currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $142.14.

Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on QLYS

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in QLYS. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Qualys by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 382,100 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $54,591,000 after acquiring an additional 10,359 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Qualys by 100.6% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 136,835 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $19,535,000 after purchasing an additional 68,632 shares during the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 9.3% in the second quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 545,380 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $77,918,000 after purchasing an additional 46,296 shares during the period. Willis Investment Counsel lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 68.8% during the 2nd quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 23,611 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,373,000 after purchasing an additional 9,626 shares during the last quarter. Finally, denkapparat Operations GmbH bought a new stake in Qualys during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $300,000. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About Qualys

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Qualys, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers Qualys Cloud Apps, which include Cybersecurity Asset Management and External Attack Surface Management; Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response; Web Application Scanning; Patch Management; Custom Assessment and Remediation; Multi-Vector Endpoint Detection and Response; Context Extended Detection and Response; Policy Compliance; File Integrity Monitoring; and Qualys TotalCloud, as well as Cloud Workload Protection, Cloud Detection and Response, Cloud Security Posture Management, Infrastructure as Code, and Container Security.