Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Price Target Raised to $150.00

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) had its price objective raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $139.00 to $150.00 in a research note published on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a neutral rating on the software maker’s stock.

QLYS has been the subject of several other research reports. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Qualys from $85.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $145.00 target price on shares of Qualys in a report on Thursday, July 16th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Qualys from $90.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Qualys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Qualys from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $142.53.

Qualys Price Performance

Qualys stock opened at $135.13 on Monday. Qualys has a 1 year low of $74.51 and a 1 year high of $167.86. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $127.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $110.52. The stock has a market cap of $4.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 0.61.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $175.64 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.63 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.41% and a return on equity of 37.15%. Qualys’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.67 earnings per share. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.440-7.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Qualys will post 5.47 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualys

In other news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total value of $4,050,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,686 shares in the company, valued at $26,552,610. The trade was a 13.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Thomas Berquist sold 939 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total transaction of $103,994.25. Following the sale, the director owned 6,781 shares in the company, valued at $750,995.75. This represents a 12.16% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 75,228 shares of company stock valued at $9,457,674. Corporate insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Qualys

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of QLYS. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 206.2% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 297 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Qualys by 204.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 213 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Employees Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in Qualys in the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Key Qualys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Qualys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Qualys expanded its TotalAI capabilities, adding tools to detect “shadow AI,” monitor abnormal model behavior, and demonstrate governance controls across AI development and production. The launch strengthens Qualys’ position in the growing AI-security market and could support future demand. Qualys Expands AI Security with Stronger Governance
• Positive Sentiment: Qualys is investing in Australia and New Zealand sales-channel and customer-success personnel, including the appointment of a new regional channel manager. The move signals an effort to accelerate international growth and partner distribution. Qualys Invests in ANZ Talent
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its Qualys price target to $150 from $139 but maintained a “neutral” rating. The broader analyst view remains “Hold,” with a consensus target of approximately $142.53, suggesting limited near-term conviction despite the potential upside to the target. JPMorgan Raises Qualys Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Qualys’ latest reported quarter showed an earnings beat, with EPS of $1.95 versus $1.81 expected and revenue of $175.6 million, up 9.8% year over year. However, current fiscal-year guidance and the Hold-heavy analyst consensus provide a less aggressive outlook.
• Negative Sentiment: Director Wendy Pfeiffer sold 500 shares for approximately $79,000, while insider Bruce K. Posey separately sold 882 shares worth about $140,000. Both transactions were executed under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, reducing the signal’s significance, but insider selling can still weigh modestly on sentiment. Qualys Director Stock Sale

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.