Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,358 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.87, for a total transaction of $169,573.46. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 105,740 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,203,753.80. This trade represents a 1.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.
Joo Mi Kim also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, April 7th, Joo Mi Kim sold 162 shares of Qualys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.04, for a total value of $19,446.48.
- On Thursday, February 13th, Joo Mi Kim sold 4,542 shares of Qualys stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.08, for a total value of $636,243.36.
- On Monday, February 10th, Joo Mi Kim sold 4,487 shares of Qualys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $628,180.00.
Qualys Trading Down 2.3 %
Shares of QLYS stock opened at $122.78 on Friday. The firm's 50 day moving average is $131.03 and its 200-day moving average is $136.14. Qualys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $112.61 and a 1 year high of $174.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.40 and a beta of 0.71.
Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The software maker reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.16). Qualys had a return on equity of 38.52% and a net margin of 28.59%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Northland Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $146.00 target price (down from $150.00) on shares of Qualys in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on Qualys from $170.00 to $163.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price target on Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $144.36.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on QLYS
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Qualys
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. FMR LLC raised its position in shares of Qualys by 21.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 57,399 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $7,374,000 after acquiring an additional 10,170 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Qualys by 21.6% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 20,864 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $2,680,000 after purchasing an additional 3,701 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its position in Qualys by 101.8% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 112,214 shares of the software maker's stock worth $14,415,000 after buying an additional 56,613 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in Qualys by 36.7% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,262 shares of the software maker's stock worth $291,000 after acquiring an additional 607 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vestcor Inc raised its stake in shares of Qualys by 174.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 11,085 shares of the software maker's stock worth $1,424,000 after purchasing an additional 7,040 shares in the last quarter. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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.
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