Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) CFO Joo Mi Kim Sells 4,487 Shares

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 4,487 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $628,180.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 112,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,785,980. The trade was a 3.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Joo Mi Kim also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 6th, Joo Mi Kim sold 1,635 shares of Qualys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.64, for a total transaction of $226,676.40.
• On Thursday, December 5th, Joo Mi Kim sold 1,332 shares of Qualys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.37, for a total transaction of $209,616.84.

Qualys Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ QLYS opened at $138.05 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $5.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.69 and a beta of 0.56. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $141.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $135.43. Qualys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $119.17 and a 12-month high of $174.31.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The software maker reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.16). Qualys had a net margin of 28.59% and a return on equity of 39.64%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 4.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

QLYS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Truist Financial raised their target price on Qualys from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. StockNews.com raised Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Qualys from $162.00 to $135.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Westpark Capital reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Qualys presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $146.57.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Qualys in the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in Qualys by 80.8% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 432 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in Qualys by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 391 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP lifted its holdings in Qualys by 56.2% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 439 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Company Profile

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.