AlphaMark Advisors LLC Has $335,000 Stake in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS)

AlphaMark Advisors LLC increased its stake in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 40.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,605 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 748 shares during the period. AlphaMark Advisors LLC’s holdings in Qualys were worth $335,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter worth about $18,844,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Qualys by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 23,700 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,652,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,756,297 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $737,286,000 after purchasing an additional 16,331 shares in the last quarter. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Qualys during the first quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise grew its position in Qualys by 6.4% in the first quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 13,725 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,290,000 after purchasing an additional 821 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ QLYS opened at $123.21 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.14 and a beta of 0.46. The business’s 50 day moving average is $124.56 and its 200-day moving average is $140.10. Qualys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.32 and a 1-year high of $206.35.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The software maker reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $148.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $148.80 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 44.80% and a net margin of 29.36%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.95 EPS. Analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.94 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on QLYS. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Qualys in a research note on Wednesday. They set a “hold” rating and a $135.00 price objective for the company. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Qualys from $116.00 to $115.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Wedbush decreased their target price on shares of Qualys from $190.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Qualys from $165.00 to $130.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, DA Davidson raised shares of Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $146.08.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualys

In other news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.21, for a total transaction of $876,470.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 179,649 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,493,851.29. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 634 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.19, for a total transaction of $77,468.46. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 85,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,501,252.98. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.21, for a total transaction of $876,470.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 179,649 shares in the company, valued at $22,493,851.29. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,535 shares of company stock valued at $1,469,140 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

About Qualys

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.