Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Shares Acquired by Boston Trust Walden Corp

Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 0.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,049,813 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the period. Qualys makes up approximately 1.0% of Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Boston Trust Walden Corp owned about 2.88% of Qualys worth $132,203,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Qualys by 88.1% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 333 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in shares of Qualys by 27.9% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 500 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the period. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Qualys Stock Down 2.1%

QLYS stock opened at $137.20 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.06 and a beta of 0.61. Qualys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $112.61 and a 12 month high of $170.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $132.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $135.42.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The software maker reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $159.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $157.05 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.19% and a return on equity of 38.05%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.45 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank set a $142.00 price target on shares of Qualys and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $163.00 to $158.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $122.00 to $117.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Wedbush dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $137.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 8,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.30, for a total transaction of $1,158,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 237,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,434,220.60. This represents a 3.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 540 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.86, for a total transaction of $63,644.40. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 64,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,603,502.18. This represents a 0.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 33,105 shares of company stock valued at $4,390,137. Company insiders own 0.88% 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.