Wendy Pfeiffer Sells 500 Shares of Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Stock

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Director Wendy Pfeiffer sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.19, for a total value of $79,095.00. Following the sale, the director owned 12,210 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,931,499.90. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Wendy Pfeiffer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 22nd, Wendy Pfeiffer sold 500 shares of Qualys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.55, for a total value of $55,275.00.

Qualys Stock Performance

Shares of Qualys stock opened at $135.13 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $127.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $110.52. Qualys, Inc. has a one year low of $74.51 and a one year high of $167.86.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $175.64 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.63 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.15% and a net margin of 29.41%.Qualys’s quarterly revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.67 EPS. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.440-7.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Qualys

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. 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 increased its stake in Qualys by 86.8% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 284 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Qualys by 206.2% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 297 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Employees Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in Qualys during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. 99.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Qualys from $85.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Wedbush reduced their price objective on shares of Qualys from $155.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. William Blair downgraded shares of Qualys from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Qualys from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $142.53.

Qualys News Roundup

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

Qualys Company Profile

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.